Surprisingly enough, McCain's pick for his Vice-President is none other than Sarah Palin. At this point, it is going to be a historic election no matter who wins.

I have one word to express my feelings for this decision, though Kevin already beat me to it: Awesome.

I have been hoping that Palin would be his choice for the past few months now... really, ever since her name got thrown in the hat. Why? Well check this out:

I have established an aggressive goal of reducing general fund spending by $150 million dollars. This takes tremendous effort by staff as well as the cooperation of the Legislature. On the savings side, by depositing our one-time surplus of $1.8 billion dollars, we'll build our savings account to nearly $4.3 billion dollars. It's a necessary step to ensure that we can fund essential services tomorrow; and avoid massive "single year" cuts down the road, if and when, faced with tougher times.

I support adequate funding for a strong public safety presence in Alaska. Feeling safe in our communities is something we cannot accept any compromise on. This includes policing in all its forms, the court system, prosecutors and corrections. If the legislature passed a death penalty law, I would sign it. We have a right to know that someone who rapes and murders a child or kills an innocent person in a drive by shooting will never be able to do that again.

I believe in protecting Alaska's environment through fair enforcement of our environmental laws. Having a clean record on environmental regulation is critical to getting ANWR open and maintaining our fisheries mining, timber, and tourism industries. I would also revisit the change in regulations on the Alaska Coastal Zone Management program in which the past administration by eliminating the rights of local districts to write specific local enforceable policies on important issues like subsistence.

I am a lifetime member of the NRA, I support our Constitutional right to bear arms and am a proponent of gun safety programs for Alaska's youth.

I look forward to working with affected parties to find the necessary solutions that will lead to more affordable health care for Alaskans. I support flexibility in government regulations that allow competition in health care that is needed, and is proven to be good for the consumer, which will drive down health care costs and reduce the need for government subsidies. I also support patients in their rightful demands to have access to full medical billing information.

To help Alaska's families, and small businesses (the backbone of our local economies), I propose to repeal "nuisance taxes" including the tire tax--we shouldn't make Alaskans pay a premium to keep families safe driving Alaska's roads. And we'll significantly reduce business license fees. Taxes which send the wrong message by financially discouraging our small businesses.

So, lemme see, pro-spending-cuts, pro-enforcement-of-laws-on-the-books-with-adequate-punishments-to-boot, pro-opening-the-ANWR, pro-gun-rights, anti-universal-healthcare, anti-stupid-assed-taxes... oh, and pro-heterosexual-marriage to boot (though she has nothing against homosexual couples receiving state benefits, just disagrees with the misuse of a predefined term). I have to disagree with her in terms of her stance on abortion, but no politician is perfect... especially these days.

Oh, and for those concerned with her experience, given that she is basically an unknown, and has not held her current office terribly long, American Thinker has a great write-up on what she has done.

Regardless, color me a happy little conservative... at least now I will not be beating my head against the voting booth wall quite as hard when I vote for McCain.