When Obama was elected, the GOP was as demoralized as I think I have ever seen it. And Repubs in congress were bending over backwards to prove to Obama that they would be happy to work with him. No one among the GOP establishment had the nerve to confront him.
It was left to Sarah Palin to stand up and speak up and draw all the opposing fire onto herself. She took him on, and in doing so made a political space that gave others the nerve to start to fight back.
Michele Bachmann also stood up, and I give her a lot of credit for refusing to lay down in those dark early days. And I give similar credit to DeMint in the senate.
But Palin, who held no office, was the most public of Obama’s attackers at the very beginning, and she traveled the country helping to shore up others who were similarly trying to fight back.
So, now that the Tea Party has arisen and spoken, and swept the congress, she has more or less stepped to the side and let the parade go on by. I don’t know what her future holds. I don’t know if she knows. But when no one else stood up, she did. She has been savaged for it, even by her own party. But I admire her grit, and whatever she decides to do with her life at this point I wish her well.
Amen, I say Amen. You are so right-on! The Romney-bots that joined the McCain campaign in 2008 were wretched in their attack against Sarah, during and after the election. These are the same nasty punks that are now working again with Romney. The same ones that have disgustingly attacked Newt.
This is war folks and it’s not against the candidates. It’s against DC establishment - yep - the Karl Roves, the Trent Lotts, the same old, same old John McCain types.
All of us that call ourselves the Tea Party had better pick up our voices and make our wishes known. This is war and we need to act like it. Keep the faith and keep up the fight. No Romney, no Way!!!