Posted on 03/27/2010 9:14:27 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Had Sarah Palin not been on the national scene right now, things would be SO MUCH WORSE! Obamacare and Cap & Tax would have passed months ago without her contributions to public discourse. (Death Panels anyone? Or her Washington Post editorial on Climategate?)
Obamacare not only would have passed sooner, but it would have come without any of the "compromises."
Beginning with her endorsement of Doug Hoffman in the NY-23, we take for granted how much her name lends legitimacy to the Tea Party movement and to ALL the *contested* primaries going on in the country, INCLUDING the one in Arizona!
The fact is: J.D. Hayworth himself has benefitted from the momentum largely initiated by Sarah Palin.
Palin was just who we needed at just the right time. By picking her and introducing her to the world stage, John McCain has done more for this country and more for conservatism than any other Republican serving in office right now--and that includes Bachmann, Ryan, Pence, and Demint, etc...
PALIN has outfought them all on our behalf and nobody has communicated our message as effectively to the public as she has. She has truly made a difference not just politically, but culturally as well. I think we take for granted how crucial her decision to resign and bring the fight to the national media has been. She acts as our representative on the Left's primary turf.
In many ways, Obama's presidency has been a blessing in disguise both for this country and for conservatism as a whole. The times we're in allow for a true patriot like Palin to shine even more. Quite frankly, the media fanaticism surrounding Palin has been a blessing in disguise too. People pay attention to everything she says!
Other thoughts:
I certainly am glad Mr. Mitt Flip Flop Romneycare is not our president and neither is Governor Huckabee. And guess what? I'm glad that next time, should Palin run, she's running for the #1 spot and not #2.
We can speculate all we want about the inner politics of the McCain/Palin campaign, but the fact is, without John McCain's brave and BOLD decision to pick her as his runningmate, we would have no Sarahcuda fighting the Communists in power today!
Which leads to my final point:
I find it ridiculous that we have a bonafide communist serving in the White House and some see it more fit to sneer and jeer at Vietnam War Veteran. Even if veterans such as John McCain are not entitled to our votes, they are certainly entitled to our thanks, our salute, and our RESPECT. He has literally put his life on the line in the service of this country and has the scars to prove it. Can't say that about most of his fellow Republicans serving in Congress, even the most "conservative" ones.
At a time when we are fighting terrorists and the security of our country is at the brink, at a time when our nation's leaders want to fund abortion mills, why are we villainizing one of the most crucial defenders of our military to have served in office and someone with a 100% Pro-Life record?! Mind boggling. No, his record is not perfect, but let's give him credit where it's due.
So again, I am not saying people have to like or vote for McCain--I don't know that I would either, (though I personally am not too impressed with J.D. Hayworth but that's just me.) But, we can at least appreciate his primary political contribution: introducing the world to Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, "For such a time as this."
You cannot get elected President without the active support of influential and senior party members. They are the key to financing a presidential campaign. Supporting McCain now is a demonstration of loyalty. Palin will not be able to ask the party for loyalty when she needs it to get elected unless they believe she will reciprocate for them. Remember when Bush supported Arlen Specter over Toomey?
“Regardless of what his intentions were and are, he did make the final decision to choose Palin, and our country is better off for it.
But he didn’t pick her because he is a true Conservative and believed in true Conservative principles.
I voted for him anyway, I knew ZerO was the worst thing for this country
I guess the emails from the Hadley unit had nothing to do with exposing Climategate. It was all Palin. LOL
alrighty then
No, Sarah wasn’t McRat’s first pick. He only settled on her because he knew there were skeletons in the closet. I still say the GOP did NOT want this term and did everything they could not to win. Sarah backfired on McRat and the GOP.
So, thank you, Sarah!
McRat can sit on it and spin.
I agree
“JD Hayworth Owes Sarah Palin a Thank You. WE Owe McCain OURS.”
The we owe a Thank You to Obama for reviving the Conservative movement as well.
>> By lending her name to the RINO movement and for being so vocal about her encouragement of JOHN McLAME—we all LOSE as a whole.
It’s one thing to admire Palin’s contributions to the Conservative movement, it’s something all together different to depend on it.
PDS - Palin Dependency Syndrome.
The constituency needs to be smarter about its role in the election process. AZ must show the way.
BRAVO!!!!
“I swear to God...sorry...that some here act just like they did over Bush and amnesty.
crazy with uniform thought...and dreamy suppositions...and slathering
Sarah is great. I doubt anyone supports her here more than I.
But I am not with her on this...I’ve had enough.
Mccain is using her.
He is not out pal.....he hates the right.
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Very well said and I agree. She is way out of bounds on this. She could have easily gracefully declined stating that her stance on the Constitution clearly do no match Juans.
Isn’t this what the Conservatives wanted to hear.
Plus I think it would have been dishonorable for Palin to do otherwise and be worse for her long term. Sure, she can't make 100% of people 100% of the time, (don't think she ever has) but she is doing the right thing here...and whatever is better for her both politically and personally is better for us. (At least I think so, I can see that you would disagree.)
I still stand by what I said. Every conservative in a contested primary owes her a thank you.
>> The fact is: X has benefitted from the momentum largely initiated by Sarah Palin.
Palin is not the catalyst, she is a participant.
I agree, however, with the thinking that JD would benefit from acknowledging Palin’s contributions.
That's why I said, regardless of what his intentions were and are.
If Palin didn’t support McLame after he picked her for VP, the liberal media would have a field day with — the GOP in disarray, the fringe running the party, blah, blah, blah.
She just shouldn’t over do it for him, a speech or two and let the AZ voters decide.
I agree. I love Sarah, and I agree with her on a lot. I don’t agree with her on her McCain endorsement (I understand why she would do it, but I still disagree with her). If I lived in Arizona, I would still not vote for McCain. If she ran for president, then I would still be interested in voting for her.
This one seems pretty simple, but it seems like a lot of folks want to immediately shoot and bury ANYONE who disagrees with them on ANYTHING. That’s just not a good idea.
But he doesn’t deserve a big Thank You for trying to save his own A$$ in the 2008 election by picking Palin.
Palin—from respected potential conservative candidate to former Gov of AK with huge albatross around her neck.
I would like it more muted.
He’s parading her like his running mate...cause he is scared.
He’s too damned old and not what we need anyhow
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