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Thanks for a very thoughtful post. I agree with the above. I also must say that I am not familiar with beckett, whether he was ever a Palin supporter, or which candidate he supporter in 2008, which may or may not have some bearing on his comments during this thread.
If I found that he was a Romney supporter would it affect my interpretation of post #77? Indeed it would.
Am I disappointed that Palin resigned? You bet I am. I do think that there has been a strong reaction to this unexpected news, and that we all should wait until we know more about Palin's plans for the future. Yet, I can understand how some can be quite discouraged at this point. We don't have a limitless number of good, conservative candidates from which to choose.
All along there has been criticism of Palin, I believe particularly from Romney supporters. I believe that that camp is now annoyed that we are not moving fast enough to dump Palin and move on.
I know that faction is out there, but I don’t want folks to totally dismiss the criticisms unless they know these folks are Romeny supporters. Take that with a grain of salt, because we both recognize that’s hard to do.
It’s entirely fair to wonder and even put them in a category as possible Romney supporters.
For the record, I dismissed Romney in the winding down of the late winter months in early 2008. I looked up his record, and I couldn’t support him. I won’t support him.
His Romneycare is reason enough. There is a factor related to healthcare costs, that it has caused to triple since it’s passage. Course Romney is long gone now, don’t call him with your problems Ma.
I appreciate your candor with regard to Palin. It’s possible to be disappointed with someone and still be a big supporter. I urge you to continue to support her as long as you desire.