Posted on 10/17/2009 9:58:33 AM PDT by yongin
SarahPAC isn’t enough?
“There will be an announcement about it coming up,” Palin associate Tim Crawford said Wednesday. The New York Post reported this week that Palin’s new group will be called “Stand Up For Our Nation.”
(News Corp. owns both the Post and The Wall Street Journal as well as HarperCollins Publishers, publisher of Palin’s book.) Crawford, who is treasurer of Palin’s existing political-action committee, SarahPAC, refused to provide any details about the new organization’s purpose or structure.
But Palin supporters say the former Alaska governor and last year’s GOP vice presidential nominee is eager to keep the public’s attention, even as she rakes in big earnings. “She wants to continue to be in a position to help causes dear to her heart and help people close to her,” said Fred Malek, a former fund-raiser for Sen. John McCain.
I figured Conservatives 4 Palin would have the skinny on what this is about, but nope. Just the basic facts over there so far. I’m assuming it’ll be the domestic-policy equivalent of Liz Cheney’s new group: Anti-tax, anti-bailout, anti-ObamaCare, anti-statism. The big question is whether it positions itself as fundamentally libertarian, replete with attacks on the Fed per the Paulnuts’ favorite hobbyhorse, or fundamentally Republican and in line with mainstream GOP talking points. My guess is the former, given how she’s trying to cast herself as a populist/purist conservative outsider as an alternative to Mitt and Huck. You’ll know she’s serious when she comes out for legalizing weed.
Exit question one: Would someone set up two political action groups if they weren’t thinking seriously about running for president? Exit question two: How come she didn’t end up partnering with Liz Cheney on Keep America Safe, anyway? It would have been an amazing force multiplier among the grassroots to see their two favorite hawkish women on the same team. Maybe each was afraid that the group would end up being primarily a vehicle for the other? Or maybe Stand Up For Our Nation is itself a group aimed at foreign policy that’ll end up competing with Cheney’s for donations. Which would be … weird.
Sick em Sarah, Liz, Barbara, jam your spiked heels into the backs of liberals and make them eat out of a mongrammed doggie dish.
A political GROUP is not a party.
I don't hold my breath until the kool-aid brigade arrives... 3... 2... 1...
I don’t think I can stand anymore junk mail..............
It’s quite obvious that Allahpundit has the hots for Mitt.
Terrific imagery!
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What's with the false choice and the libertarian bent?
Sarah needs to cast her self neither as a GOP mainstreamer nor a libertarian.
Sarah needs to cast herself as constitutionalist working within the Republican party.
I don’t know why they are starting their own. It will just splinter the conservative movement. Why not join with the people instead of asking the people to join you.
How about this: “Conservatives 4 Palin” is a Palin-centered group, “Stand Up For Our Nation” is an issues-centered group and the bare bones of a new party. Just my guess.
Go Sarah 2012! Our country desperately needs your common sense conservatism and your leadership!
Why not join with the people instead of asking the people to join you.Been there, done that, lost the election...Maybe you missed it.
It’s all about money, always has been.
You mean Palin is a gold digger?
I Guess I did. I’m not sure which candidate ever sided with the people other than Ronnie. Which other one did that?
Just like the leftists on the Alaska Supreme Court did? Right.
Glad to see someone on our side finally learning how to fight back.
Curious why our side never seems to grasp that to fight back effectively, you are going to need your own grass roots organizations outside the party structure.
Sarah/Liz 2012 and I don’t care what party they run under. Both will kick azz.
Agreed. They are as see-through as their hologram candidate.
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