[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

If by pragmatic, you mean turning into a pale imitation of your opposition, then neither alternative is acceptable.

That's not what Governor Palin is doing, however.
She is both working within the confines of the political system & maintaining grassroots support. To say that she is somehow co-opting the liberal agenda is absurd.

the real task if you have governing principles that will work is to educate people about them, not to give in to their ignorance

Sarah Palin: The middle will move to us

Gee, doesn't sound like someone who will water down her principles to me.

[dforest]

What if the middle don’t move? How do you support that position when you support McCain? Is he the middle?

[Still Thinking]

That's not what Governor Palin is doing, however. She is both working within the confines of the political system & maintaining grassroots support. To say that she is somehow co-opting the liberal agenda is absurd.

Although the thread is about Palin, I wasn't answering USFRIEND's question with respect to her, but in the abstract.

As far as Sarah goes specifically, while I was [very] disappointed to see her endorsement of McShame, I wrote it off to the unique situation she has wrt him and am not holding it against her, waiting to see what else she does.