Sarah and Sarah

NY Sun ^ | March 27, 2011 | Editorial of The New York Sun

[Victoria Delsoul]

"Here at home the central point we keep making about Mrs. Palin is that of all the streams of American conservatism hers is the one that is most welcoming to Jewish Americans. Her mantra is what she calls constitutional conservatism, meaning one that is grounded in the bedrock of the American Constitution. It is different from what, in a previous generation, was called Christian Conservatism, a political flag that rallied a magnificent band of followers but that was not the logical rallying cry of Jewish Americans. It is also different from libertarian conservatism, which has attracted legions of lovers of individual freedom but which, with its hostility to an activist foreign policy, often finds itself at odds with the pro-Israel community. Constitutional conservatism, by contrast, is grounded in a founding law that welcomes everyone — Christians, Jews, Muslims, and those of a secular bent. Mrs. Palin would be the first to recognize that nothing she has done, or ever will do, could rank her with the Sarah who married Abraham. But she has already emerged not only as a remarkable friend of Israel but also as a political matriarch here at home for articulating a widely welcoming political philosophy on the Republican right."

Indeed, Sarah has consistently presented herself as a strong and unapologetic supporter of Israel, unlike other GOP leaders that are timid and tentative about the subject.

[supercat]

She is clearly not part of the 'go-along-get-along' school of Republican politics and that is so refreshing.

Many people in the RINO wing of the OGOP hate her for that, while conservatives love her for that. Since the GAGA faction will actively oppose any real conservative reforms, they must be exposed for what they are; conservatives need to stop appeasing the GAGAs.