Posted on 05/08/2012 3:34:47 PM PDT by palin45potus
Furious? Columnists like Will and Brooks were critical, people were puzzled and troubled and curious but furious is probably going too far.
They constantly were on the lookout for a replacement to her that would diminish her clout with the conservatives, and a steady parade of pretenders were trotted out, had their moment of glory atop the polling, and then lost that glory whenever serious scrutiny came their way.
After she said she wasn't running? C'mon, everybody was looking for a decent candidate. That's where that "steady parade of pretenders" came in. But it didn't have anything to do with Palin, who chose to remain on the sidelines.
Let's repeat that: Palin chose to remain on the sidelines. Palin chose to remain on the sidelines. She didn't want it. She didn't want it. She still doesn't. She has her reasons. Why not respect her choice?
I think it is fair to sat that the GOp will never allow Palin a chance. They hate her because she is Reagan reincarnated. Maybe better. They cannot control her and she is way smarter than them, so they will do anything to make her look bad. Is it too late to get Palin on each state’s ballot before the general election? After all, they don’t know who, really, the GOP nominee is, so since that person cannot be added yet, I’d think we could do it.
Palin will have her Reagan victory in 2016, easily defeated sitting president Joe “Short Bus” Biden, Obama having been forced to resign in disgrace thanks to the numerous crimes and misdemeanors - ID theft, fraud, Fast & Furious, being a kenyan citizen by birth...”
Palin will have her Reagan victory in 2016, easily defeated sitting president Joe “Short Bus” Biden, Obama having been forced to resign in disgrace thanks to the numerous crimes and misdemeanors - ID theft, fraud, Fast & Furious, being a kenyan citizen by birth...”
I hope and pray Sarah Palin retained a few of her “best” advisors from the McCain debacle. Probably not many, but a few. Good on her.
I’ve never bought off on the “diva” or “unqualified” or “stupid” or other insults that have been heaped on her. And I completely understand why she resigned from the governor’s office in the face of unspeakable lawsuits and legal hassles that would have bankrupted the state just to fight, let alone win. And the state would have been obligated to cover the governor’s legal expenses, so she did the right thing by stepping down.
What’s next for Sarah Palin? I can’t wait to find out! (Anybody surprised that she hasn’t endorsed Mitt? Didn’t think so.) The fact that she’s been so quiet is good news, in my book. It means she’s got plans in the works.
The future of our nation lies with Sarah Palin. Believe it.
Can’t argue with a single word of this. Indeed, it encapsulates the reason my lifelong, exclusive support and voting record for the GOP has pretty much come to an end. I just no longer have any basic ‘trust’ in the Party anymore. The backstabbing of Palin (and quietly and not-so-quietly siding with the liberal media in its ‘wilding’ of her) was either the most massive display of disloyalty or cowardice... most likely both... that I could imagine. Proof to me that the GOP-e is pretty much in bed with the same socialist, ruling-class elitists of the Dems, ready to destroy any attempts at genuine constitutional conservatism.
Palin’s unique mix of conservatism, with its elements of reform, libertarianism, and social conservatism, fit my political/ideological/cultural views to a “t.” The first figure to come along and energize me and give me optimism for the country since the way Reagan did back in 1980. The GOP kicking her to the curb was kicking ME to the curb. If I’m alive ten/twenty/thirty years from now, this whole situation will still likely be the key political incident that forever altered my views.
Yes, I certainly agree with every word of this. Sarah Palin is a giant, and most of the other candidates are dwarfs.
I don’t know if this is still possible, or how it may come about.
But I don’t think we can afford to wait for 2016. If either Obama or Romney wins, our country will be finished.
Gay marriage, taxpayer funded abortion, all the courts tipped to liberal activist judges, economic chaos, and a national healthcare plan that will be difficult or impossible to reverse once it is in place.
And, have no fear, Romney would move to install all of that, if Obama manages to discredit himself even more to the voters.
No, I just hope and pray that Sarah has a plan. And, frankly, that God is on our side and enables us to pull victory from the jaws of defeat.
It will certainly take a new party to do it. The GOP is cooked, done, dead.
Not hyperbole.
Not wishful thinking.
Not an exaggeration.
She absolutely could turn them into the Whig Party if she so chose to.
Their fate is in her hands.
I would be all in for Sarah Palin in a heartbeat.
I feel Sarah is by far the most principled and inspiring Conservative since Reagan.
It is my belief that the GOP-e and Mitt's people made it clear to Sarah that she would be destroyed if she tried to run. For whatever reason, I don't think she has any plan. It is almost a certainty that she will unfortunately endorse Mitt.
I believe the Statists in both parties represent an evil force that is propelling us towards a Socialist demise. At this point nothing can stop the slide. With Mitt or Obama the end-game will be played out.
We will have to watch everything implode and then hope that Liberty can be sparked in the hearts of millions across our Republic.
The GOP kicking her to the curb was kicking ME to the curb.
I certainly agree.
The only thing Romney could do now to get me excited
would be to make Palin his VP.
I don’t think he’s smart enough to do that though
so I will have to wait till 2016 but I’m sure
we will see more of Mrs.Palin in the mean time.
Even if offered VP by R, I would expect Palin to refuse.
Record got stuck.
Oh I agree, I don’t think Palin would want to be
associated with a losing campaign again.
She is however an asset that would help the
R campaign put a little life into the run.
I don’t expect Romney or the GOPe to have the
brains to figure that out.
My main worry would be an Obama third term, once he
gets four more years to manipulate the press and
media, or otherwise create some diversion.
Palin has a new RINO for her fireplace (can anyone make a picture of that?)
Yeah. Like that McCain rino pic with Lugar instead. I can’t do it but it would be fun to see.
“I hope and pray Sarah Palin retained a few of her “best” advisors from the McCain debacle”
She’ll eventually need a large organization. She can’t go forward as the Lone Ranger. I can’t wait to find out what’s next for her either!
I’m sure she won’t go down in history as someone who helped get Obama reelected. She’ll be on the defeat-Obama team.
Let’s not forget to fully appreciate the efforts of TOKYO ROVE, CHARLES SOURKRAUTHAMMER, and DANA PEUGINO!
Nor mine.
I wonder what would happen if Sarah addressed the issue of Obama’s elegibility.
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