Palin endorses Hatch (Utah alert)

The Hill ^ | May 23, 2012 | Cameron Joseph

[Clintonfatigued]

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has endorsed Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who is facing a Tea Party challenge from former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist (R).

"I want him to win. I join Sean Hannity and Mark Levin and other conservatives who would like to see Mr. Balanced Budget return to Washington," Palin said on Fox News on Tuesday night. "He wants to apply that common-sense economic principle of balanced-budget fiscal responsibility, and I want to see him reelected."

Palin is the latest big-name conservative to signal she has no problem with the six-term senator.

Hatch has a big advantage over Liljenquist — his fundraising numbers are much stronger, polls show he remains popular with Republicans overall in the state, and while conservative FreedomWorks is targeting him, the bigger-spending Club for Growth has taken a pass on the race.

[mkjessup]

Maybe Sarah can join Orrin Hatch and sing a duet of ‘Headed Home’, Hatch’s sappy love song to the late traitor Fat Teddy Kennedy.

This makes no sense at all. Sarah, what are you THINKING?!?

[Clintonfatigued]

Oh, well, nobody’s perfect.

If I lived in Utah, I’d get a Liljenquist sign for my front yard and a Liljenquist bumper magnet for my car. I’d tell all my friends and neighbors how important it is to vote for Dan Liljenquist in the June primary. Orrin Hatch has served with honor, but he’s become part of the problem and needs to be replaced.

[stockpirate]

Sarah is starting to show her true self, first McCain for Senate now Hatch.

[Timber Rattler]

Major mistake...probably yet another McCain favor since Hatch has long been part of the GOP-E problem. He only got Conservative religion last year after he realized that the TEA party could unseat him just like we did Lugar.

[cripplecreek]

Both she and Duncan Hunter Sr endorsed someone I opposed in the 2010 house race for my district. I disagreed and moved on.

My guy won, no harm no foul.

[Bruinator]

“Maybe Sarah can join Orrin Hatch and sing a duet of ‘Headed Home’, Hatch’s sappy love song to the late traitor Fat Teddy Kennedy.”

“This makes no sense at all. Sarah, what are you THINKING?!?”

Im thinking that she is being pragmatic in this know the TP candidate has no shot. It which way the wind blows me thinks.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Sarah makes mistakes, too. Just ignore her recommendation and let it slide this time.

[Pollster1]

The biggest scandal I could find on Liljenquist is that he paid his under $3k property tax bill three days late this year. I don't know if there is something else of concern, but I have not yet found any skeletons that would justify rejecting him on morals. I also have not seen any major issues with his political positions.

Note: Hatch has made some compromises that I don't like, but he is nowhere near as bad as the dozen or so RINOs that I most want to see tossed out. I'd certainly like to see someone better replace Hatch, but it's nothing like getting rid of Snowe, Collins, Murkowski, McCain, Lugar, and some of the others who have no morals.

Is there something I'm missing on either candidate?

[toddausauras]

I don’t know what the deal is here, maybe she is friends with the guy who knows. Oh well, she has a pretty strong batting average. Utah is in no danger of going hard left.

[pkajj]

For all of faults, back in the day Hatch did a masterful job of securing Clarence Thomas’ confirmation to the SCOTUS (Anita Hill notwithstanding).

[pgkdan]

No surprise here. I was only surprised that she didn’t endorse Dick Lugar as well. He’s a maverick too, dontcha know.

[galloway15]

Im thinking that she is being pragmatic in this know(ing) the TP candidate has no shot.

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Pragmatic is a word many, many here ought to get familiar with.

[Matchett-PI]

"Sarah is starting to show her true self"

Of course to be consistent, you'd have to include Mark Levin, Hannity and other great conservatives in your denigration, too.

GET REAL.

[svcw]

Palin is one of the greatest figures to hit the political scene in many decades, yet she is human and can make mistakes.
I still have a girl crush.

[svcw]

eye roll

[ak267]

this isn’t new as Palin supported Hatch in the past.

http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/05/palins-support-for-orrin-hatch-is-not-new/

[sarge83]

Yep, big mistake as Orin is a part of the reason the republican party is merging with the democrat party idea wise. Orin’s an in the closet liberal who needs to go to the house.

[McGruff]

That's it. Let's burn her at the stake.

*facepalm*

[Zakeet]

Sarah ...

Do you really think this Rino squirrel has enough of the right stuff to cut spending 45 percent (the amount required to stop borrowing) let alone chop spending enough to begin paying down the national debt? Hasn't the moron caused enough problems over the past 30 years? Isn't he and his pub club buddies part of the problem ... a big part! Isn't it time to throw his a$$ out of office and bring in somebody who will at least stop making things worse?

/Zak

[EGPWS]

"He wants to apply that common-sense economic principle of balanced-budget fiscal responsibility, and I want to see him reelected."

If this is true, I want him to win too.

Does he?

[Bruinator]

Yes, please excuse the hurried nature of my thoughts.

[EGPWS]

I was only surprised that she didn’t endorse Dick Lugar as well.

You would think that Palin would endorse Lugar because he's a maverick?

Share your stash, it sounds like it is potent! ; )

[what's up]

Hatch has made some compromises that I don't like, but he is nowhere near as bad as the dozen or so RINOs that I most want to see tossed out.

Agreed. Don't know why so many are breathing fire against Hatch. He's not bad.

He was great on Clarence Thomas and was stalwart in speaking out against Clinton corruption.

There are much worst reps in Congress.

[Sudetenland]

As Rush so succinctly put it today, without Hatch, there would be no Justice Thomas on the Supreme Court.

Old attachments die hard and for decades, Orin Hatch was one of the stalwarts holding the line against the left. He personally shepherded Thomas through his confirmation and has been instrumental in fighting the good fight. On the Senate Judiciary Committee, hatch has been the primary thorn in the side of Democrats for a very long time.

It's understandable that some are loyal to him out of gratitude for his long out-standing record of service . . . if he's gotten a little too wishy-washy in his old age, they'll over look his flaws.

This is one reason that I am so strongly in favor of term limits--even though the Constitution doesn't mention them. Old folks lose their edge. They become too close to their adversaries, simply out of proximity if nothing else. They begin to compromise their ideals just to remain popular . . . and sometimes they suffer the "silly old man syndrome" and marry a woman far younger and more liberal than they--as Barry Goldwater did.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Ole Orrin was only too happpy to try to pass amnesty for all the illegals when Dubya was in office. If it was up to him and McStain we would have 12 million new citizens on welfare right now.

[rurgan]

Obama is turning the U.S. into Zimbawe,Uganda or South Africa and you all think that a single endorsement by Sarah Palin who is not running is a problem. Anything to bash Palin and help the liberal media .Amazing. What about impeaching this Marxist/communist illegal thug that the media installed as president and calls itself Obama?

[hattend]

Yeah, I read this on facebook yesterday and it really disappointed me.

Maybe she owed Hatch a favor like she did McLame.

[elkfersupper]

So much for that particular illusion.

On to the next!

[rurgan]

Obama is going to pass Amnesty for illegals in its 2nd term when it has “more flexibility”. It also will install 3 extremely Marxist Supreme court justices into the Supreme Court, pile on 5 trillion more in debt on us, grow government size and power even more, and send the rest of our jobs to China. That’s just a few crimes. Many more it will do.

[Don Corleone]

Palin is the latest big-name conservative to signal she has no problem with the six-term senator.

Doesn't 6 term senator set off a fire alarm with you Sarah? To get the smell out of the barn you have to shovel out what is causing it.

[stockpirate]

To say Sean is a conservative is too funny for words, Mark Levin lost my respeact when he said, and continues to say NOTHING about Obama’s BC issue. Not take sides, but to inform his listeners what the information out there me

Next you’ll say Rove is a canservative along with the Bush brothers and their dad.

[stockpirate]

To say Sean is a conservative is too funny for words, Mark Levin lost my respeact when he said, and continues to say NOTHING about Obama’s BC issue. Not take sides, but to inform his listeners what the information out there means.

Next you’ll say Rove is a canservative along with the Bush brothers and their dad.

Get real

[SharpRightTurn]

Palin may be O.K. with Orville, but I’m not. We can do better than someone who:

1. Voted 16 times to raise the debt ceiling a total of $7.5 trillion.

2. Voted for TARP.

3. Ranked in the middle of the earmarking pack from 2008 to 2010, and in 2010 was 28th highest among the nation’s 100 senators.

Thirty-six years of this guy is enough. Time for a change.

Support Liljenquist. I sent him another donation today after hearing about Palin’s endorsement.

[wolficatZ]

For those with short memories, Hatch was a MAJOR proponent of the brutally racist, unconstitutional Federal HATE CRIMES legislation.

Jump, meet Shark.

[Stentor]

Looks like we’re getting to the low comedy part.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Obooboo is gone he just doesn’t know it yet.

[Utah Binger]

I made a donation to Liljenquist. Then I saw him and heard him speak. IMHO, a phony lightweight. No style, no substance. Then he starts kissing Glenn Beck’s ass. He lost me.

Flame away.

[House Atreides]

My thinking is that the Orrin Hatch campaign just might have some internal polling that shows Hatch is tottering on the edge of defeat in the primary or at least trending toward that possibility. Hence the sudden call out of the cavalry (Palin, Hannity, etc.) to ride to the rescue.

While I continue to hold Sarah Palin in VERY high regard, I still encourage Utah conservative Republicans to vote for Dan Liljenquist and others to support Liljenquist however they can.

[Clintonfatigued]

It’s either Liljenquist or Hatch. Liljenquist is not perfect, but Hatch is part of the problem.

[ansel12]

LOL, better ping pissant and the Ron Paul guy to your post.

[Clintonfatigued]

Very well-put. I admire Sarah Palin and am grateful to Orrin Hatch for his part contributions, but believe that in this case, we have to say no to both of them.

[Utah Binger]

I see your point of view. He is still a lightweight.

[zeugma]

Yup. People forget he was a major amnesty supporter.

[billva]

Sarah is starting to show her true self, first McCain for Senate now Hatch.

About now I kind of imagine you list of people you might vote for, and could win, is very limited.

[billva]

Sarah is starting to show her true self, first McCain for Senate now Hatch.

About now I kind of imagine you list of people you might vote for, and could win, is very limited.

[stockpirate]

No, as much as I dislike Myth, I will vote for the Republican nominee.

I just tire of those who overlook the misleading crap some of our so called conservative leaders take part in. It is almost like a cult of personality

[stockpirate]

No, as much as I dislike Myth, I will vote for the Republican nominee.

I just tire of those who overlook the misleading crap some of our so called conservative leaders take part in. It is almost like a cult of personality

[bmwcyle]

Stupid Sarah stikes again.

[billva]

No, as much as I dislike Myth, I will vote for the Republican nominee.

I just tire of those who overlook the misleading crap some of our so called conservative leaders take part in. It is almost like a cult of personality

Glad to hear that, but what is happening is known as living in the real world .