Posted on 01/26/2010 2:17:50 PM PST by rabscuttle385
How many here did during the last election? If you don't know the reasoning, it is hard to make a judgment. For all we know, there is a contractual obligation.
Sarah's a genuine person, capable of backing up (past) commitments, even though she'd much rather skip them.
Stories like these (quoting anonymous sources on a blog), hardly tell the true story.
Do yourself a favor, spend a few hours and find out what kind of family life Sarah came from, what kind of woman she is today and make up your own mind and don't let others make it up for you as that's very shortsighted.
This is the best reason for all politicians to keep their endorsements to themselves. We don’t pay any attention to them anyway when we vote.
Congratulations! That’s worthy of a “most hysterical comment of the month” nomination.
By your “logic” Reagan wasn’t a conservative because he campaigned in 20 states for Ford and chose Bush-41 to be his VP.
- JP
Last I checked, McCain is the only reason anyone outside of Alaska even knows who Palin is.
“This is more of the politics of personal destruction”
There’s an easy solution for Sarah. Just agree to campaign for Juan, if he gets through to the general. Say he’s a good guy, but that she’ll let the voters of AZ decide.
Easy button. I hope she pushes it. Otherwise her conservative bona fides will take a shot.
I still say 400 people lined up at McCains office in Phoenix, waiting for their $50.00 an hour lettuce picking jobs would make national headlines.
It's kinda like those who voted for Sarah only had their own John F. Kerry moment, so ro speak: "I voted for McCain but I didn't."
“Last I checked, McCain is the only reason anyone outside of Alaska even knows who Palin is.”
Right. But Palin needs to decide who she is NOW.
We all knew this was coming, and yes even I was initially upset and posted a vanity about it. But at the same time, I also realized that in no way should it be held against her, unless of course she starts stumping for McCain cronies such as Crist.
In this particular case, Sarah's endorsement carries no more weight than a Bush endorsement of McCain. I trust that the people of AZ will make the right decision, Sarah will learn that the Tea Party movement is about getting rid of statist incumbents from BOTH parties, not just the Dems, and she'll be a stronger person/candidate because of it.
Besides, we all know that Sarah is a woman of her word. If she said she was going to endorse and campaign for McCain, then she's going to do it. She's not going to fret over what other people say or think, and that's what wins me over with her.
Dems just issued a memo detailing how to split the GOP, and FReepers are sadly falling for it.
So I guess when McCain chose her as VP, you said "Wow, McCain is the ultimate conservative, I looooooove him!"
Get a grip.
“For all we know, there is a contractual obligation.”
I too have a contractual obligation. To the Constitution of the United States of America. And my contract says I wont vote for a fake conservative for any reason.
Too bad, you’ll miss out on a wonderful book.
Did you criticize her when she was actually his running mate?
Ooooh, that's far more scarier than an endorsement.
Palin is the only thing that brought life to McCain's sinking campaign. She energized the base and took a relentless shellacking in the media.
She did her part and owes McCain nothing at all. Her endorsement has no upside for her; it was a stupid move.
We had that happen with the Rockefeller Wing when Barry Goldwater was nominated. They walked away. We don't even have any Republicans like them anymore ~ sure, some RINOs, but not the Rockefeller type. People remembered and made sure to cut them deep if they tried surfacing. That helped get us Ronald Reagan.
Walking away is a kiss of death ~ to be avoided if possible.
What we need is for McCain to STEP ASIDE NOW to give someone other than JD a shot.
Right now, we don't know her reasons, and although some have started talking, who as actually filed paperwork to run against McCain that she had an alternative choice in supporting? Right now, the two other Conservative options, Hayworth and Shaddig have not officially even filed.
Agree. I only contributed after she was picked. He being older, the odds were he wouldn’t do full term.
I know thats bad, but...
I’m only donating to the candidate and not the party.
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