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Sarah Says ‘No’

By on 10.6.11 @ 6:09AM

Palin finally ends speculation about 2012 — and wins new scorn from the derangement syndrome crowd.

Michelle McCormick was “working on a hellacious bar tab” in Clive, Iowa, when I called her Wednesday evening to get her reaction to the announcement that Sarah Palin will not run for president. McCormick has spent months in Iowa as a volunteer leader of the grassroots group Organize4Palin, and had every right to be bitter about the long waiting game that led up to Palin’s final “no.” Yet the 28-year-old Texan was cheerfully drinking away her disappointment and still full of praise for the former Alaska governor who inspired her.

“I keep telling people, no regrets,” said McCormick, who left her job and moved to Iowa to work without pay on Palin’s behalf. “I’ve had so much fun doing this — the people that I’ve met and good friendships I’ve made — I would not trade that for anything. Shoot — I got to meet Sarah Palin a couple of times. Man, that was awesome…. We still respect Governor Palin and respect her decision.… I will always respect Sarah Palin. Next to my mom, she’s one of my biggest role models. I’ve had a wonderful journey doing this.”

If McCormick did not fault Palin for the drawn-out “will she or won’t she” drama that continued all summer and into October, why should anyone else? Yet Palin’s announcement was an occasion for some to mock diehard supporters like McCormick.

“I told you people she was not running,” Red State editor-in-chief wrote in a Twitter message Wednesday evening after Palin went on Mark Levin’s nationally syndicated radio show to say she had decided not to seek the presidency in 2012. In a subsequent message, Erickson wrote: “I won’t hold my breath for any apologies. LOL.” A CNN commentator whose blog hosted Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential announcement in August, Erickson had spent Friday posting a series of sarcastic hourly front-page updates beginning in the pre-dawn hours: “It is 6am ET. Sarah Palin has not announced yet.”

Friday was the last day in September, a month that Palin had previously mentioned as when she would make her decision, but Erickson did not explain why he seemed so determined to alienate Palin’s most loyal fans by mocking their hopes. One conservative blogger, William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection, cited Erickson’s comments as evidence of “how disgusting our own party is, and what types of creeps have influence.” Jacobson was one of many who had been hoping Palin would seek the 2012 Republican nomination ever since the end of the 2008 campaign, when Sen. John McCain electrified the GOP grassroots with his surprise choice of Palin as his vice-presidential running mate.

Palin herself expressed sympathy for her heartbroken supporters. “I apologize to those who are disappointed in this decision,” she told Greta Van Susteren in a Fox News interview late Wednesday. “I’ve been hearing from them in the last couple of hours, but I believe that they — when they take a step back — will understand why the decision was made.” Palin said she had reached her decision “after prayerful consideration and a lot of discussion with the family.” She received messages of encouragement from several leading conservatives, among them Michelle Malkin who Tweeted, “More power to you, @SarahPalinUSA,” and included a link to a blog post where Malkin wrote, “Sarah Palin will continue to be one of the nation’s most powerfully effective voices for grass-roots conservatism.”

It was Malkin who gave a name to the unique hatred that liberals (and some Republicans) focused on the former Alaska governor: “Palin Derangement Syndrome.” Almost from the moment she was introduced as McCain’s VP choice, Palin inspired lunatic reactions from liberals, including Andrew Sullivan, whose blog repeatedly speculated about the circumstances surrounding the birth of Palin’s fifth child, Trig. But while liberals frothed in demented rage, Palin quickly became a favorite of conservatives, and boosted the GOP ticket’s poll numbers. The first time I covered her on the campaign trail in the small town of Lebanon, Ohio — where hundreds gathered in a drizzling rain to see her — I dubbed her “Sweetheart of the Heartland.” Even after the collapse of the Republican campaign due to McCain’s panicked reaction to the Wall Street crisis, Palin remained popular enough to cause Pennsylvanians to line up in the cold to see her in late October.

Her popularity suffered from relentless attacks by a hostile media, and when Palin pointed out the unfairness and inaccuracy of journalists who were “just makin’ up stuff,” critics accused her of “whining.” Many in the GOP Establishment — including some members of McCain’s campaign staff — set out to make Palin the scapegoat for the 2008 defeat. Liberals in Alaska, seizing on an ethics law that Palin had helped enact, used it to lodge an endless series of unsubstantiated charges against her, forcing her to resign the governorship midway through her first term — and then called her a “quitter.” And then, as if to add insult to injury, journalist Joe McGinniss moved in next door to the family to write a book so full of baseless gossip that even the liberal New York Times disdained it as shoddy.

As her enemies exulted in the wake of Palin’s announcement Wednesday, pundits quickly turned their attention to which of the 2012 presidential candidates would gain most from her decision not to run. “My guess is that [Herman] Cain benefits the most from her absence,” wrote the mysterious Allahpundit at the popular Hot Air blog. “Like her, he’s a Beltway outsider, and like her, he seems like a real person, not a talking-points machine.… Authenticity has always been key to Palin’s appeal among her supporters and that’s Cain all over.” Palin herself praised the Atlanta businessman on Van Susteren’s Fox News show, saying she was “intrigued” and “impressed” with Cain’s “business acumen” and “up by the bootstraps” success.

The 2012 campaign will now go on without the Republican Party’s biggest political star, who as recently as Labor Day drew hundreds to hear her speak in Manchester, N.H., where the crowd chanted, “Run, Sarah, run!” Like her enemies — now deprived of their pet scapegoat — Palin’s supporters will have to look elsewhere for inspiration. In Iowa, where Palin’s disappointed volunteers gathered in a bar to share their sorrow, Michelle McCormick said she wasn’t planning to join any other campaign, but would return to Texas. “I’m anxious to get back to work and get my paycheck,” she laughed, and pondered a worst-case scenario for next fall’s election. “Truth be told, if it comes down to RomneyCare vs. ObamaCare in 2012 — good God, that’s gonna be rough.”

About the Author

Robert Stacy McCain is co-author (with Lynn Vincent) of Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party (Nelson Current). He blogs at The Other McCain.

Letter to the Editor View all comments (290) |

Kitty| 10.6.11 @ 6:28AM

I always expect the Left to be nasty & vile, but some on the Right sank to unbelievable depths in their PDS state. God help their warped souls.

"Truth be told, if it comes down to RomneyCare vs. ObamaCare in 2012 -- good God, that's gonna be rough."

Jack in Wi.| 10.6.11 @ 7:08AM

I have long predicted she would not run. Why would she put her faily through aal that abuse again?
She supported Rand Paul last year. I hope she supports his father this year. She has a lot of libertarian principles and is very pro-life. Ron Paul is the best pro-life spokesman I have seen in almost 3 decades of pro-life work.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 7:36AM

If Ron Paul is the nominee, Palin will support him.

If not, don't bet on it. Palin understands the importance of national defense and security, so she's obviously aware that Ron Paul doesn't.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 7:44AM

Ronald Reagan,
" Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country."

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 7:51AM

...Yeah, you've posted that same quote about 1,000 times, genius...

...So what?!?!

Rather than Robo-posting like a complete stooge, try having some actual insight.

What movement will a born follower like yourself join AFTER Ron Paul loses the nomination?

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 8:02AM

RINO-CINO Candidate Du Jour Boy Is All Upset & Atwitter Over Our Tea Party Favorite Dr.Ron Paul.

" In this campaign, Paul is getting more donations from people who work for the military than either President Obama or any of the other Republican presidential candidates. That analysis comes from Paul's campaign and was confirmed recently by Politifact, the fact-checking project of the St. Petersburg Times.

"Our fighting men and women take an oath to protect America, defend our Constitution and defend our borders," Paul campaign chairman Jesse Benton said. "They look at Ron Paul and see a leader who takes their oath seriously and who will fight to ensure that we don't misrepresent that oath by sending them off to police the world, instead of defending our country."

The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On Dr.Reich's Face.

Mac Jehof| 10.6.11 @ 8:23AM

Such an acerbic response says more about the author of the post rather than the object of such derision. Mike Hawk knows who you are,Clint.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 8:52AM

Valley Forge Patriots Organizers Dave Adamski & Diane Knows Who I Am Too, Israel Firster.

Oh Yeah, They're Dr.Ron Paul Supporters Too. Sneaky Coward.

The Valley Forge Tea Party Meets Again, Next Friday.

Show Up Or Shut Up.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 9:46AM

I guess you didn't see the news, yesterday?

About Perry raising $17 MILLION in a month, most of it from small donors.

LOL!! Your world will come crashing down soon enough, Little Boy!

...Now run off to home-room! And don't forget to do your spelling homework (you need it!)

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 9:51AM

Duuuuhhhhhh !

"October 5, 2011, 1:52 pm
Paul Raises $8 Million From More Than 100,000 Donors
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Representative Ron Paul of Texas raised more than $8 million in the last three months, another demonstration of the willingness of his followers to dig into their pockets.

Mr. Paul’s campaign said he received money from more than 100,000 people, almost five times the number who have contributed $17 million to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas since his entrance into the race.

Money has never been a problem for Mr. Paul, who is running his third campaign for the presidency. He does not raise a lot of cash from wealthy donors, but his supporters — many of them college students — contribute in droves.

In 2007, Mr. Paul raised $6 million in a one-day “money bomb” right before the Iowa caucuses. And in the second quarter of this year, Mr. Paul’s campaign brought in $4.5 million.

The funds go particularly far for Mr. Paul, whose campaign does not spend money on fancy buses, campaign consultants or elaborate headquarters. He also does run television commercials and must pay for travel across the early primary states.

“The amount and nature of donations to Ron Paul proves his fund-raising prowess and also demonstrates in real numbers the grass-roots support Dr. Paul receives from average Americans,” his campaign chairman, Jesse Benton, said in a statement."

The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On Dr.Reich's Face.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 10:01AM

Hey, Einstein...

$17 million > $8 million.

In the words of a true moron...Duuuuhhhhhh !

Paul raised $8 million in 3 months
Perry raised $17 million in 1 MONTH

That means in 1 month, Perry out-raised Paul by a ratio of 7:1.

FYI...7 > 1.

You make it soooooooo easy!

With supporters like you leading the charge, no wonder Ron paul is stuck IN 4TH PLACE!!!

LOL!

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 8:17PM

Dr. Reich Bloviates, "Perry raised $17 million in 1 MONTH."

In a statement, RickPerry.org Inc. said it raised more than USD 17 million for the primary race between August 13 and September 30.

That's Seven Weeks, Asshole Dr.Reich.

Do Your Homework Before You Run Your Uninformed Big Mouth.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 8:49PM

THAT'S all you've got???

Hey, DIM-WIT!!!

That's over the summer, including Labor Day weekend!!!

Did your Mommy have any children that lived, Little Boy???

Clint| 10.7.11 @ 12:00AM

"Texas Gov. Rick Perry has plummeted among Republican voters, ex-Gov. Mitt Romney has held steady, and Herman Cain is climbing, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

In a month, which saw a famously subpar debate performance, Perry has lost his lead and gone from being the favorite of 29 percent of Republicans down to 16 percent in the poll.

The Perry plummet has been steepest among Tea Party voters. The Texas governor launched his campaign in August with strong support from the right-wing movement.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, breaks into double figures at 11 percent."

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 9:51AM

VFTPP are NOT Ron Paul supporters.

You're a liar.

And you've been exposed.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 6:51PM

Our Organizer Dave Adamski Saiys You're A Damned Liar, Creepy Coward, Dr.Reich.

Show Up & Both Of Us Will Get Up In Your Grill & Call You Liar To Your Creepy Ugly Mug, Coward Dr.Reich.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 8:51PM

No, he didn't.

I already spoke with him on the phone.

Go ahead, Little Boy...ask him!

Shut up? Make me, cupcake!! Come to NYC so I can beat you senseless in front of a crowd of people, as opposed to the moronic malcontents you hang it with in Pansy-sylvania!

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:57PM

Dave Adamski Says You're A Damned Liar. He Never Heard Of You & Asked For Your Crazy Posts.
You Threatening Me In Public, Cunt ?

You're A Gutless Trash Talkin' Joisey Shuck & Jive Pussy.
Anytime You Wanna Sign A Waiver At My Gym , I'll Give Ya Free Boxing Lesson, Mouth Fighter Cupcake. Dr.Reich.

Put Up Or Shut Up, NancyBoy.

Mike Hawk| 10.6.11 @ 10:02AM

A bit testy are we? You are a phoney, Tea Party Patriots do not behave like that.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 8:33PM

You're A Damned Liar Micky. You Don't Know Crap About The Valley Forge Tea Party, You Fraud Israel Firster PropagandaBoy.

Our Organizers Dave Adamski & Diane Support Dr.Ron Paul.

Now, You Get Your Lyin' Ass To Our Meetings & We'll Call You The Damned Liar You Are To Your Lyin' Face,Boy.

Piut Up Or Shut Up, Asshole.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 8:53PM

I know ALL about it, Little Boy!

And I know all about YOU!

I've already been to the meetings, you dim-witted malcontent. I sat with REAL members of VFTPP and LAUGHED about you!!!

Sorry...NOT shutting up!

WHAT are you going to do about it, Little Boy???

Hmmmmm??????

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:49PM

You're A Damned Sociopathic LiarDr.Reich.

Our Organizer Dave Adamski Already Called You A Damned Liar & Requested Some Of Your Zany Crazed Posts.

Dave Thinks You're A Nut Bag.

See A Shrink,You Are A Nut Case.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 11:43AM

Oh, I'm sure they know who you are...

You're that annoying guy who sits in the back and NEVER stops asking questions about Ron Paul.

They put up with you because you seem kind of sad and disheveled.

Sorry, I won't be coming to your meeting.

Nor will I be shutting up.

In the words of a moron we both know, "Make me, cupcake".

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 6:54PM

'
You're Just The Bloviatin' Toughie Girl, Keyboard Coward, That You Always Were, Dr.Reich.

We Had Your Number From The Gitgo, Cupcake.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 8:55PM

And of course, you're a REAL He-Man, aren't you, Little Boy???

BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!!!!!!

Your Mommy is calling! She needs her basement back!!!

LOL!!!!

Clint| 10.7.11 @ 12:14AM

I'm Man Enough To Defend Myself Against A Joisey Bloviatin' Keyboard Mouth Wimp Like You Dr.Reich.

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 2:52PM

And the quote is from 1976 or so. LOL.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 6:57PM

Ronald Reagan Endorsed Dr.Ron Paul & Dr.Ron Paul Endorsed Ronald Reagan Against Gerald Ford.

You Callin' Ronald Reagan A Liar, RINO-CINO Margie ?

Hmmmmm RINO-CINO Margie ?

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 8:33PM

Your rock is calling, Clinty-poo.

Clint| 10.7.11 @ 12:15AM

Your Cripple Ruskie Is Callin', RINO-CINO Margie.

Margie| 10.7.11 @ 2:02PM

Your spirit and brain are crippled, Clint. And that's way worse.
When are you going to get saved by Jesus?
When are you going to repent?
Jn. 3:3.
Rom. 10:9 & 10.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 8:56PM

1976.

You weren't even born, Little Boy...

LOL!!!

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:45PM

You Wanna Find Out How Little I Am,Then Show Up At Next Friday's Valley Forge Tea Party Meeting.

You're Hidin' Behind Your Keyboard Over In Joisey Again, Coward Dr.Reich.

Tim the Enchanter| 10.13.11 @ 12:34PM

Clint... These flame wars solve nothing. Save your energy for the big battle. Find something to agree about instead- we are not the enemy! My goodness, did we run out of socialists or something, so that we have to eat our own?

Mike Rogers | 10.6.11 @ 8:01AM

Likewise, I did not believe she would run, however, support for the brilliant and optimistic Rand Paul in no way implies support for Dr "Not so much". See:
http://spectator.org/archives/.....f-ron-paul

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 9:04AM

You do remember Palin's very vocal support of Israel don't you? Somehow I don't thik Ron Paul is tops on her support list right now. If he wins the primary, that may change as she understands what's at stake if Obama stays in power.

Jack in Wi.| 10.6.11 @ 2:15PM

Drudge has a report of secret death panels that have set up to target American citizens. Sarah Palin was right about death panels on healthcare and now Obama is targeting, so called, terrorists who are Americans. The TSA, Dept of Homeland Security, and now this. Where will it end but in tyranny.

Mike Hawk| 10.6.11 @ 8:14AM

Ron Paul will not be the nominee. Too Old, Too far on the fringe and supporters are too kooky. He is not a Conservative and he is not of the Tea Party.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 8:57AM

Ron Paul, " I’ve offered to ride a bicycle for 20 miles in Houston when the temperature is 100° and the humidity is 100% and I will go 20 miles with them and then we’ll decide who’s the youngest."

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Mike Hawk| 10.6.11 @ 10:03AM

Nobody who is sane would do that. Rube Paul is full of it.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 10:27AM

...And there you have it!

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 7:07PM

You Got Nuthin' Candidate Du JourBoy, Dr.Reich.

tHe Tea Party Rebellion Steps On Dr.Reich Face.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 8:57PM

Au contraire, mon fairy-boy...

I got your number! And so does the VFTPP!!!

(and you're NOT a member!!!!)

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:42PM

You Got Your Sociopathic Lyin' Mouth, Obsessed Serial Liar, Dr.Reich.

Say It To The Valley Forge Tea Party Organizer Dave Adamski's Face & He'll Call You The Liar He Said You Are, Dr.Reich.

You're Scared Of The Tea Party & Our Tea Party Favorite Dr.Ron Paul.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 7:05PM

Spoken Like A Wheezer Pillsbury DoughBoy,Who Would Be Suckin' O's After Three Miles Against Dr. Ron Paul.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 8:58PM

"Suckin'" is always on your mind, ain't it, Little Boy???

LOL!!!!!

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:37PM

Apparently, Faggotry Is Always On Your Mind, Dr.Reich.

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 2:00PM

Man, Now I Think I'll Vote For Ron Paul, The Ineffable Arguments In His Favor Here Are Just So Compelling I Don't Know What Else To Do.

Alan Brooks| 10.6.11 @ 11:19AM

" I’ve offered to ride a bicycle for 20 miles in Houston when the temperature is 100° and the humidity is 100% and I will go 20 miles with them and then we’ll decide who’s the youngest."

Then we'll see who has the biggest heart attack.

RCV| 10.6.11 @ 11:33AM

...and besides, if that were the standard, Lance Armstrong would be President.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 7:09PM

Dr.Ron Paul Could Dust You Off, RCV Obama LawBoy.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 2:15PM

Alan,

The day I had my heart attack, albeit a minor one, I rode my bike 80 miles, through three rainstorms, a short bout of hail, and the last 30 miles into a 30-35 mph headwind.

The minor heart attack occurred at mile 20...I felt weak and slow for about an hour...I didn't not feel strong the rest of the day...

DTOM

loulou| 10.6.11 @ 9:42AM

Correct. Paul is not conservative and he is not Tea Party. I guess he's a Paulist.

irish19| 10.6.11 @ 12:12PM

I suspect the real Paulists (http://www.paulist.org) might disagree with that assessment.

Quartermaster| 10.6.11 @ 6:18PM

Ron Paul is actually the most conservative man in teh race. The Neocons, who I see are out in force here, don't see that because they base conservatism on a comparison that says "he's like me." That would work if Neocons were conservatives, but they are the "right-wing" of Dimocrat party that left them. Washington and Jefferson would recognize Paul instantly. The Neocons would be escorted to the nearest gallows.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 9:50AM

Yesterday, Ron Paul made an equivalence between the killing of a terrorist Islamo-Nazi (Alwaki) to the killing of a public school-teacher.

The man is a kook.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 10:20AM

Doc,

Have you talked to any NEA school teachers lately? You should look up their antics in Madison Wisconsin last winter and spring over Governor Walker's efforts to fix the Wisconsin budget.

Maybe, the Congressman will attack the murderous Iranians with the same enmity he reserves for the Fed. Oh, maybe not. He seems to be more comfortable in the role of "Critic" than in "Leader." A lot of what he wishes for he knows he'll never get. Paulista's, how many of his proposals require Amending the Constitution? Half? Most? All? So he calls for reaching the unreachable-over reaching is a very common predictor of failure. Just look at the present President. His base is furious with him because he hasn't delivered.

Should Ron Paul become President, his most virulent critics will be the Clints and canuckstani (Isn't that Canadian hate speech?) who cannot understand why on February 1, 2013 there still is a Fed, an Army, defense contracts, anti-drug laws, an IRS, et al.

We don't need dreamy eyed utopians, we need hard-nosed leadership, that's what real dreams are made of. A guy who can call a spade a spade. Guess who?

DTOM

Alan Brooks| 10.6.11 @ 11:16AM

Palin was the only GOP hopeful I'd have voted for-- to placate rightwing feminism. Remember, no one has to vote for a candidate for the same reason you do.

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 11:21AM

I call bullshit. We all know you only plan on voting for Obama and only Obama.

irish19| 10.6.11 @ 12:14PM

I second that call.

Alan Brooks| 10.6.11 @ 3:02PM

A woman has no chance to be president in America.

idalily| 10.6.11 @ 11:09PM

No, a woman has no chance to be POTUS if she's a Democrat, obviously. If the Dems really were the party for women, they would have nominated Hilary. She was way more qualified than Obama, more experienced, and probably a better President. Not that THAT is worth much, but still, picking Obama instead of Hilary demonstrates that libs only care about women if they sit down, shut up, and vote for a male Dem.

Alan Brooks| 10.6.11 @ 3:03PM

A woman has no chance to be president in America.

Alan Brooks| 10.6.11 @ 3:03PM

A woman has no chance to be president in America.

Alan Brooks| 10.6.11 @ 3:03PM

A woman has no chance to be president in America.

Moe Blotz| 10.6.11 @ 5:46PM

Just as a woman had no chance of becoming prime minister of the United Kingdom.

victor| 10.6.11 @ 11:41PM

And that goes for Israel or India as well. And I hear Germany doesn't go for that, either.

There's a better chance of a woman becoming Pope than Prime Minister any day.

Jack in Wi.| 10.6.11 @ 12:34PM

I watched Ron Paul appear before the National Press Club yesterday. Get the UTube and see it yourself. In all my many years of following politics I have never seen a more intelligent candidate. He will apear on any venue that gives him at least a chance to make his points. The rest of the Republican field are like children compared to him. They are all in the hands of handlers, pollsters and image consultants. Most of them have no original thought at all.

Now Ron Paul has a huge young and old following. They are the only new blood the party has attracted in a decade. He raises a lot of money. He has the issues which are defining this campaign. 60%+ of the people want out of these wars now. That is only growing. 75% want the Fed audited. Between 75 and 80% want an end to all foreign aid. Large majorities think the Federal Government is out of control. If we his supporters are not accounted for there is no way the Republicans can win. The nominee will either be Ron Paul or someone who sounds like him. The days of the Neocons and the countryclub are numbeered.

Mrs Palin has a great talent and firm priciples. However I think she is not quick on her feet when hounded by the press. She is also not as well up on the issues as she could be. It is not her fault. she has been buzy with a large family and numerous jobs throughout her life. I hope she runs for the Senate from Alaska and returns to public life.

kate| 10.6.11 @ 5:24PM

I knew she would not run. The MSM has so demonized her, she would not have a chance.
She cares about the country and will take the path of a spokesperson for all of us.
I wish Rubio would reconsider a VP spot.
It might not be good for his career, but it sure would help the country.

carnot| 10.6.11 @ 7:10PM

true...and turn-around is fair play! Obama is the target.

Herb Tarlek| 10.6.11 @ 9:38PM

Sarah Palin is a victim.

Ken (Old Texican)| 10.6.11 @ 6:40AM

I wrote in August:…Does Sarah toss her hat into the ring for the Presidency, or does she go all in supporting Governor Rick Perry?
I for one will be studying her September speeches very carefully for an indication.
I know that she likes Governor Perry, and I know she is essentially a humble person. I know that she truly doesn’t want to be President, no more than Governor Perry wants to be President. There is no question in my mind that the two of them have spent considerable time on the phone.
Governor Perry admits candidly that his own wife “kicked me out of my comfort zone”, and literally challenged him to run….unless he was chicken.
I cannot help but wonder what is going on in Sarah’s household. She and her family have “been through the mill” once already, and have suffered immensely for it.
Having said all of that, If she runs, it will because she is on our side. She will be doing so as our servant. Sorta’ reminds me of Jesus washing his disciple’s feet.
(St. John 13: verses 5 thru 16)
That is what Sarah is referring to when she speaks of serving with “a servant’s heart.”
I hope each of you reading this will pull out your Bible and read those verses.
Well,
I’m saddened.
On the other hand, Sarah is going to have the ‘longest coat-tails’ across the country anybody has ever seen. I think she is going to team up with Jim DeMint and help elect a bunch of conservative Senators. I even predicted such in my novel released last Spring.
When Governor Perry announced this summer, I believe Sarah sighed with relief because the void in the field would be filled. Please recall that at the time Perry announced…Mr. Cain had not gained traction yet. So now…..choose your flavor.
Both men are fine representatives of our essential principles and beliefs.
As most of you know, I lean to Perry.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 10:08AM

I don't think Palin will endorse Perry unless he's the nominee.

Since entering the race, Perry has done little but disappoint.

I, for one, do not see his position on providing in-state tuition to illegal aliens as being reconcilable. He CANNOT take it back. It's done, and his criticism of those who oppose the plan as "heartless" was just plain stupid.

If Perry does not understand WHY his tuition-position bothers millions of Americans, or why his position on a southern-border fence is also deeply troubling, then he's clueless on the entire illegal immigration issue, in which case he's not a strong candidate.

Even Ron Paul and Mitt Romney understand that one BIG way to slow illegal immigration is to cut-off the flow of benefits that they can receive. So I am loathe to comprehend Perry's bleeding-heart position on this issue, unless it's simply a matter of wining Hispanic votes in Texas.

And if it's the latter, then he's NOT the kind of man I want in the White House.

After all, what will he promise the entire US Hispanic population to become President???

So again...unless Perry wins the nomination (and at present, I don't see how he can), I don't think Palin will officially endorse him.

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 1:31PM

I agree, he can't, but that is, in the end, not all that big of a deal. It became a big deal because of his idiot comments.

If literally all I disagreed with somebody about was instate tuition for illegals, I'd vote for them so fast it would leave a "hanging chad".

kate| 10.6.11 @ 5:37PM

Spoke to my college son last night. He leans to Perry too, despite that ranch controversy..

And you are not talking about some racist, right-winger...he is very "progressive"(. i.e. loving and not a creepy racist...)
He doesn't care for Romney.
I think liberals and independents are in for a bit of a surprise net election.

rssg| 10.6.11 @ 6:49AM

I never have understood why so many people have some innate, hostile reaction to Palin. I don't believe she's a genius political thinker but who is? Tell me, who is?

She has a basic solid philosophy of limited governmnet, maximum individual liberty. Why on earth would any American disagree with that?

Why did so many Jews in the media and punditry aggressively oppose her, when she was the biggest pro Israel politician around? Just plain curious...

If it's Romney vs Barry........well, I can see many right of center people just staying home November of next year. Once again, no real conservative (with a chance of winning) is running.

Four more years of our Marxist-Moooslim in Chief should just about end the USA as we've known it.

canuckistani| 10.6.11 @ 7:22AM

The "Jews" did not support her because they know the duplicity of the smiling evangelical when it comes to Israel. My "friend" is really not my "friend" after all - just Netanyahu and his ilk exploit this paradox for his own ends and the US Jews know it.

The bottom line is she is incapable of modulating her message or responses to criticism. That turned many people off to her. The fact that she quit the coziest GOP job in the nation was also revealing of her thin-skinned reaction to pretty much everything.

I feel supremely sorry for her family and the way she whored them from the moment she was foisted on the national scene by ole senile gramps.

I feel sorry for the Texas gal who, despite Palin cashing in, still felt compelled to work for free for a populist wood chipper like the quittin' guv. We NEED more like her, and fewer of the opportunists that gladhand their way to fortune. Palin's cynical campaign will leave her and others wondering whether they can be invigorated again, and that is a shame.

Her fame is akin to the Kardashians and Heidi Montag: per Ailes, she was hot and we used her to get ratings.

Like Newtie, Palin will skulk around conservative circles on the dinner circuit for years to come, but hopefully her staining of the national scene will come to a quiet end. Let's hope.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 7:41AM

There's something about you pretending to speak for "US Jews" that is not only stupid, it's sickening.

Additionally, you have no idea how Conservative Christians view Israel, so don't try.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 7:45AM

...And you have utterly, completely, and totally misjudged Sarah Palin's record, her character, the values and convictions she represents, and the people who support her.

In short, you're as clueless as ever.

canuckistani| 10.6.11 @ 2:19PM

I am a conservative Christian, not an evangelical wrapped in conservative Christian clothing. This is a Third Temple free-zone, amigo.

What character and values does she represent? Hysterical reactions to issues that required no reaction? Quitting the coziest and safest GOP job on the planet, for what? I believe it was for personal gain.
Whoring her family like they were movie props to enrich herself and bamboozle you and your comrade sycophants?

After indicting BHO for very things you ignore in her CV, you deserve a long break to readjust to clean living.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 2:47PM

What "character" does Sarah Palin represent?

That's easy:

Integrity
Honesty
Intelligence
Savvy
Patriotism
Family-values

...Need I go on?

If you were REALLY a "Christian Conservative", you'd understand, and you'd support Palin.

But you're not, so you don't. I am a genuine Conservative Christian, and I can smell frauds like you a mile away.

And with WHAT experience do you describe the Governor of Alaska as being a cozy job? WHAT do you base that absurd assessment??

And your last sentence is quite revealing. Obama is YOUR guy.

And please...spare us all the clap-trap about Obama being subjected to equally harsh treatment. That makes you either extremely uninformed, or a complete liar...take your pick.

Criticism of Obama, and charges of being a non-citizen, came from the public, NOT the press. In Obama's case, the press has scrupulously avoided any questions pertaining to his shady background, his family, or his questionable associations.

In Palin's case, the media will not leave her alone, and they have willfully carried the left's water in relentlessly reporting every unsubstantiated slander or smear against her for almost 4 years.

Please...disappear. You're annoying, and painfully ill-informed.

tomq| 10.6.11 @ 8:08AM

In a word, wow. You need to gain a broader perspective on life.

W| 10.6.11 @ 8:23AM

How do you know why "Jews" did not support Palin. Tell us the facts and sources for your opinion.

As for family values, I suppose you favor Slick Willie who molested every other woman, except Hillary, who entered his office, rented out the Lincoln bedroom, stole the silverware on his way out, sold pardons, and so on.

Or Obama, who wrote two books to make money despite having no accomplishments aside from hanging with Rev Wright and Ayers/Dohrn.

Did I miss something C-Stani?

Citizen Jerry| 10.6.11 @ 10:32AM

You pretty much covered it, W. It's on of the perils of opening the board to comments. It attracts an overwhelming number of utter fools with no sense of decorum. They get some kind of sick, perverted joy in chucking stink bombs into the room.

canuckistani| 10.6.11 @ 1:46PM

As a surprise to you, I am not a dem, nor have I ever voted for one, well perhaps my county commissioner who was an old family friend....here nor there.

Slick Willie was impeached for a BJ. Junior killed 4,000 troops, created 2M new vets on a lie. Another thumb on the GOP scale? Hmmmm......

Why do you apologize for Palin's inadequacies when you indict BHO for the same things?

She should have been disqualified long before a single dollar was raised on her behalf. When will you learn?

As for the Jews, especially US Jews, when they vote GOP on a national scale, that will be evidence enough for me. Until then, you explain the dem seduction. I cannot prove a negative as you attempt to incessently.
Netanyahu and his cabal of thugs do NOT represent mainstream Jewry and are isolating a jewel of a country even further. Palin et al have zero business making any statements about the future of Israel and the US's role therein. Grow up, you know better.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 2:52PM

What the hell do you know about "mainstream jewry"????

And to claim that "junior killed 4,000 troops" is beyond stupid.

President George W. Bush killed NO ONE. As Commander-in-Chief of an all-volunteer force, he led a brilliant campaign against our enemies that resulted in thousands of dead Islam-Nazi thugs.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been the least costly (in terms of lives lost) wars that this nation has ever fought.

Get your facts straight.

You're embarrassing yourself.

Les Nesman| 10.6.11 @ 9:43PM

Wrong. The Libyan war was the most cost effective in terms of lives lost and money that this nation has ever seen. The wars you cite are the gift that never stop giving in terms of lives or treasure.

da monk| 10.6.11 @ 8:12AM

RSSG: Are you saying only those who are Jewish in the media berated Palin? Your prejudicial "slip" is showing.

tomq| 10.6.11 @ 8:29AM

Of course not fool.......but you have to become aware enough to understand that Jews are very, very prominent in the media. What are most Jews politically? Very liberal.

Any questions?

BTW, like Palin I am very pro Israel but that isn't the point I was making, was it?

John Navratil| 10.6.11 @ 9:52AM

rssg,

I don't know where you live but where I live the people are righteously outraged at Obama. The electorate sent a tsunami to Congress in the mid-terms and it wasn't a message of more of the same. I'll take just about any conservative candidate against Obama.

Before I get too cocky, I would never have called the election for Carter. On the other hand, Carter followed the man who pardoned Nixon. Our conservative will get the follow the man who fiddled while Rome burned.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 10:31AM

Well, maybe the answer to your question is that politics does NOT require "a genius".

Don't get me wrong; successful politicians (for the most part) have to be intelligent and savvy...

...But look at some of our so-called "genius" Presidents...

Carter...
Clinton...

Disasters.

And I don't put Obama in the genius category, despite all the hype and his election victory. Obama is the prototypical empty-suit politician whose entire reputation and mythos was a false construct of his handlers.

Left to his own devices, Obama could never be elected to a Town Council.

Les Nesman| 10.6.11 @ 9:47PM

Genius or not Clinton was the last guy to bring the budget nearly in to balance. You're going to say it was a republican congress that made the difference, but you have one now & look how far that's gotten us. I could go for some Clinton right about now, the 90's were paradise compared to the last 10 years.

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 1:33PM

No, actually, we don't.

Mimi| 10.6.11 @ 7:03AM

I still think that SHE will attract immense crowds of Patriots across this country and as Ken believes will elect many conservatives to serve this country.
Let the LEFT drown in their drival....And let the Republican elite "She's Not good enough crowd" try to get to know What a true PATRIOT is all about!!!

henry| 10.6.11 @ 7:09AM

The reason Sarah is so despised is because she is a divisive figure. She speaks for qualities and concepts which are under attack in today’s politically correct post modern world. Mrs Palin stands for integrity, family, love of country and God. These are the pet hates of the modern secular ethicists of the left. She would have come under intolerable pressure had she been elected.

canuckistani| 10.6.11 @ 7:31AM

Give me solid examples of here defense of integrity family love of country and God - you can;t, that is why she is a pariah outside of the Kool-aid drinking circuit.

Integrity: she quit the coziest GOP job in the nation. For what? A perceived scandal that she refuses to defend or dispel.
Family: she whored her kids from the first speech. Has a daughter following in her equivocating footsteps with plastic surgery and a peculiar willingness to be an advocate for abstinence.

Love of country: has actively supported complete train-wrecks of candidates, thus clutching defeat from certain victory. Ask any real GOP operative, she has been a drag.

God: making a red-faced defense where none was required after the Gifford's case SHOUTS pride and greed. Where was the apology, the request for forgiveness? Jesus told us that he who asks for forgiveness is given it. We're waiting.

And the "intolerable pressure" you cite would have it's fire dampened by facts, would they not?

Nothing could have hit Palin harder than the birthers did to BHO. Are you suggesting there is a problem deeper than this for Palin? Explain.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 7:58AM

Sheer, unadulterated idiocy.

Seriously...you're a complete and utter fool.

Mac Jehof| 10.6.11 @ 8:26AM

Friend of Clint? Maybe the two of them should return to the Great White North and play with each other.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 9:16AM

Associated Press-GfK poll: Ron Paul the most favorable GOP candidate

A new national poll of the general population has revealed that top tier candidate Ron Paul is the most favorable choice in the Republican Presidential nomination race.

Ron Paul 37% favorable vs 36% unfavorable = +1
Mitt Romney 39% favorable vs 41% unfavorable = -2
Rick Perry 33% favorable vs 36% unfavorable = -3
Michele Bachmann 35% favorable vs 43% unfavorable = -8

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Mike Hawk| 10.6.11 @ 9:42AM

Dream on Paulbots.

loulou| 10.6.11 @ 9:47AM

Clint is delusional but that's the least of his problems.

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 2:58PM

LOL!

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 7:31PM

I Know You're An Israel Firster Propaganda Punk, loulou.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 9:15PM

Clint...we all know you HATE Jews...So just be honest about it.

Then MAYBE we'd have some respect for you.

Maybe...Not likely...Just maybe.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:28PM

You're A Gutless Serial Liar & A Keyboard Pussy, Dr.Reich.

Still Hidin' In Joisey, Wimp.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 9:48AM

Gee...If Ron Paul is such a favorite, then WHY is he perpetually stuck in 4th place???

LOL!

Nice robo-post, Little Boy! Did your Mommy find that for you?

RCV| 10.6.11 @ 11:35AM

He's down to fifth place now in the latest polls.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 11:45AM

Really??

BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!!!!!

5th-place with a lead balloon!!!

axbucxdu| 10.6.11 @ 12:17PM

Where's Obama in that list? He's running too, isn't he?

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 7:34PM

Smoke This RCV Obama LawBoy.

" Harris Poll : September 27,2011.

Republicans versus Obama

Looking ahead to the general election, there are two candidates who would beat President Obama and one who would make it a very close race. If Mitt Romney was the Republican nominee, he would win over President Obama 53% to 47%. If Ron Paul was the Republican nominee, he would beat President Obama 51% to 49%."

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 9:16PM

Sorry, Clint-wit, but a semi-coherent orange-juice can would beat Obama next year.

So maybe you should run???

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:26PM

Let's See Ya Make Me, Gutless Keyboard Coward,Bloviator,Dr.Reich.

Still Hidin' In Joisey, Cunt.

victor| 10.6.11 @ 11:45PM

Notice how certain people don't catch any flack at all when they use truly foul language here.

But if you use punk or liar you get dumped on in a major way.

Oops, that's right! It's the Catholics that are permitted to talk like this.. they stick together!

Tim the Enchanter| 10.13.11 @ 12:47PM

Watch it.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 7:28PM

" Harris Poll : September 27,2011.

Republicans versus Obama

Looking ahead to the general election, there are two candidates who would beat President Obama and one who would make it a very close race. If Mitt Romney was the Republican nominee, he would win over President Obama 53% to 47%. If Ron Paul was the Republican nominee, he would beat President Obama 51% to 49%."

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 9:10PM

"Texas Gov. Rick Perry has plummeted among Republican voters, ex-Gov. Mitt Romney has held steady, and Herman Cain is climbing, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

In a month, which saw a famously subpar debate performance, Perry has lost his lead and gone from being the favorite of 29 percent of Republicans down to 16 percent in the poll.

The Perry plummet has been steepest among Tea Party voters. The Texas governor launched his campaign in August with strong support from the right-wing movement.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, breaks into double figures at 11 percent."

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 9:17PM

Gee...where did this "news" come from, Little Boy?

Your website??

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:22PM

What's The Matter Pseudo-Intellect Elitiast Wannabe Dr.Reich, Can't Read The Poll's Name ?

Your Candidate Du Jour Is Goin' Back To Niggerhead.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:31PM

"Texas Gov. Rick Perry has plummeted among Republican voters, ex-Gov. Mitt Romney has held steady, and Herman Cain is climbing, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

In a month, which saw a famously subpar debate performance, Perry has lost his lead and gone from being the favorite of 29 percent of Republicans down to 16 percent in the poll.

The Perry plummet has been steepest among Tea Party voters. The Texas governor launched his campaign in August with strong support from the right-wing movement.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, breaks into double figures at 11 percent."

You're Still Hidin' In Joisey, Wimp.

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 11:49AM

Congratulations to Ron paul for gaining momentum in his race to last place. He just passed Newt.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 9:59PM

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has plummeted among Republican voters, ex-Gov. Mitt Romney has held steady, and Herman Cain is climbing, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

In a month, which saw a famously subpar debate performance, Perry has lost his lead and gone from being the favorite of 29 percent of Republicans down to 16 percent in the poll.

The Perry plummet has been steepest among Tea Party voters. The Texas governor launched his campaign in August with strong support from the right-wing movement.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, breaks into double figures at 11 percent."

Boar Hunter| 10.6.11 @ 11:00AM

Surly it didn't take you until this idiots second post to figure out he is just another one of those posting the same tired Palin lies. You would think this deranged moron would be happy...after all there is no more Palin issue to haunt his every waking moment.

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 9:08AM

Display #1 Canuckistani, sufferer of Palin Derangement Syndrome.

canuckistani| 10.6.11 @ 2:24PM

I never had any derangement, I was trying to get youse guys off of the edge, once again.

Moe Blotz| 10.6.11 @ 5:53PM

AHA!!! You sir are not Canuck or anything close. Youse have exposed yourself as one of us unfortunates here in New Juhsey,or maybe close by in New Yawk. Maybe Phluffya.

Mike Hawk| 10.6.11 @ 9:43AM

Serious PDS case here. Terminal.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 10:23AM

Oh, to wish it that would be sin. Even Paul said maybe we should sin large...

DTOM

Mimi| 10.6.11 @ 11:28AM

The left did not help their cause in attacking SARAH PALIN ! Right Now , the contempt they brought upon themselves will never be forgotten, or forgiven.....The MEAN, NASTY, HATRED of the LEFTY-LIBS Will BOOMERANG and come back to them many fold. Like our Grandmothers told us: "SPIT AND IT WILL LAND ON YOUR NOSE"

Seek| 10.6.11 @ 12:06PM

The reason why Palin is widely disliked, even by many Republicans, is because she is arrogant, thin-skinned and shockingly poor in her grasp of the issues. One need not be an "elitist" or "secular" to recognize as much. I never believed for a second that she would declare herself a candidate. I'm glad she made it official.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 2:21PM

Seek;

Thin-skinned? Answer me this: how do you respond to the charge that you should have aborted one of your children?

Thin-skinned? Look at the lil' President, he got mad when they mentioned his big ears!

Poor grasp of the issues? Remember who texted the phrase "death panels?" It was Sarah.

You should "SEEK" a more reliable source than CBS news, they're still trying to find the "th" key on their IBM Selectric and cannot be bothered with reality. Can you be so bothered? Show us, please.

DTOM

canuckistani| 10.6.11 @ 2:27PM

Thin-skinned, absolutely. And Dano, comparing any prospect to BHO is beneath you. We need to raise the bar, not simply explain it away as Palin apologists have done on here for three years.

No more maturbatory revelry for them, I guess.

Seek| 10.6.11 @ 4:25PM

The fact that I dislike Palin doesn't mean I like Obama or would even vote for him. That's a highly dishonest tactic used by all too many Palin supporters -- equating criticism of her with embrace of her opposite.

Look, I'm a conservative and a realist. She would have been a disaster to any 2012 ticket. Her "Will she or won't she?" dance tease was getting tedious and frankly embarrassing to the whole GOP. I'm glad she announced her intention to keep her hat on.

Michael Tomlinson| 10.6.11 @ 7:37AM

When have the Democrat media attacked conservatives. Does anyone remember the Reagan and Bush Presidencies? The scorn heaped on those two men could fill volumes. What is amazing I never saw or heard of a Democrat/liberal apologizing for likening those two decent and good Presidents to Hitler.

But Hank Williams Jr. had to crawl before this Obamanation when he made reference to Hitler. Interestingly, everyone who heard his comments immediately understood and accepted Obama was Hitler. Says a lot of about Obama and his defenders.

da monk| 10.6.11 @ 8:19AM

Tomilson: Please send quotes when Reagan and the Bush's were called "Hitler" by the Left. While you still rant about Obama being like Hitler, Williams at least had the good sense to realize his bad manners and apologized.

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 9:11AM

As they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Scroll through and take your pick of the "Bush is Hitler". Didn't even bother doing the research for Regan.

http://www.zombietime.com/zomblog/?p=612

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 9:45AM

da monk,

You might start here:

http://www.amazon.com/Old-Nazi.....0896084183

Moron.

DTOM

loulou| 10.6.11 @ 9:48AM

Do your own research, genius.

Siegfried X| 10.6.11 @ 10:07AM

Is this a serious question? Replay any left-wing blog from the Bush Presidency. They didn't just call Bush "Hitler" once in awhile, but many of them always said "BusHitler" as his name, instead of "Bush".

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 11:47AM

Sorry, but if you don't know how often Reagan and Bush were compared to Hitler by leftist morons such as yourself, then you're a...

...leftist moron.

Go play on MOVEON.ORG.

Or better yet, go join the other brainless nit-wit freeloaders down at the Wall Street "protest".

...Dummy.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 11:47AM

Sorry, but if you don't know how often Reagan and Bush were compared to Hitler by leftist morons such as yourself, then you're a...

...leftist moron.

Go play on MOVEON.ORG.

Or better yet, go join the other brainless nit-wit freeloaders down at the Wall Street "protest".

...Dummy.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 2:22PM

Doc,

That one was worth posting twice...DTOM

canuckistani| 10.6.11 @ 2:28PM

BHO Hitler? Nope.

BHO is to right of Saint Ron on almost every issue. RR would not be elected today.

Anthony| 10.6.11 @ 8:05AM

This brave, courageous, and gifted natural leader has decided not to run. America has lost one of its few champions who was willing to take Obozo and the left on.
Truly happiness reins in Obozoville, as they know what a formidible candidate Palin was and would have continued to be, one on one with Obozo.
Those on the right who bought into the vicious ad hominen attacks against this brave women, well nows you chance to put up or shut up with a candidate who has the guts to take Obozo on.
We'll now see who among the Rs has the style, grace, guts, and true conservative bona fides of this remarkable woman.
Some of you will soon be wishing this woman was still in the race.
It's a good day for Obozo and the left.

Ken (Old Texican)| 10.6.11 @ 8:23AM

Anthony,
well spoken, sir.

emilio lizardo, PhD| 10.6.11 @ 8:56AM

well one thing is clear. the cretin vote is now up for grabs

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 9:48AM

I thought Obama had them all wrapped up with the Union votes.

John Navratil| 10.6.11 @ 9:55AM

Drunken Sailor,

... and the PhD.s

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 9:13AM

"America has lost one of its few champions who was willing to take Obozo and the left on."

Not true, I believe she can have even more influence in this role. Being in office can tie your hands. Now she is free to go after, and support who ever she wants.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 9:59AM

DS,

Tie your hands to the levers of power and bully pulpit of the nation...

Yes, she'll be helpful; she was the one potential candidate who has walked farther and closer to true conservative principles than any other.
Bar none. No Romneycare, no Gardisil, no "be nice to Iran and they'll leave us alone' pronouncements, no wobbly on pro-life, no wobbly on the Judeo-Christian ethic this country was founded on, no weak-kneed support of our real allies, no aid and comfort for our enemies, none of it. She's not missed a single step. Dang it.

Well, Mrs. Palin, we respect and revere your service and hope that you will be safe and strong. Thank you for whatever you may do to help our beloved Nation.

DTOM

PS. Ma'am, I bet you'd enjoy working on Constitutional Amendments to fix the Commerce clause, Roe v. Wade, Kelo v. New London, I do. You could do a lot of good and fix things up quite firmly, far more so than getting a bunch of Republicans into the Senate where they will be co-opted like so many of their predecessors....You betcha! DH

Anthony| 10.6.11 @ 10:16AM

With all due respect my friend, that's like saying having Mikey Mantle on the bench with a broken hand for game 7 of the World Series, will still provide the team with what it needs to win the game.
Sorry, while indeed she will continue to press the conservative cause, her loss as a candidate is incalculable. Gov. Palin's support is only as good as the candidate she gives it to, and to me, there's nobody in the field who can match this woman!!

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 10:30AM

Anthony,

I owe Ross Kaminsky a beer over her decision. I am disappointed in her decision, but the CA thing is something that would be perfect for her-and it'd start to change things now, not in 15 months...

And remember the line, "Win one for the Gipper?" That's exactly what that was about. And it worked, in the movie, in football, and arguably, in 1980's US presidential politics.

Anthony, if you liked Sarah, take a hard look at
Herman Cain. I am. I hope a lot of others will, too. He looks like the 'anti-Mitt.'

DTOM

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 10:35AM

Dan and Anthony.

I understand what your saying and I like her. Maybe I wasn't being clear enough in my thoughts. But do you think a Republican president would hold the Republican parties feet to the fire and turn them more conservative? Hasn't happend yet.

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 10:46AM

Apparently Sara thinks the same.
http://www.politico.com/news/s.....65264.html

Anthony| 10.6.11 @ 10:56AM

Gentlemen, I agree about Herman Cain, and to answer DS, I truly believe Gov. Palin is a leader with such remarkable ability that she very well might have transformed the R establishment and Washington to boot.
This woman truly has a gift, unlike the Muslim Marxist who reads teleprompters and can't putt for ....... She would have shaken up Washington, just imagine what she would have accomplished with the bully pulpit.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 11:18AM

DS,

Reagan did it - big time. You just need a President who IS conservative, not one who RAN conservative. Which is what most of the GOP field is today, especially the 'two men in the two man race...'

DTOM

Sarah Palin's instincts are unerringly conservative - support the rule of law no matter how mean, evil, and heartless they paint you.

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 11:27AM

Anthony and Dan.

Perhaps we will get a chance down the road to compare "Palin the political activist" VS Palin the President"? She has plenty of time to do both. I agree she has a gift of connecting and motivating the conservative base. Here is to wishing her much success.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 2:24PM

Good on ya, you soggy swabbie!!! ;-)

Sorry for the emoticon...I just had to.

DTOM

Anthony| 10.6.11 @ 2:57PM

DS, Assuming America as we know it and love it lasts that long.

Casey Abell| 10.6.11 @ 8:26AM

With sky-high negatives among Republicans (and you don't want to know about indies and Dems) Sarah never had a shot at the nomination, much less the election.

We can argue all day about the source of the negatives. Media people make convenient scapegoats, but Palin too often seemed clueless and resentful, even without media demonization.

Her support will probably scatter among various candidates. The latest WaPo poll showed her with 9% support among GOPers. Without her in the race, that nine percent dribbled and drabbled among the other candidates. Bachmann and Paul picked up a couple points, Romney and Perry got a single solitary point. (The numbers were slightly different among registered GOP voters, but the pattern was the same.) http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....00211.html

She'll have a nice life as a Fox commentator and reality TV personality.

Cpm| 10.6.11 @ 9:49AM

Her support would have likely increased if she had actually been a declared candidate. Interesting that she was tied with Ron Paul who is 'supposed' to sweep us to victory.

Casey Abell| 10.6.11 @ 10:14AM

"Her support would have likely increased if she had actually been a declared candidate. Interesting that she was tied with Ron Paul who is 'supposed' to sweep us to victory."

We'll never know about her possible support as an announced candidate. Funny thing, she might well have exceeded rock-bottom expectations in the debates and gotten some traction. But I guess she didn't want to risk it. Look at what Perry's debate gaffes did to his campaign.

As for Paul sweeping to victory, I prefer to live in the real world.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 10:36AM

Casey,

You have never seen the video of her debates in her gubernatorial races have you? She cheerily mopped the floor with an incumbent who sat there dumb-founded as he was neatly boxed into a corner at the end of a one-way street.

You have allowed the media to make the judgement for you. You have the option of saying, that's not why I think she could never win, but everyone else thinks that. This tells me that you are unaware of the endless, seamless vitriol piled on Ronald Reagan in the election of 1980. When he got on the stage and spoke for himself, America heard and elected him over the objections of every lamestream media bobblehead on TV, radio, in print. Evry damned, last one of them.

Gotta learn, gotta study, gotta think, gotta decide, THEN you gotta believe, gotta have faith.

DTOM

Casey Abell| 10.6.11 @ 10:56AM

"You have allowed the media to make the judgement for you."

No. I have seen Palin in action many times. She has real problems articulating any position beyond the simplest scripted sound bites. Get her a smidge away from the script and she flounders.

You obviously have a different opinion. Fine. But I suspect that Sarah knows, in her heart of hearts, that she did not want to get on stage with the other candidates in the debates.

"This tells me that you are unaware of the endless, seamless vitriol piled on Ronald Reagan in the election of 1980."

No, again. I followed the 1980 election quite closely, thank you. In fact, Reagan put the election away with a bravura performance in the one debate that Carter risked. The better-off-than-four-years-ago? line was the best zinger in any presidential debate, and that includes all of them. Yes, Carter contributed to his own debacle with the Any howler.

If Sarah honestly thought she could perform as well as Reagan in that 1980 debate, she would have jumped into the race long ago, IMO.

Casey Abell| 10.6.11 @ 10:59AM

Oops, should have been the "Amy howler." But "any howler" is pretty appropriate for Carter, too.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 11:54AM

CA;

I dare not argue with you because you have the ability to see into people's heads and hearts and know how smart or stupid they are, what they believe, and what they are thinking. I guess I'd better let your superior brain think for me. Thanks for that. I'm making a tinfoil hat to protect my thoughts from your scrutiny...

In the meantime, you completely ignore the vitriol which came not just from the liberals, the Democrats, and the media. It also came from the statist Rockefeller, country-club Republicans who disdained Reagan's fundamental conservative appeal to the American people.

Much as you disdain Sarah Palin's intellect.

And the 'are you better off' question, which the media today are all referring to, was nowhere as effective as Reagan's response to the 'you are the oldest candidate' question when he said "I am not going to make an issue of Mr. Mondales's youth and inexperience."

CA, you really ought to get out more.

Don't Tread On Me!

Seek| 10.6.11 @ 12:08PM

"Sarah Palin's intellect." Say, what?

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 2:26PM

Look it up! Intellect does have a lot of syllables, I mean is a really, really big word.

You would do well to "Seek" a little knowledge...

DTOM

Seek| 10.6.11 @ 4:31PM

This woman has no genuine grasp of the issues. I myself initially thought well of her in the immediate afterglow of the 2008 GOP convention. But it soon became painfully clear that she was a product of her handlers and script writers. She's just not up to the level needed to be real presidential material.

Casey Abell| 10.6.11 @ 1:19PM

"I guess I'd better let your superior brain think for me. Thanks for that. I'm making a tinfoil hat to protect my thoughts from your scrutiny...CA, you really ought to get out more."

Gee, what zingers. I'm so hurt. Maybe I'll cry.

Look, if you want to say that Palin is effective as an extemporaneous speaker, you're welcome to your opinion. But Sarah decided not to debate in the 2012 cycle, so your opinion will not be tested against the other candidates.

I think there's a reason for that...Palin decided she didn't want to risk the debates. If you think that's tinfoil theorizing, fine. But she isn't running, is she?

As for Reagan's other zinger against Mondale, yeah, it was good. But his overall debate performance against Mondale was much worse than his 1980 debate against Carter. Lucky for Ronnie, the 1984 election was far out of hand. 1980 was a lot closer going into the debate, and the Reagan-Carter showdown had a huge impact on the result.

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 1:40PM

I don't really think even that was the issue. It's not that she was a "quitter", it's that that decision, however warranted, left her without enough experience for the job.

I think she could have done fine in the debates, but I don't see how she answered that question.

And yes - the voters elected Obama in the same situation, but that just proves that the voters were dolts and morons(glad I'm not running for anything). Keep in mind these are the voters that elected 60 Dems to the Senate. We now face a crop of SLIGHTLY sadder and wiser voters, and a media that hasn't become less biased.

bluecollarbytes| 10.6.11 @ 8:33AM

There are plenty of 'creeps' within the Republican party who would just as soon forget all this 'tea party nonsense'. They control the Party.

Herman Cain now has my support. Who else is there now?

How would PopMedia struggle through the reality of 2 African-Americans with competing ideologies running against each other for high office? It's something they've never had to confront before, since conservative Blacks are routinely painted as uncle toms. When it comes to 'black', Cain is the real deal compared to the life-long pampered Obama. Cain has had to perform his entire life. Perhaps a Cain vs Obama race would cause blacks to question the auto-assumptions of generations.

but if not, I still prefer Cain to any current alternative, for the country.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 10:37AM

Hey, and he's not afraid to call a spade a spade...

DTOM

Dave Williams| 10.6.11 @ 12:47PM

*coffee comes out the nose* :-)
Well said, sir... and as far as I'm concerned, Mr. Cain is the real deal. Go, Herman!

Louis Jenkins| 10.6.11 @ 10:43AM

Palin was the only female candidate that could have brought in the votes. I will now definately lend support to Cain, although I am somewhat heartbroken that Palin will not run. Regardless of whether or not you agreed with her, she brought a dynamic status to the party. The libs and old house Republicans foamed and spouted all kinds of detractions towards her, but she continued on just being "Palin." Got to admire her, but I believe she will eventually be relinguished to a footnote of political history. We needed her.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 2:35PM

Got any old McCain/Palin signs? Just cross out the "Mc" We are in a recession after all.

DTOM

bruce| 10.6.11 @ 8:34AM

The "establishmentarians" of both parties were strongly against her mainly because she was (is) self-made. Therefore, they had to mechanism for controlling or influencing her.

Palin could probably have beaten Hussein bin Obama. How? Demographics, that's how.

Three out of four registered voters are white. Most whites vote GOP. She would have electrified white Americans who see what our Black Panther Socialist in Chief is all about - redistributing middle class Americans' (white Americans) weath to his voters (non-white).

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 1:42PM

"Most" is by no means all - most Democrats are white too, and most of the liberal snots who were most obnoxious about Palin are white.

Kelly Staples| 10.6.11 @ 8:41AM

For months I've been telling anyone who would listen she's gonna do it! Going rogue again. . . Such are the hazards of getting caught up in a cult of personality.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 10:48AM

Kelly;

You need to find out what a cult of personality is.

It ain't Mrs. Palin.

Leaders who are propagating a 'cult of personality' do NOT resign from power because they believe that their presence is harming the welfare of their constituents. Heck, leaders with COP's don't have constituents, they have SUBJECTS...

Wise up ol' Kell'

DTOM

PS Look at Wikipedia, they'll 'splain it.DH

Michael Tomlinson| 10.6.11 @ 8:51AM

". . .pundits quickly turned their attention to which of the 2012 presidential candidates would gain most from her decision not to run. "My guess is that [Herman] Cain benefits the most from her absence," wrote the mysterious Allahpundit at the popular Hot Air blog. "Like her, he's a Beltway outsider, and like her, he seems like a real person, not a talking-points machine.… Authenticity has always been key to Palin's appeal among her supporters and that's Cain all over."

Who is Herman Cain? Herman Cain is our Obama – an untested candidate with a golden tongue; a blank slate upon whom we can hang our dreams and fantasies. Where does Cain stand on the issues? Aside from his regressive and hidden tax (9-9-9) that insures the growth of government and punishes working families what does he believe?

How about killing terrorists like Anwar Awalaki? He's against it well he said he was, but now he says he didn't say that. When asked Cain responded, "In his case, no, because he's an American citizen. If he's an American citizen, which is the big difference, then he should be charged, and he should be arrested and brought to justice.” Cain also stated in the same interview, “He [Awlaki] should be charged. And since he’s an American citizen, he should be tried in our courts.” Another time he said, "I don't believe that the president of the United States should order the assassination of citizens of the United States. That's why we have our court system, and that's why we have our laws." The new Herman rather than explaining his Ron Paul like position just denies it, "I never said that [President Obama] should not have ordered [the killing]. I don’t recall saying that. I think you’ve got some misinformation. Keep in mind that there are a lot of people out there trying to make me sound as if I am indecisive.” (He's doing well enough on his own proving he’s not only indecisive, but either disingenuous or making it up as he goes.) The new Cain went on to say, “I don’t know all of the compelling evidence that the intelligence agencies and the military had. I’m convinced — I’m convinced that they have enough intelligence information that said he’s a threat to the United States of America. You don’t try to prosecute or capture him simply because he’s a United States citizen.”

What about the pro-life issue? Surely, as an evangelical he’s opposed to abortion on demand or is he? He has refused to sign the Susan B. Anthony pro-life pledge, but pro-life Republicans are to merely trust him. He also refused to sign the National Organization for Marriage's marriage pledge, but couldn't explain why. He told a conservative blogger he could support a federal marriage amendment, but in his first debate in NH he seemed to have joined Ron Paul in opposing a federal marriage amendment, saying he would leave the issue to the states. Where does Cain stand on these important issues to social conservatives? If I had to guess he’s closer to Mitt Romney and we really don’t where he stands either.

What about foreign policy? At the American Principles Project's Palmetto Freedom Forum over Labor Day, he refused to answer questions about Afghanistan because he said he didn't know the answers. For those who think Perry flubbed the Pakistan question in the third debate I think they need to think twice before supporting Cain if foreign policy is a big deal to them.

Herman Cain is anything, but authentic. He’s in fact a lot like his friend and 2008 candidate Mitt Romney saying whatever he thinks will get him what he wants. It would be understandable if conspiracy theorists thought he was in this election to sabotage true conservatives and help Romney's bid. But I’m guessing he’s more opportunistic than that.

John Navratil| 10.6.11 @ 9:59AM

Michael Tomlinson,

The big differences between Cain and Obama can be found in who he surrounds himself with and his recognition that he doesn't have all the answers.

Oh, and personal history, and business success, and political outlook, and faith in Americans, and...

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 10:56AM

And Obama has never been responsible for anything, ever. And he made a career of voting "Present." Cain ran businesses from out of the ditch back onto the road of profit. This is done with leadership and quick, correct decision making...

We've tried "Never been there, never done that" with miserable results;

we've tried "Been there, done that, maybe doing it again will help,"

Now may be the time to try "Been over here and this worked, been over there and that worked, been down and in trouble and down there this worked." Cain has shown himself to be successful doing whatever it was he was doing. That'd be different.

DTOM

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 2:38PM

Obama won't even take responsibility for his own damn administration.

He reminds me of Bart Simpson on the stage knocking down the set, turning to the audience and saying "I didn't do it."

Neither did Obama...

DTOM

John Navratil| 10.6.11 @ 10:23AM

Michael Tomlinson,

The most damning thing, to me, that you have to say about Cain is the one which most directly attends to his power as the executive and that is the issue of killing Al-Awlaki.

I don't take particular offense to him having changed his mind particularly as his second statements seem to indicate that having reviewed the issue he came to the correct conclusion. Just as I don't take particular offense to Obama changing his mind on Gitmo and civilian trials. As Reagan once said "The sound you hear is the sound of concrete cracking."

As to his untestedness, I observe that this nation was founded on the principle that citizen-legislators would leave their businesses for a period of time when called by the nation to serve. Washington, who could have been king, walked away after two terms which just about blew the silk slippers off George III feet. Obama was not untested (he'd been in politics for over a decade), he was unvetted. To the extent that you are vetting Cain, I salute you. I, however, would have no difficulty with a person untested in the political arena, but fully tested in the real-world.

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 1:45PM

"Been in politics" = "Been in the Illinois state legislature voting present"

He was a first term Senator halfway through his term when he ran for president.

loulou| 10.6.11 @ 9:45AM

The GOP elites are frantically trying to make Romney the inevitable nominee. They are clueless.

I want to hear more of Perry's illegal immigration stance. Does he support the sanctuary cities in his state?

kzat| 10.6.11 @ 10:11AM

Perry like Bush like McCain like Obama like Romney are all in favor of never ending 3rd world immigration, especially Latino immigration. Perry is in favor of the "Mexodus".

MATT M.| 10.6.11 @ 9:55AM

In a way I wish she had tossed her bra in. She would have been mauled in her first debate and the MSM would have chewed up and spat out the leftovers. Within a few weeks she would have lost her Fox gig and been looking for an undercard on ladies mud wrestling.

Now we will have to endure her "pontificating" with her ever present panty sniffers drooling over her every word.

John Navratil| 10.6.11 @ 10:04AM

MATT M.,

Sounds like she played her cards right, doesn't it.

MATT M.| 10.6.11 @ 10:06AM

You got that right.

She is dumb but not dumb enough to enter the race and make it obvious to all.

John Navratil| 10.6.11 @ 10:27AM

MATT M.

Ah, the most dangerous dummy of all - a CRYPTO-DUMMY - and with a mean streak a mile wide. Thanks for the heads up! Bring me the Holy Hand Grenade.

kzat| 10.6.11 @ 10:08AM

Ah Matt, have you ever heard your Muslim Messiah speak without a teleprompter? Talk about a clueless boob.......

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 11:02AM

kzat;

You are insulting clueless people and boobs worldwide!

Matt M.

So are you cutting class to go Astroturf Wall Street to protest the unfairness of your having to re-pay those unfair government-backed education loans that you applied for? Yet?

With apologies to rocks and hammers all over...

Matt, you sir, display a lack of intellectual capacity and effort which any box of rocks or bag of hammers would blush at.

DTOM

Anthony| 10.6.11 @ 10:40AM

Oh, you mean like what she did with Biteme in their debate? She cleaned that moron's clock, even with his 30 years of government experience, with her having been in the race all of 3 months. Biteme's clock, like you drones on the left, is always running a bit slow.
Matt, you're a lefty ass, who could not discern the truth if it was written in crayon for you. How's the Wall Street protest going, are you marching again today?
Besides, you wouldn't know how to handle a woman like Palin if she did throw "her bra" into the ring, face it, your're not man enough for her. She' have your ass pinned in a mud wrestling contest in no time flat. Bet you'd like that wouldn't you??
No, for lefties like you, bi-sexuals with high golf handicaps, are your cup of tea.

MATT M.| 10.6.11 @ 10:54AM

Unlike Perky I am happily married and would have no interest in a bobble head Bimbo and I don't do mud.

I can understand that you (and others) are much distraught your Bimbo finally wised up to the fact that she would be more comfortable sniping from the sidelines than being boiled in the cauldron of a real live debate. Now calm down and start complaining how the "MSM" and "Establishment" and the "RINO's" prevented her from tossing her bra in.

Anthony| 10.6.11 @ 11:05AM

Matt, you and the entire left dwell in the mud, it's the only comfort place you folks can operate from.
By the way, how did Biteme's "Summer of Recovery" II work out for you? Do you even have a job, you know, that 3 letter word Biteme spells J O B S?

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 11:05AM

Matt

Too bad BHO never had as much gumption. Millions would still own their homes, have jobs, and futures...

DTOM

PS We are scheduling a debate for you, Matt. I've got a couple of rocks here and a couple of hammers for you to watch wits with. Do you think you could take them on at the same time, or do you only want to face one opponent at a time. DH

PPS These aren't particularly bright rocks or hammers. DH

Seek| 10.6.11 @ 12:11PM

Sarah Palin is not the messiah in a skirt. She's simply a hack politician who recognized, belatedly, that she was out of her league. Why was columnist Kathleen Parker vilified by people like you three years ago for making the same observation?

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 2:43PM

"Seek" because you are as wrong and ill-meaning as she was. Get it?

No? No surprise there.

DTOM

Michael Tomlinson| 10.6.11 @ 10:28AM

Loulou:
Here is what Rick Perry said in an interview about the Democrat "Dream Act" and immigration. I think you'll like it as compared to the distortions coming from moderates like Romney and the flip-flopping and mendacious Herman Cain.

What Perry's opponents don't understand is this is a state's right/10th Amendment/federalism issue of allowing students with a valid Texas H.S. diplomas to pay in-state fees for college -- the truly conservative position. Unfortunately, on this issue many so-called conservatives are actually opposed to federalism and want big government solutions. They want to deny the people of Texas their rights. Romney defends Oromneycare as a "state's right" issue (though in 2008 he wanted to impose it on the nation) or Cain who claims to be a supporter of the Constitution wants to undermine the 2d Amendment and the 10th Amendment if it doesn't suit him.

1. You supported the Texas version of the DREAM ACT which incidentally, was very popular in your state. It passed 27-3 in the Senate and 130-2 in the House. However, you would not support the DREAM ACT nationally if you became President of the United States. Why is that?

The federal DREAM Act is an amnesty bill, and I strongly oppose amnesty. The Texas educational residency bill was vastly different.

Because the federal government has failed in its basic duty to protect our borders, states are forced to deal with illegal immigrant issues.

In Texas, we had to deal with the children of illegal immigrants residing in our state and attending our schools, as the federal government requires states to educate these children through the public school system. Lawmakers in Texas – indisputably one of the most conservative states in America – were virtually unanimous in their decision.

The Legislature determined the payment of in-state college tuition is available to all students who have lived in Texas for at least three years and graduated from a public high school. If you meet those requirements, you pay in-state tuition, whether you relocated from Oklahoma, Idaho, Canada or Mexico. The only difference is that Texas residents who aren’t documented must be on the path to pursue U.S. citizenship to be allowed to pay in-state tuition.

There were a number of reasons the bill received widespread support among conservatives. Importantly, it has never had a cost to Texas taxpayers. In fact, our institutions of higher learning would actually lose tens of millions of dollars in lost tuition payments if the law were repealed.

And it would lower the odds that these students would receive subsidized health care or end up in prison. Protecting taxpayers was a serious concern, given that a Supreme Court decree already requires taxpayers to pay for K-12 education for undocumented students.

3. Now you worked to outlaw sanctuary cities in Texas. Tell us why that is. I called for abolishing sanctuary cities in my last State of the State address, and made it an emergency item for the Legislature. I’m a firm believer in giving law enforcement the discretion they need to do their job. Sanctuary city policies handcuff law enforcement officers in order to further a political agenda.

You can read the entire interview here. I know you'll like it and where he really stands on illegal immigration despite the deception of Romney Cain and Santorum.

http://rightwingnews.com/inter.....gration-2/

Drunken Sailor| 10.6.11 @ 10:38AM

Marco Rubio doesn't seem to have any issues with Perry's stance on Immigration.

Ken (Old Texican)| 10.6.11 @ 12:41PM

Michael,
thanks for the clarifications and the link.

Michael Tomlinson| 10.6.11 @ 10:43AM

kzat:
You're obviously ignorant of the facts. I'd suggest you actually find out where Perry stands on the issues. Making statements without the facts really doesn't help your cause. As Governor of Texas Perry was pro-Texas and as President of the US he'll be the strongest supporter of American exceptionalism in modern US history.

http://rightwingnews.com/inter.....gration-2/

John Navratil:
Unlike Herman Cain George Washington had a political record in the Virginia House of Burgesses', his work in the Continental Congress, etc.. Also Washington opposed George III's version of 9-9-9 the Stamp Act. Cain is nothing like Washington, but he is a lot like the 44th president.

Cain on issue after issues is saying one thing and then when trapped by his words denying he said it. Either he's a liar, mentally addled and can't remember what he's said or a crass political opportunist who makes Mitt Romney look like a consistent conservative. I was ready to support Cain until he played the race card then I began to dig and discovered for all the talk about his "authenticity" he's not. He's our Obama and if we nominate and elect him we'll be sorely disappointed in him, because he's not a conservative and apparently unprinciple along the lines of Eric Holder.

John Navratil| 10.6.11 @ 11:55AM

Michael Tomlinson,

Nothing in my comment was meant the say the Washington wasn't untested. Merely that he was content, even felt compelled, to walk away; politics was not to be a career. A tested politician has no particular appeal to me. A CEO, indeed an apparent turn-around specialist, seems to be to be the kind of executive we can use in the position of "chief executive." The resume should fit the job. Will he be ham-strung dealing with a political congress? Most certainly yes, which is why this election is important in many respects. Will his lack of foreign policy experience hurt him? Most likely, but that's why we have a state department and a cabinet officer to run it. The President set the policy and Cains views on America exceptionalism will not hurt him

I think your comparison of 9-9-9 (whatever its merits) to the Stamp Act a bit strained. The former is an attempt broaden a tax base and limit exemptions in the collection of revenues and to replace income taxes, while the latter was a tax to be paid rather specifically for printing materials to fund the British troops. Arguments in defense of the stamp act can be made (the colonies benefit from the troops and should pay for them), but it gave rise to the "taxation without representation" argument which is specifically not applicable here. We are, in fact, voting for the proponent of the tax plan.

I too, thought Cain's interjection into the non-event which has Perry' hunting camp was a disappointment.

I take your statement seriously that you have researched Cain's record closely and found his "authenticity" a chimera. I've been following him since his speech at the Southern Republican Leadership Council in New Orleans eighteen months ago. I have found him say several things which were, at least, tin-eared (perhaps more political testing is needed?) and wished he hadn't said them. Then he "walks them back", "clarifies", or otherwise modifies his position. For there to be a flip-flop, there has to be a 'flip' and then a 'flop'. If you call these unprincipled, I'd like to see where he went back on any of the clarifications.

He's damned for being a Fed Chair (from 1992 to 1996) when Greenspan was head. He's damned for supporting TARP which puts him in good company (Romney, e.g.) - many supported it initially as akin to saving a utility - but then he condemned it for its implementation. Mother Jones seem to be the one source picking on him for being on the board of Aquila at the time they were sued in the post-Enron debacle. I'd love to review what you have to support the notion that he is not conservative.

kzat| 10.6.11 @ 12:58PM

Perry, like 99.999% of all politicians, of both parties, will not say the slightest criticism against "his chosen people" - Mexicans.

I am waiting for an American political leader to say loudly and clearly, "enough of the Mexodus". Round 'em up and ship 'em out. It's that simple. Everything else is whistling past the cemetary.

Same for Moooooslim immigration. Our political class is in favor of the Islamification of the United States. They won't be happy until there is a mosque on every corner and a stoop labor camp full of Mexican Indians standing around waiting to be hired for day labor.

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 5:02PM

What a bunch of crap, Michael.

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 5:03PM

I'm talking about what you said about Herman Cain.
And you KNOW it.

MATT M.| 10.6.11 @ 11:22AM

I seem to have aroused a great deal of angst amongst the Perky Panty Sniffing crowd. I can understand the shock they must feel after being jilted by their imagined lover.

Don't worry boys The Screech will be around polluting the airways for many a moon. The Cliche Queen may even blow you

...a kiss.

tonypal| 10.6.11 @ 11:33AM

Matt, I'm surprised you're able to take time away from teabagging Obama to hang out with us here at TAS. Does your "wife" approve of you gargling the chosen one's ACORNs?

Mike Hawk| 10.6.11 @ 12:06PM

I think he's referring to the Hillary crowd. Tjhey act like that.

Anthony| 10.6.11 @ 3:07PM

Matt, What a hateful leftist hypocrite misogynist dirtball you are.
Tell us, does your wife allow you to wash her panties with that mouth of yours, or does she leave that for a real man to do?

no name| 10.6.11 @ 11:35AM

Well good grief how hard is it to make up your mind? Palin shadowed canidates all over the states, like some kid not invited to a party, but who wanted to be. The worst case is holding the interested and working canidates hostage to her little girl antics. Welll I don't know, maybe, I mean I don't know, come on coax me... he, he, he Hell Obama tooks months to finally decide he had a job bill, and with the country ablaze like Rome he announced he would explain it in a month. The big O also keeps listeners hanging for lenghty periods awaiting his speeches, with little regard for the people. This is a strategy used in psychology to make it appear a person of GREAT IMPORTANCE is about to appear, or announce their candidacy. No I will not vote for Sara Palin, ever, should she in fact were ever to run, ever. Thats how fast I can decide. Shame on her and her little school girl antics.

MATT M.| 10.6.11 @ 11:50AM

Two quits and a loss, that's our Perky, you go Girly.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 11:58AM

More brilliant, thought-provoking insight from the afraid-to-debate hammers-and-rocks Matt M.

DTOM

Anthony| 10.6.11 @ 3:34PM

Misogynsit Matt could not carry Gov. Palin's vetements de nuit, but he'd love to wear them.
No actually, he'd rather wear the jock of our Muslim Marxist duffer.
BTW Matt, the jock's pocket goes in front, not back, not that it would matter in your case.
On second thought, just put it over your head and dream of hope and change.

Dixie Pixie| 10.6.11 @ 12:14PM

There is a brilliant article in the American Thinker about the interaction between the GOP candidates and the MSM and DC-New York political elites.

The article can be found at::::
http://www.americanthinker.com.....ublic.html

Con Chef (NB) | 10.6.11 @ 12:15PM

Palin knows that she's more valuable as a gold plated endorsement for any conservative candidate. And I'd agree with that.

Oh, & its nice to see that cyber-toughie Clit, who threatened to beat someone's ass at a Tea Party because that person called Clit out for the fraud that he really is, has joined us. How's your wife/sister, Clit? She helping you make the meth these days?

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 6:43PM

You're A slandering Liar Israel FirsterNeo-Chickenhawk Bloviator, Con Job.

Doctor Right| 10.6.11 @ 9:19PM

Clint...Have you been surfin' the net lookin' for hot twinks, again?

Is that why you're all angry???

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:17PM

You Always Talk Like The Obsessed Creepy Faggot You Appear To Be,Dr.Reich.

Con Chef (NB) | 10.6.11 @ 12:23PM

"The "Jews" did not support her because they know the duplicity of the smiling evangelical when it comes to Israel. My "friend" is really not my "friend" after all - just Netanyahu and his ilk exploit this paradox for his own ends and the US Jews know it."

Yeah, right. And the JINOs at JStreet & Jews Against Zionism are really representative of ALL American Jews. Tell us what a "good" friend the left has been to the Jews. Especially when they're "occupying" Wall St. & harassing Jews on the street telling them, "You own all the money, JEWISH MAN! WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK TO ISRAEL!"

That douchebag was either Clint or some commie, patchoulie smelling leftist idiot.

axbucxdu| 10.6.11 @ 12:24PM

The presidency is a lower priority than changing the composition of Congress.

CalMark| 10.6.11 @ 12:25PM

How did this very well written Sarah Palin article become a vehicle for AMSPEC's resident Ron Paul obsessive?

Con Chef (NB) | 10.6.11 @ 12:31PM

He defacates all over EVERY thread. He's like one of those insipid Obamatons.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 6:48PM

Get Bent, Neo-Chickenhawk Cupcake.

The Tea Party Steps On Con Jobs Face.

W.T. Foxtrot| 10.6.11 @ 9:20PM

The Tea Party sits on Clint's face...And he LOVES it!!!!

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:14PM

Bibi Sits On Your Face & Craps & You Eat It, Foxshit.

Margie| 10.7.11 @ 2:05PM

Where are all of Clint's fellow Catholics to hold Clint responsible for his horrendous language?
Wouldn't be hypocrites, would ya's?

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 1:50PM

Stick it where the sun don't shine.

I bear no responsibility for this guy, any more than other Protestants do for the regular ignorant anti-Catholic comments made on this board.

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 1:50PM

Stick it where the sun don't shine.

I bear no responsibility for this guy, any more than other Protestants do for the regular ignorant anti-Catholic comments made on this board.

Margie| 10.9.11 @ 4:04PM

OK punk, but lay off the real Christians when we call an Ace an Ace.
Okedokee, dude?

Margie| 10.9.11 @ 4:06PM

By the way, you are acting like a typical Catholic hypocrite.
And also are acting like Cain, who said, "Am I my brother's keeper?"
He said it to God's Face. He didn't think he needed to give a damn either, kiddo.

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 6:47PM

Because You Fixated Obsessive Israel Firster Assholes Are Attempting To Give Us Another Serial Traitor To Conservatism, Like John McCain, Colliefornia Clown.

Tell Us About McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Lieberman, Gang of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003, TARP, Hobbits.

You're Up Israel Firster Bloviator,

W.T. Foxtrot| 10.6.11 @ 9:21PM

Tell us about yo' momma!

Clint| 10.6.11 @ 11:13PM

Foxshit, Yo Momma's So Ugly She Gotta Tie A Pork Chop Around her Neck To Get The Dog To Lick Her Face.

MATT M.| 10.6.11 @ 12:44PM

She is not gone, not by a long shot.

That Screech will be in your face every night on Fox. The only way she would have been "gone" is if she had run and been chewed up in her first debate. Like I said she is dumb but not that dumb.

If it was really about God and Family she would take her booty, move back to Alaska, and eschew the adulation of her claque. Not a chance, there are still several of you hayseeds left to be fleeced.

Con Chef (NB) | 10.6.11 @ 1:31PM

Yeah. And you Obamatons & your endless love of your "president" haven't been "fleeced" by his policies. Who's Palin "fleecing" when she gives her endorsements or speeches? Only people who want to pay to hear her speak. The rest of us don't have a choice when it comes to being "fleeced" by the "president."

victor| 10.6.11 @ 11:53PM

It's the nasty Matt Morehouse, unable to hide his disdain for a good woman.
You're a lowlife, kiddo.

sharmajee | 10.6.11 @ 12:54PM

Mark my words folks, Barack Obama just won re-election by default. Period. The Obama Margin of Victory fears Sarah Palin most - just as it feared Hillary in 2008 - and now without the Governor, it's a cinch the incumbent will prevail with a proven Rose Garden strategy.

No matter how much worse it gets for him in approval ratings, he will yet win.

Seek| 10.6.11 @ 1:07PM

No bona fide candidate lived in fear of Sarah Palin. That's pretty much the main reason why she declared her intention not to run. Palin's opponents didn't "fear" her; the truth is, they barely even noticed her.

Ken (Old Texican)| 10.6.11 @ 12:54PM

I always get a chuckle........
reading the words of the do-nothing little nerdlics shooting their lilipution arrows at a lovely lady.

As you read their tiny words, please keep in mind that the liliputians have never...and will never...accomplish ANYTHING.

Heh, they are simply ankle biters and ankle yappers.

Bob Grant| 10.6.11 @ 10:46PM

Ken,

Many of the Palin detractors, including myself, don't hate the woman; just think she's not presidential material.

Truth be told, she has a long history of awkwardly ending chapters of her life: Gas and oil commissioner; Governor; and now her potential presidential run.

She seems to always take the easy route and this is just one more example to her ever-increasing list.

Let's allow the woman to be a cog in the machine to get this dictator out of office.

Ken (Old Texican)| 10.7.11 @ 6:54PM

yap yap yap!

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 1:55PM

Yeah I know. I loved what I read about her as Governor of Alaska, and think that's still in there somewhere. I understand her reasons for quitting and don't begrudge her success as a pundit.

I just don't see where she goes from here. Does she just want to talk? Don't we have enough people who do that?

If she wants to get back in the game, maybe if the Reps win she can do something in the executive branch. We could see how she did with one of the big, slow bureaucracies - my belief is: pretty good.

Otherwise maybe she can run for Senate, but I don't like that idea either, because she's really a do-er, an executive.

ABNCP| 10.6.11 @ 1:19PM

Sara Palin is not running. Good, she almost certainly would not have been the nominee. She should and can take charge and organize the Tea Party. Everyone knows the Tea Party is really not a Party. It is a collection of groups across this country having similar ideas about what needs to be done to pull American out of the dangerous situation we are currently in. Of course in the 2010 election, the country was so inflamed by the Obama administration that even with a weak organization it was a force. In the future that won't do. In order to maintain that power the Tea Party has to become a real Party and to do that it has to be much better organized.

Sara and I believe only Sara can become the De Facto leader the Tea Party requires to become a more powerful political force. The Tea Party needs to be organized on a local, state and national basis.
It needs to put together high powered funding groups in order to fund the people it wants to run for state and national office. It needs to put together and agree on a manifesto of unalterable policies mutualy agreed on required to return this country back to traditional American values. No I am not advocating creating a third party, at least not yet. The Tea Party should and will support the
Republican Party for this election cycle but with a strong and growing ability to change the direction of some of the moderates in the Republican Party or remove them from office.

Sara Palin should use her power and identy for the most important thing she can do. Make the Tea Party a national, organized and real politcal force for change. She can do it and no one else can before the 2012 election.

Con Chef (NB) | 10.6.11 @ 1:34PM

She's PERFECT in her role as a "kingmaker"/gold plated endorsement. I've often thought she'd be a GREAT RNC Chair. Althought the powers that be in the GOP would have a hissy fit, she'd be JUST the person to bring conservatism even MORE into the fabric of the party & help to eliminate the "go along to get along" RINO crowd.

Bob Grant| 10.6.11 @ 10:48PM

She would be the perfect RNC chair.

somnolence| 10.6.11 @ 1:31PM

Hmm, seems like a few on this blog are convinced that the one with all the bread has the advantage. Yesterday on Neil Cavuto's show one of Phil Gramm's workers on the 1996 campaign reminded everyone that Phil had accumulate $32 million by the time of the Iowa caucus and went down to roaring defeat. But hey, I still cherish my Gramm campaign button that remains in my bookcase. So as far as Perry goes, whoopee! But that isn't the final say by far. Far from it.

somnolence| 10.6.11 @ 1:34PM

I love Sarah, would unequivocally supported her with my vote before all others. But I am not one of the "hayseeds" someone above remarked about as she and no one else this year has "fleeced" me for one thin dime.

somnolence| 10.6.11 @ 1:48PM

I could support Cain/Romney or Romney/Cain without hesitation. I send that message specifically to all you Paulbots out there. But hey, if he (Paul)IS the nominee I promise you I will vote for him. The current GOP field is the field that we will live with through the primaries. Get used to it.

Dave| 10.6.11 @ 2:26PM

Palin scares those who think they are smarter than a brick.

Dan Hirsch| 10.6.11 @ 2:47PM

But aren't, right?

DTOM

Mr. Potato Head| 10.6.11 @ 3:03PM

I'm a disappointed Palin for President 2012 supporter. My own suspicion is that Sarah supports the nominee but not a candidate for the nomination.

Personally, I'll take anyone other than Obama-Romney. All of them have serious deficiencies and this is the most consequential election in recent memory.

The prospect of a reelected, unaccountable Obama would do severe damage to this country. Even if the republicans overtake Congress, it would be impossible to completely stop Obama's efforts to further damage this country.

That is way it is so hard to accept Sarah's decision not to run.

Alan Brooks| 10.6.11 @ 3:06PM

"I call bullshit. We all know you only plan on voting for Obama and only Obama."

You can read minds?

Alan Brooks| 10.6.11 @ 3:05PM

"I call bullshit. We all know you only plan on voting for Obama and only Obama."

A woman has no chance of being elected president in America.

W.T. Foxtrot| 10.6.11 @ 9:22PM

In that case, maybe you shouldn't run for President...

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 3:06PM

I'm proud of Sarah Palin. She's putting her family first, that's her decision, and I respect her immensely for it.
God's not gonna stop using her now~ but all the more as she uses her talents to help get true conservatives elected.
Like she said, this sort of unshackles her to do so.
And I for one, am really looking forward to it!
God bless you, sister Sarah!

Mr. Potato Head| 10.6.11 @ 3:28PM

Margie:

You're probably right. Perhaps I'll get to where you are in you thinking eventually. Just find it hard to get from "The Undefeated" to where she went yesterday.

Hate to use a sports analogy, but is the final play in the big game and the star quarterback decides to be a sideline cheer-leader.

RCV| 10.6.11 @ 5:36PM

She always quits when the going gets tough.

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 6:03PM

And liars always lie.

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 6:03PM

That is, you.

Ken (Old Texican)| 10.6.11 @ 6:11PM

RCV,
that was below even your gutter-rat, (nomenklatura), standards.

Trust me on this. Sarah is going to be driving you to to the gutters ...FOR YEARS TO COME.

RCV| 10.6.11 @ 7:29PM

The comment was accurate. She was appointed to the Alaska Oil & Gas Commission, and quit the job. She was elected to be Governor of Alaska, and quit the job. She doesn't have the discipline, dedication or attention span to see things through. She will indeed be terrific as a publicity hound and cheerleader, two things she does eminently well given her looks, outward charm and instinct for catching the public eye.

John Navratil| 10.6.11 @ 8:15PM

RCV,

I thought you might bring up the Oil and Gas Commission. Nice that you admitted that she was appointed. This is neither an elected position nor was there a term. She could serve until she was replaced or resigned.

Palin was appointed as chairman and ethics supervisor. Republican Party chairman Randy Ruedrich was appointed at the same time and was accused of doing party business on the state dime. After Palin's investigation which didn't endear her to the party, he resigned! Did he quit, too? The problem for Palin was the secretive ethics laws which bound her to silence. Remember those things? The Party (the one you don't think much of) still supported Ruedrich and she couldn't say a thing about it - he could as he was gone. She resigned, began blowing the whistle and the cronyism eventually engulfed the Atty. General. She even teamed up with a Democrat to pursue it which really put her on the outs with the party. I'd have thought you'd give her a medal? Instead you call her a quitter. The rest, as they say, is history.

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 8:30PM

And you have the attention span fit for a snake.

John Navratil| 10.6.11 @ 6:11PM

RCV,

Are you suggesting more than the governorship? 'Always' suggests a pattern. We've discussed the ethics charges before and will have to disagree as to whether leaving the state with a functioning governor was quitting. She did resign, I will not dispute.

Trinacria| 10.6.11 @ 6:49PM

When God finishes using her, do you think he could send her up to my place?

W| 10.6.11 @ 7:34PM

Trinacria,
Una bella ragazza, si?

Margie| 10.6.11 @ 8:49PM

I'd worry more about what God's gonna do to you when He's through with you, punk.

Trinacria| 10.7.11 @ 11:55AM

What, no Papist liar? You're off your game, honey. Pity.

Margie| 10.7.11 @ 1:52PM

A liar is a liar is a liar. And You have no fear of God in you. You're a mocker and that strong drink you're drinking is taking you to Hell.

"Give strong drink to him who is perishing.." Prov. 31:6.

"And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct.
They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity, they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
Though they know God's decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them but approve those who practice them." Rom. 1:28-32.

Satan| 10.7.11 @ 6:08PM

Go Margie!!!
You've been silent ----missed you---nobody wants to play with you here----we need a new game

Margie| 10.7.11 @ 10:01PM

Who's playing?

"These things you have done and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you, and lay the charge before you.
"Mark this, then, you who forget God, lest I rend, and there be none to deliver!
He who brings thanksgiving as his sacrifice honors me; to him who orders his way aright I will show the Salvation of God!" Ps. 50:21-23.

Praise God for His mercy and for sending His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to die in my place for my sins.

What's your excuse?

Rick Patel| 10.6.11 @ 3:15PM

Thanks for an interesting, informative, and encouraging article, Mr. McCain.

somnolence| 10.6.11 @ 3:44PM

Only sissies think Palin is arrogant, and I'd be ashamed to call them real Republicans. Nobody was more arrogant than Harry S. Truman. And like Robert Mitchum, baby, he just didn't care. Hey, wimps, grow a tougher exterior and stop trying to be so metrosexual(and that is putting it mildly). I heard this same crap from so-called "conservatives" in 1992 when they compared Pat Buchanan's speech to that of a Nazi rally. I don't give a damn if she is arrogant as hell; frankly, I WANT the ideal nominee to have a pair. Sarah, thanks for having a great chemical balance of estrogen/testosterone. To hell with all the wimps who run from you on that one.

Stefan Stackhouse| 10.6.11 @ 4:50PM

I expect to see Sarah go all out campaigning for senate and house candidates that she can endorse. She had a pretty good batting average on her endorsements in 2010, so I suspect that her support will be welcome and appreciated. If she continues to have a good batting average, then a considerable percentage of what will be the majority party in both chambers will be in her debt. She is still young enough to be thinking about 2016 or 2020.

If she plays her cards right by not burning bridges to any of the "final nine", and actively campaigns for whoever does get the nomination, then if the GOP wins I'd say that Sarah has a good shot for a cabinet post. Maybe Secretary of Energy? She might also consider running against Begich in 2014 or Murkowski in 2016 for the Senate. Either position would set her up well for a 2020 Presidential bid.

stmichrick| 10.6.11 @ 7:51PM

I want the names and tactics of all those who harassed her with ethics charges in Alaska to be common knowledge someday.

Sarah Palin was 'quayled' in the media and popular culture. My only issue with her was speech modulation. She will rise again.

1blumutt| 10.6.11 @ 10:09PM

I've now dropped receiving Red State. Didn't read much of their stuff anyway. Just didn't realize that Erickson is emotionally such a juvenile, before reading you piece.

POST American| 10.6.11 @ 11:27PM

----"Que Sera --Sarah"

MEANWHILE, notice one and all, that as
the election approaches -----as usual,
NO mention of ANY issue of substance.

For the injection and porno addled, here's
a list:

-4 decades of deliberate, Globalist RED China
set up, sellout and TREASON

-Almost a century of the ILLEGAL, private,
foreign owned 'Federal Reserve' diddling
with the economy and formenting wars,
assassinations, depressions etc.

-The wartime scale of Globalist sourced
drug violence south of the border ---and
the ever swelling ILLEGAL alien disaster

-EUGENISTS now controlling outright
our medical, food and 'enviornmental'
establishments

-The HAARP 'fishy', flawed GE reactors
sourced FUKISHIMA world nuclear DEPOP
OP (btw --many hundred times more powerful
than Chernobyl)

-David Rockefellow's November call for
MASSIVE and RAPID world DEPOP by
'any and all means' (is genocide)

-The obscene costs of 'higher education'
itself all but reduced to technocratic skills
training.

-Agenda 21's call for an end to even the semblance
of American, or ANY national sovereignty,
and gradual population extermination

--AND of course---

-------The age old ABOMINATION of USURY-----

Tim the Enchanter| 10.13.11 @ 1:20PM

Huh?

wodiej| 10.7.11 @ 6:00AM

Palin would have made a fine president. But the GOP would not defend her and often participated in the trashing. Karl Rove must be full of glee that he will get a chance to put another RINO in the WH. At least liberals nominate liberals. Conservatives are intent on nominating old white men who are lukewarm conservative at best.

Scott| 10.7.11 @ 9:30AM

Good grief....now its the liberals that made her quit halfway through her term?

Please explain to me how if Palin is pushed out of offices from liberal pressure after only 2 years in a state with a tiny population, how she'd be able to ever handle the liberal pressure from the entire US Congress and liberal political class??

Roy| 10.8.11 @ 1:58PM

She'd have the White House counsel to defend her from bogus "ethics" charges.

Bill589| 10.7.11 @ 5:20PM

Two leaders in my life have inspired me to follow.
First was Ronald Reagan, and the second was Sarah Palin.

There has been noone else in-between, and noone else since.
I’m having a hard time adjusting now.

Jonathan| 10.8.11 @ 12:19AM

"If Palin's most diehard supporter won't criticize her, what right does anyone else have to." In Robert Stacy McCain land, that logic makes sense.

Alice Wolf| 10.9.11 @ 1:40AM

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of us all? Why, Sarah Palin is the fairest of them all.
Seems like someone got the wrong answer from his trusty mirror..........................Sarah Mae certainloy is wise to remain prayerful........... Pandora's box is officially open.....................

garhighway| 10.9.11 @ 2:10PM

Seth Meyers had it right last night: she isn't running because the two year commitment was too much.

Simon Templar| 10.9.11 @ 7:23PM

For those truly interested in understanding what is going on in this GOP Race and the Dems election strategy, then read the following article,

http://www.americanthinker.com....._wins.html

Perhaps it will sober you all up and make you a little more reserved in shooting your mouths off about other candidates and tearing up those running on our side.

Peter Warren | 10.11.11 @ 9:08AM

I am so glad that Sarah Palin heeded God and decided not to stand. It was good of God to intervene God evidently knew she would be a disaster.

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