Sarah Palin has been thoroughly vetted by both conservatives and liberals. Her record as Alaska governor is excellent if not 100% perfect enough for some. Some conservatives don't find Palin appealing for any number of reasons; some relatively substantive, most trivial. That is their prerogative. However, whether an individual conservative supports Sarah Palin or not, few, if any, can point to egregious episodes in her political career that would cause them to question her conservative values, her personal integrity and honesty. I'm beginning to doubt if supporters of Texas Governor Rick Perry can make the same claim. My exchange with one of the posters that immediately dismissed your contentions seemed to demonstrate that they have no real argument. Instead, I was told to 'go look stuff up'. I'm not sure if that was arrogance or laziness but it doesn't enhance my opinion of Perry's conservative values. I appreciate your input on Perrys' political background and if this thread is any indication of his supporters explanations for his record, I doubt he'll make it past the first few primaries. If Sarah Palin - my choice - runs, Perry will likely either be forced out by lack of financial support and primary votes or simply withdraw voluntarily and throw his support to Palin. Whatever happens, I'm beginning to doubt that Rick Perry will be the 2012 Republican presidential candidate. We can't afford another RINO, seeking to appease Muslims (and Latinos) like the left does, to the nation's disadvantage. We had that with George W. Bush and we don't need it all over again. Another reason I remain a Sarah Palin supporter.
Thanks, Jim and thanks for the defense earlier in the thread.
In spite of the Perry pushers’ efforts to glibly dismiss these legitimate concerns, everyone now knows that Rick Perry is not a conservative. Mitt Romney is not a conservative. They will be fighting over maybe 30% of the GOP primary vote.
Bachmann has a conservative voting record but no executive experience and lacks the ability to raise money and to really inspire her troops the way Palin does. Palin will overwhelm her in the conservative “mini-primary” and then dispatch whichever of the RINOs (Romney or Perry) is left standing).
Isn’t it just a little bit surreal to see the pundit class proclaiming a guy like Perry (who needed help to get renominated and reelected just last year) over the person (Palin) who provided the help that he himself crowed about as being so crucial. How dumb does can the chattering class be?