Either way, it's great politics.
Posted on 12/09/2009 6:32:51 AM PST by Josh Painter
A recent New York Sun editorial makes the observation that the essence of Sarah Palin's world view — which the editor has dubbed "Palinism" — is emerging:
"...and it is far more substantive than her detractors suggest or than we gained a glimpse of during the campaign. She has been, in a straightforward way, stepping up on certain issues that her fellow Republicans would do well to emulate."The 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate's statement on Israel is one example cited in the editorial:
"It provides a glimpse of a leader who would respect Israel’s right to establish, democratically, its own strategy in its own sphere and could restore the standing of America’s president in the eyes in the Israelis, among whom it has plunged since President Obama’s speech in Cairo and his out-reach to the non-democratic Arab leaders."Sarah Palin is also doing her part to bring other issues to the forefront, including -- but not limited to -- energy security, cap and trade, the value of the dollar, jobs, taxes and runaway federal spending:
"That is not the riff of a lightweight but of someone who has thought about and studied the relationship between high tax rates and high unemployment."The substance of Palinism grows out of seeds planted long ago by such conservative luminaries as Thatcher and Reagan:
"John O’Sullivan, who was part of the Thatcher brain trust and knows her well... compared Sarah Palin 'not with the Margaret Thatcher that we all have heard of, but with the emerging Margaret Thatcher' whose 'sophistication and ability to articulate issues' were still being honed."This, the editorial concludes, puts former Governor 180 degrees away from President Obama:[...]
"Aside from her display of a deeply held commitment to certain basic principles, [Sarah Palin] turns out to share with Ronald Reagan a quality that will stand her in good stead for years to come — people keep underestimating her."
"...who has been credited with a lot more savvy than he has, at least so far, displayed. It puts Mrs. Palin right where she wants to be as she positions herself for the sustantive debate that will be needed to bring our country back."Read the NY Sun editorial in its entirety here.
- JP
Sarah Palin knows who she is. She has principles. She has integrity. That puts her miles ahead of almost every other politician out there. I’m convinced that many voters who don’t fully embrace her particular views would still be comfortable with her in office, since you know what you’re getting. After Obama, it will be a wonderful change and people will be hungry for something real.
I hope for a Palin presidency too, but two factors may deter her. 1) Writing books and touring the country is something she thrives on -- personally, politically and financially. I don't know if she'd want to give that up. 2) She may take a hard look at the mess facing the country and say "no thanks."
Much as I like her and would be very pleased to call her Madame President, I wouldn't blame her in the least if she took a pass.
Davey Crockett killed him a bear when he was only 3.
This woman has stared down men bigger and tougher than she was presumed to be. The woman is a legend in her own time.
The more the Left ignores the fact that she is relevant, the more they’ll be blindsided when they least expect it. They’re not going to know what hit em when it counts the most. Keep up the good work Sarah Palin, I back you 100%.
And keep up the status quo Leftists. It doesn’t bother me one bit.
If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.
Wrong - it was something out of necessity. She was content to return to Alaska and finish her term, but the haters wouldn't let her. So she resigned to tell her side of the story and to pay off $500,000 in legal expenses thanks to frivolous charges.
She may take a hard look at the mess facing the country and say "no thanks."
She already is taking a hard look. If her heart wasn't in it, she wouldn't be writing her op-eds and Facebook articles trying to stop Obama's agenda.
“Wrong - it was something out of necessity. She was content to return to Alaska and finish her term, but the haters wouldn’t let her. So she resigned to tell her side of the story and to pay off $500,000 in legal expenses thanks to frivolous charges.”
I don’t disagree there’s a necessity component. But she enjoys making the rounds, too.
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