Nice words. Nearly meaningless in the current conversation.
The Tea Party is a strong representation of mainstream America. They are doing and I am proud to be among them. However, we aren't going to elect them to the office of president. We needed a strong, conservative standard-bearer to run for this office. Now, we can choose among the next tier and go for the most-conservative-among-whose-left.
Let’s be honest here—the reasons for supporting Palin were the need for small government, moral accountability, individual liberty and self sufficiency.
These reasons are not gone. Palin has elevated them and placed them front and center. Nobody else could have done this. Because of Palin, the primary candidates will be fighting over who is the strongest on all these principles.
With this and the fact that Sarah is now relieved of a tremendous personal burden, I don’t know what more we could want.