Two page article.
She’s pissing off all of the right people and that’s a GOOD thing :)
Didn’t CPAC take sponsorship from the John Birch Society? Or do I have my organizations mixed up? If so then it is a wise move on Palin’s part not to be associated with those nuts.
She could be among a bunch of RINOs at CPAC (The Huckster, Romney, McCain, Newt, etc.) or she can be among conservative people, being a headliner and getting paid.
I think Sarah chose best!
“GOP operative”
All you need to know.
The only problem is, it's probably too late to reverse the marxist course the tyrants in D.C. have set.
Media like politico is dumb and dumber....CPAC is not mainstream anymore but has been infiltrated by RINO’s the past few years...notice the dig at her getting paid for speeches, they were gushing when Bill Clinton was getting!
This is a attempt at being some type of hit piece!
Very interesting.
so who is going to ping BobJ?
Did they doctor that photo of her to make it look like her eyes are crossed?????
Good Lord, the hypocrisy of of the media is nuclear.
So where is this Tea Party convention? I think I just might be able to come up with $560 by April if it’s not too far away.
Texas for Sarah Palin
We see several valid reasons for the former governor to pass on CPAC's invitation:1. Keene took the "C" out of CPAC: Keene endorsed Arlen Specter in 2003 and Mitt Romney in 2007. How "conservative" is that? Specter was a liberal Republican until he changed parties, and Romney's health care program in Massachusetts is so close to the plan the Democrats are trying to enact nationally right now that it's creepy. Accepting the CPAC invitation would tarnish Sarah Palin's conservative credentials. Let's face it, CPAC isn't what it used to be. It's gotten watered down.
2. Keene publicly dissed Sarah Palin: He called her a whiner and said that she wasn't ready to run for president, all because she could attend CPAC last year because her political enemies in Alaska would have nailed her to a cross over it. Keene also criticized her for resigning as Alaska's governor, even though in doing so, she has brought her poll numbers up and increased her political power. After the way ACU's chairman has treated her, why should the governor lend her star power to Keene's event? Only a fool tries to scrtch the ears of the dog that bit her, and Sarah Palin is no fool.
3. The FedEx fiasco: We don't think this was a major factor in Governor Palin's decision making. The ACU didn't come out of it smelling like a rose, however, and it's just one more reason, at the least, to have nothing to do with them.
4. The John Birch Society's CPAC sponsorship: WaPo political blogger Chris Cillizza says that "according to those familiar with her thinking" the JBS association with CPAC 2010 is one of the reasons the governor decided not to attend. JBS may not be the same organization which earned itself such a bad name -- not to mention the scorn of conservatives such as William F. Buckley -- in years past, but the last thing Sarah Palin needs right now is to be tainted with the JBS reputation for extremism.
Any of these four factors is, by itself, reason enough for Gov. Palin to avoid CPAC like the plague, in our opinion.
The Tea Party is like any Traditional Special Interest Group trying to obtain a Platform Plank or two, and Maybe the Floor holding up the Platform.
Promise the Republican Party enough votes, and they will supposedly Include your issues in the Republican Platform and pursue them once elected.
Unless, your RNC organization is a bunch of Lying SOB politicians who “Promise” you things for your Votes.
Therein, lies the Tea Party Strength, either Co-operate or your RNC Candidate “will be Eliminated”..... by a Third Party Candidate write in, by a legit TEA Candidate on the Republican Primary, etc....Tea has Legs.
Tea Party, the Grass Roots Electorate Tyranny.
In 2011 when she speaks at CPAC they’ll say she dissed the RNC or the Tea Party or the Kiwanis Club. When she takes money they’ll make Big Noise about how greedy she is. When she doesn’t, they’ll imply she’s “playing favorites” or exchanging favors.
The “Politico.” That’s where we go for information about Sarah Palin? If so—let’s remember: they DESPISE Sarah Palin and seek to DESTROY her any way they can.
I wonder who’s demonstrated better political instincts, Sarah Palin or Brad Blakeman?
“conservative establishment”
Where is this “conservative establishment”?
If Palin wants to run as the anti-establishment candidate, she has to essentially be against all the existing “establishments.”
When she announced she was resigning as governor, she asked us to trust her, and I’ve chosen to do just that. I have to admit, sometimes I scratch my head, and wonder at certain things, but so far, things have worked out very well when you consider just 6 months ago just about every talking head, left and right, and not a few here at FR were pronouncing her politically dead. Well, she’s the most lively corpse I’ve ever seen, and she is getting herself well positioned to ride the wave of anti-0bama/big government sentiment right into the White House.