As a leader, what has she accomplished?
I'm still waiting to hear anyone who can itemize this.
People LOVE to listen to 'speeches' and 'hear people say stuff', but don't pay attention to track record. See, that takes a little bit of effort, and 'too much thinking'. I hate to criticize my own side of the fence, but MB's record is nothing but 'activism' and 'talk' - hasn't "managed' anything, or actually "lead by executive experience".
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You have said that a number of times and I want to call you on it. A simple answer is go see the film, "The Undefeated". Try reading her 20,000 emails during the period she held office.
Sarah was probably the single most effective influential capable Governor during the period she held office. The whine about her premature departure is just that--she and the Conservative cause is far better off than if she had stayed to spend her time broke responding to meritless claims and complaints.
She is the Republican that draws the crowds; and the interest. If she runs for President, she will win every primary. She is a historic politcal leader.
She has certainly been a leader in calling for and writing a bill to repeal Obamacare. She formed the Tea Party Caucus. She has been a leader in writing bills and advocating responsible spending by the federal government. She has been a leader in the cause of life, and in the cause of limiting federal power over the individual. She has sponsored 38 bills in her time in federal office all to that effect. She cosponsored over 500 bills that others have written, also championing limited government.
Check her record HERE and do a search of the leadership she has provided.
She doesn't just talk, she acted. After high school, she went to Israel and spent the summer as a volunteer at Kibbutz Be'eri, working. This is valuable experience and knowledge. She has since visited Israel several times.--she is a friend of Israel.
She then went to college and stuck with her education gaining a BA degree and moving on to graduate school, where she obtained her JD. She also stuck it out and worked through by continuing with her education, until she earned a Masters degree in tax law; while getting married and raising 5 children.
She worked 5 years as a lawyer for the IRS. She knows government finance and tax laws, and what is wrong with them, from the government side, to the private side as a business owner. Her family also owns part of a farm.
She worked on two Presidential campaigns.
She founded a charter school.
She ran a treatment home for troubled teenage girls.
She and her husband own a mental health clinic, where they have 50 employees. She knows all about meeting a payroll.
She ran for State Senate and won that seat and finished her 6 years there. She ran two election campaigns for US representative, and won both--first woman from her state to do so. Finishing one term, she ran for another. She has showed up for 95% of the votes in the house.
She is knowledgable, disciplined, consistant and reliable.