Time's up Christie and Palin. In or out? (She thinks Gov. Chritie is a conservative!)

It's happened. The build-up and anxiety over whether folks like Chris Christie and Sarah Palin are going to throw their hats in the ring for the GOP presidential primary has reached critical mass.

And now, the will-they-or-won't-they game has flipped from fun and energizing to damaging to the party. Christie and Palin now do conservatives more harm than good.

With the question marks still lingering in the ether, and pundits on both sides of the aisle still performing their daily trapeze act -- swinging back and forth between "yes, he's running" and "no, she isn't" -- the focus on Christie and Palin has taken valuable resources and attention away from the rest of the field.

Because of those question marks, conservatives haven't been able to invest fully in the candidates who are running. They haven't been able to imagine one of them as president. They've held back support, money and endorsements, because they still don't know that the field is settled.....

We are in the same age bracket. I was in college when Slick got elected in ‘92. Out of 30+ brothers in our house, there were only 2 that voted Bush. Me and one other guy. Today, most of those guys are right wingers. Paying taxes and raising kids wakes people up, and some of those guys were almost Socialists 20 years ago.

I get what you are saying but the difference between me and good ol’ Pissy is that once Santorum is out, I will move on to the most viable Conservative we can find. Probably Cain, if the $#!t hits the fan, Perry. Can’t do Myth right now and until Christie or Palin get in, I don’t even care about them. The grass is always greener for some but I will work with what I got to choose from. For crying out loud there are people pining for Jeb Bush in editorials.

BTW, the wife and I are heading out to dinner with friends who usually drag us out to the clubs. I should be good and tuned up when I get back. If I have the wherewithal to type, I will be spinning some gold on FR. You will have to check back later to see what that train wreck looks like. LOL.

Think about it, what else have they EVER kept in the forefront for more than a couple news cycles?

Yes, to some degree you are right. And I can also blame the people here on FR who keep posting stuff about her. And I can blame her for not either announcing or simply staying out of the limelight so she can't be repeatedly asked.

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