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And those that say "she's no Reagan" are going to be eating their tongues involuntarily!

She's no Reagan.

Consider this little nugget, which perhaps slipped past you:

Dr. Weinstein’s research shows that around $200 billion per year could be saved with legal reform. That’s real savings. That’s money that could be used to build roads, schools, or hospitals.

That merits a bit of attention: what she's saying is ... that's $200 billion that the government could use in other ways. It's still not your money.

Does Sarah Palin really mean that? Who knows -- perhaps she only meant it as a throw-away sympathy grabber.

But the thought process underlying the point was either careless (which is not Reaganesque), or deliberate (which is not conservative).

My money is on "careless." That's precisely the sort of thing that demonstrates Sarah Palin's unreadiness for the big time.

She's quite obviously trying to sound "intellectual" with pieces like this. But she needs 10 years of practice and effort to make it stick.

"That merits a bit of attention: what she's saying is ... that's $200 billion that the government could use in other ways. It's still not your money."

Perhaps you have prismatic vision? - Her point is that the $200 billion is being siphoned out of the available kitty, thus depriving the taxpayers while rewarding the destroyers. We've already paid the taxes; the issue is where it has gone. The Gingriches, Lotts, and Lugars that continually thwarted tort reform in the congress are the ones you should be directing your anger towards.

You’re right R9, she should stick to sweet nothings like “slow down” and “be bipartisan.”

Or better yet, she should be required to extrapolate and extend every thought to every theoretical logical possible conclusion.

Two points:

1. Savings that the government realized could pay for a road or a school that is currently being borrowed for, against our children and grandchildren’s future.

2. 100% of the $200 billion savings isn’t going to be realized by the government. Most of it will be realized by doctors, patients, insurance companies, and consumers.

I want to apologize to you r9, on behalf of Governor Palin, for her failure to carry that thought out to every theoretical possible conclusion. I also want to apologize for her having an idea that is transcribed for us to share and discuss, as anything that crosses your idealized Caribou Barbie vision of her must cause you intense colorectal distress.

In the future, we should ALL remain silent unless our words are perfect. And while we wait for our PERFECTION, we can watch silently as the SOCIALIST’S PERFECTION unfolds before us.

A fair catch.

But an overall very good piece where she goes directly after Obama with a point that all other supposed Republican ‘leaders’ have let drop. She is attacking by offering an alternative solution. No need to focus on one (yes, careless) sop to moderates when she’s doing the heavy lifting and firing that no one else on our team is doing.

She's quite obviously trying to sound "intellectual" with pieces like this. But she needs 10 years of practice and effort to make it stick.

I do get your point. But there are PLENTY of Republicans who sound intellectual. Most of them are hanging whole wet BEDSHEETS in the wind to make SURE the wind is blowing in a certain direction before they clear their intellectual throats and speak.

Sarah knows when the iron is hot and she is not afraid to actually FIGHT. The Democrats FIGHT while Republicans CRY, COWER, and WINCE. We need someone out there clarifying what we conservatives stand for, unabashed.