If that is the case, they are committing suicide. Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman are among many conservative women in this country. Women will support conservative women.
Liberals would have us all think that there are few conservative women in America. They try to do the same thing with black people. The fact is that many women and blacks are conservative, perhaps the majority in each case. But many think they are alone in their conservatism and lose their voice.
Americans need to see more conservative women and blacks, if conservatism is to become mainstream. The liberal press knows this and tries to kill off the influence of any conservative woman or conservative black person. If Kathleen Parker considers herself conservative, she is betraying her cause with this article.
Perhaps the politics of personal destruction was first practiced on Senator Joseph McCarthy. But the tool is still available. It has been used or attempted against Richard Nixon, John Ashcroft, George Allen, and now Sarah Palin. The only personal destruction that is more complete is actual assasination. What would be the impact of a President who was anti-communist? For example John Kennedy, or Ronald Reagan. What would be the impact of a President who was firmly pro-Israel? For example, Robert Kennedy.
you left out Lynn Cheney