Her party may be Leftist, but Chinchilla is (i) fiercely anti-abortion, (ii) fiercely anti-same-sex-marriage, (iii) tough on crime, (iv) pro-free-trade, and (v) in favor of keeping the Catholic Church as the established churchnof Costa Rica. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Chinchilla
She sonds like she has a lot more in common with Palin than with Obama.
sure, it’s good when a political figure has those positions, but that does not mean she’s not a socialist on economic and foreign policy issues — yes, she’s a rarity among leftists for retaining some traditional values but it does not mean that Sarah Palin should campaign with her or that either would want to compaign with the other.... if they can find some common ground on the issues you mention, that’s great, but it’s hard (for me) to imagine they’ll ever want to work together in the way(s) this thread initially recommended.