Posted on 04/15/2010 2:25:07 PM PDT by sweetb
Conservative superstar Sarah Palin opened the door yesterday to joining forces with Mitt Romney for a 2012 White House run - a hot ticket that has some Republicans licking their chops at the prospect of unseating President Obama.
“Sounds pretty good,” Palin declared at yesterday’s Tea Party Express rally on the Common when asked about pairing up with the former Bay State governor - giving the idea a big thumbs-up as she left the stage after her headline speech.
Last night, as Palin stopped for cannoli at Mike’s Pastry in the North End, she said she was “serious” about the idea.
“I have a lot of respect for Mitt,” she told the Herald.
Asked who would be on top of the ticket, Palin roared, “Ha! I haven’t even thought that far ahead yet.”
Indeed, Palin said she hasn’t decided whether she’ll run in 2012 - with or without Romney.
Romney, a presumptive 2012 Republican presidential contender who recently embarked on a nationwide book tour, has not ruled out an alliance with Palin, the GOP’s 2008 vice presidential candidate.
“Mitt Romney respects Sarah Palin and he appreciates the contributions she makes to the party,” said Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom. “But his immediate focus is on helping Republicans win back the Congress in 2010.”
Some veteran political observers were intrigued by the notion of the two telegenic former GOP governors on the same ticket.
“They both have a lot they can offer a campaign,” said Douglas Lorenz, a California-based GOP consultant. “Romney has the experience as a governor and experience as a candidate for president, and when you combine that with Sarah Palin’s ability to get people motivated, that could definitely be a formidable ticket.”
Republican gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos called the matchup “the best of both worlds.”
“They both come at it from totally different parts of the spectrum,” said Mihos, who attended yesterday’s Tea Party rally. “One deals on a gut level with people and the other is highly successful on the business end of things.”
Speaking before a rapt crowd estimated at 5,000, Palin squarely targeted Democrats, pounding away at Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package. She also lobbied for domestic oil drilling.
“I want to tell ’em, ‘Nah, we’ll keep clinging to our Constitution and our guns and religion - and you can keep the change,” Palin said, later adding, “Yeah, let’s drill, baby, drill; not stall, baby, stall - you betcha.”
Meanwhile, Palin said last night she had no hard feelings about U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s decision to skip the rally. “He was in Washington doing his job,” she said.
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A lot of those who were more or less pro Mitt had switched gears lately due to Obamacare.
And I think we need to be at least a little picky otherwise what is the point, we could just leave Hussein in the seat...
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
Nice anti Palin have to keep busy till their guy runs offically!!....where is your tent...he he...
5,4,3,2,1...
Oh, please...don’t give me that “RINOs are as bad as Democrats” horseshit. Its the idiots who stayed home because McCain wasn’t conservative enough, that gave us Obama.
Yep.
First the ZOT! Then the NOT! :)
Don’t tell me you’re buying this crap too! Come on, use your brain. This is a concocted hit piece, posted by a newbie (sweetb = steveb) to generate doubt and anger at Sarah.
It doesn't matter to me who posted it...
the article was published at the Boston Herald, which makes it fair game...
and I gave a very simple, straightforward and honest response..
Duncan Hunter was the only GOP candidate for POTUS that I really liked the last time around... and I didn't know what I was going to do when McAmnesty won the nomination. But when he picked Palin for a running mate, that was enough to get me to stifle my gag reflex and pull the lever one more time for the GOP.
But that was a one-time deal...
Sarah Palin is good, but not good enough to get me to vote for ol' Rudy McRomney, Ferd Thompson or some other lame old GOP retread like Bob Dole again.
Toss the bums out and get some fresh meat in there.
Like I said, at least a little picky...
And some RINOS are indeed not that much better. Yes I would vote them in, but I would first prefer to at least try and get someone better. So I guess I am picky...
I gave you too much credit.
Sarah is a lot more diplomatic than many of us here are.Good point.She is building coalitions. If and when she runs, she will need the RINO vote too, if she is going to win.
There’s no way she’d select Mitt as her veep, but there’s no reason to antagonize his supporters, either.
Okay, come here. I’m sorry I snapped. I hate these manipulating hit pieces.
Incorrect. It was John McCain himself, ultimately, who did the most to give us Obama:
Any real chance of secession? I’ll move there.
Thanks for proving my point.
LOL! You are spoiling for a fight, Deb. Ho[e you find one. :)
Hey, Rohmney and I have the same diet plan!
Your "point" -- an overly charitable reading, at best -- was, as erroneously stated yourself: "Its [sic] the idiots who stayed home because McCain wasn’t conservative enough, that gave us Obama."
As that statement in no way, shape or form applies to me, it's anyone's guess how I might have (*giggle*) "proved" it for you. Second swing and a miss, in other words. Wanna try for three...?
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