Amerigomag: “Because FR is ideological, it has succeeded beyond the founder's greatest expectations.”
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No politician, no leader, no person is above commentary on this board. In the end, we shouldn't expect our leadership to emerge unscathed here, of all places. They should view this board as a refining fire, a place to understand true conservative political philosophy - as Amerigomag suggests - ideology.
If our candidates cannot stand the test of this board, how will the stand the tests of reality, the RATs, the terrorists, the socialist lapdog press and all that awaits them? We can help sharpen their resolve, their arguments, their rhetoric, their strategies.
I'm not worried that Sarah Palin, for one, is criticized here. I'd be worried if she weren't. If people are worried that certain people on FR are tearing down Sarah (and some might be), then argue for her, speak out for her and make her case, force the hand of her critics with excellent argumentation. That is what the public square is all about.
For anyone that criticizes and writes off Sarah Palin, I, and if I were you, would ask a simple question - how do you expect to win back the WH in 2012 - be specific. Don't ya know, we have a LONG way to go before then...way too long with the commie-kid in chief installed in the WH currently.
No one is saying Sarah or anyone else can’t be criticized. Its the absolutely absurd ‘if you endorse a RINO, you are a RINO’ crap that is absolutely insane. As I said before, anyone thinking/expecting there will be THE perfect conservative candidate is not living in reality. Personally, I find it disturbing when people agree 100% with a politician.