Rintense, I do defend Palin against the media around here. I made a mistake on this thread and I owned up to it when it was pointed out. Not only that I offered up an apology for having done it, not once but several times, and even addressed a person who supported me, explaining that I had in fact made a mistake.
Please point to one place where the Palin sycophants have done anything like that.
I addressed the reality of my mistake, and yet I and others are dismissed constantly for pointing out that it is a massive denial of Conservative principle to back John McCain or Carly Fiorina. Pointing out that she also backed other more Conservative people is rather pointless too, since John’s seniority will lead to a number of them being defeated in their efforts, or being turned to McCain’s own desires.
If there were a little more honesty around here, it would help.
If I hate Palin so much, why did I say that I thought she was much more attractive today, than she was in that beauty pageant? I wouldn’t bother to say anything positive if I in fact hated her.
my first reply to you was before reading this one.
so take it as such
As for honesty around here, I think there is honesty- but it isn't what some want to hear- on both sides of the coin. There's rhetoric everywhere. But this honest, too, also exists: there isn't a single conservative out there today who hasn't at one point or another endorsed a RINO. You know I'm going to always support the conservative regardless of endorsements. And what many here are missing is that there might, MIGHT, be a handful of Palin supporters on FR that would actually vote for McCain because of that endorsement. That's not a condemnation of Palin, but more so (and should be) one of the person voting. It isn't any different than voting for the Christian label, race, sex, etc.
Make up your own mind, folks!
The Carly thing is similar. Of course, I don't see Cali as any different than MA when Scott Brown ran. Conservatives here sacrificed principles in order to defeat healthcare. And look how that ended up.
I have never advocated voting the lesser of two evils. In fact, I've railed against it. It isn't purism, it’s just a differing philosophy- some would vote for the (R) no matter what.
It should always be principle before party.
Of course, some will say that Sarah Palin isn't doing that. And perhaps they're right. But then again, maybe that isn't how she's approaching things. Perhaps she's more pragmatist than purist. And that's fine.
Its when Palin starts taking her own beliefs and sacrificing them for political expediency that I will take many second, third looks, etc. Some may say she's already doing that by endorsing RINOs. I get that. But what I don't get is the clear blind eye that's given to all the other conservatives- including 2012 hopefuls- who've endorsed them as well (including a certain rep from Texas who endorsed Moonbat leftists). Did they, too, sacrifice principle over party? And if so, shouldn't they also be kicked to the curb?
If endorsing a RINO (and I don't care how RINO they are) is the bellwether for support, then there will be none left. Personally, I think Huckabee is the biggest and most dangerous RINO there is. But will I slight Duncan Hunter for endorsing him? No.
The whole screed, 'If McCain wins its Sarah's fault' is such a straw man. Sorry, but if McCain wins, its JD Hayworth's fault. The bigger issue here is, with the obvious anti-immigration climate in AZ, and JD's history of being anti-illegal immigration (and McCain's amnesty/pandering), why and the world isn't JD doing better?
JD should hire me as his adviser because he needs a strategy shift ASAP.