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I'm not looking for a candidate that Charlie Gibson or Katie Couric approves of, because the one they would approve of would be another sure loser, like John McCain't.

Sarah is a conservative, she has no fear of the "big boys", and she is not afraid of work. We need someone who is sincere about their love of this country and not just using it at a campaign slogan.

I have looked into all of the slings and arrows thrown her way because most of it is the liberal attack dogs, and none of them have convinced me of anything.

How many times does she have to explain resigning from the Governorship...she removed herself as a target of senseless lawsuits and harassment that would have affected her job and her state, and that pissed off her detractors because it to away their target.

Meanwhile, everyone is railing over Romney with his major failure of an obama-lite socialized medicine, or huckleberry who released a convicted felon, or Newt who dumped his sick wife for his secretary and caved in everything he had built to date in the Republican revolution.

There may be more people running that don't come to mind right now, but I'm sure if they were that outstanding, I would have heard of them by now, as I am retired and I'm on FR most everyday and I watch a lot of news.

Sarah was governing Alaska all that time, and doing a fine job of it; I really wish she had NOT joined up with McCain't, as it gave the libs something to slam without hitting their favorite aisle-crosser (McCain't) too hard.

But after she joined him and made that first speech, McCain's numbers soared, and that scared the poop out of the libs...so the "bush-izing" of Sarah Palin began.

The bottom line is, if Sarah wasn't a threat to the left, you'd never hear a word about her...but instead, she can't brush her teeth without making front page news.

So far the only negatives I hear from the right is that she endorsed McCain, and she should control her daughter; of course, I realize there are people who won't like her because her makeup is the wrong shade, or she says "you betcha". That's fine.

They don't have to justify why they don't like her, but I'm asked to justify why I do...it's a snapshot of what the country is coming to...loss of freedom.

They don't have to justify why they don't like her, but I'm asked to justify why I do...it's a snapshot of what the country is coming to...loss of freedom.

I wasn't asking you to justify your support for Palin. I was wondering: 1) why you accused Politicalmom of hypocrisy when all Politicalmom did was point out what a boneheaded political move Palin is making here; and 2) why you would imply that Romney, Huckabee, and Gingrich are our only choices besides Palin.

Meanwhile, everyone is railing over Romney with his major failure of an obama-lite socialized medicine, or huckleberry who released a convicted felon, or Newt who dumped his sick wife for his secretary and caved in everything he had built to date in the Republican revolution.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I haven't seen many people on FR lately pushing Romney, Huckabee, or Gingrich for President. The Huckster was never all that popular here, few here think Newt would be a good Presidential candidate, and most of the louder Romney backers have already been run off the forum.

There may be more people running that don't come to mind right now, but I'm sure if they were that outstanding, I would have heard of them by now, as I am retired and I'm on FR most everyday and I watch a lot of news.

There have been plenty of other names floating around; Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, Mitch Daniels, Jim DeMint, Paul Ryan, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Santorum, and probably several others I'm missing. Now, I don't think all of them are running, nor are all of them people I'd vote for, but I'm pretty sure at least a couple will run and there are several on that list conservatives could get behind.

So far the only negatives I hear from the right is that she endorsed McCain, and she should control her daughter; of course, I realize there are people who won't like her because her makeup is the wrong shade, or she says "you betcha". That's fine.

I can't speak for anyone else on this forum, but I can say that I don't care about her daughter, that I don't care about her makeup, and that I don't care if she says "You betcha" except when she uses it as a catch-phrase. I fully understand why she endorsed McCain - it would have been foolish for her to do otherwise if she is planning to seek office in Washington.

However, I am not impressed with Palin's experience and I am not impressed with her ability to articulate coherent positions on the issues. I was disappointed in her decision to resign from the governorship of Alaska less than one term in, and I don't buy the excuses set forth by her supporters. I was not impressed when I saw her speak in person during the 2008 campaign, and I was not impressed with her performance in the debate with Biden. And now, with her decision to do a TLC reality show that will feature Kate Gosselin as a guest, I am even more suspicious of her dubious political judgment than I was before.

While I don't think Palin would be a very good President or Presidential candidate, I don't have a problem with her personally. I do have a problem, however, with her deification in some conservative circles and on Free Republic, and with the populist and anti-intellectual tone of her personality cult. Some of the breathless comments I've seen from her supporters - such as "Sarah is the only one who can save America!", "Sarah is one of us!", "Sarah would have plugged the oil leak and cleaned up the mess by now!", "If the conservative movement rejects Sarah, it deserves to lose!", and "President Palin will make me proud to be an American again!" - are reminiscent of the personality cult surrounding Obama and are unbecoming of conservatives. Forgive me if I prefer to leave the political hero worship to the Democrats.