Well, you posted some thoughts in one post on this thread that were clearly analytical, and which deserved reasonable comment, so I did. I actually tire of all the bickering and street fighting. I'd much rather just have a casual conversation about things, to tell you the truth. I figured I'd thrown enough punches at you, and that it was time for someone to be the first to quit.
Peace.
...her [Sarah's] volume of media/endorsement/tweet output is I’m sure exciting and solidifies their choice. But with volume also comes missteps.
No disagreement there. I've listened to her in live interviews, and have read her tweets here on the forum, and I've noticed that when she's on a roll, she sometimes says things that can be either misconstrued, or spun by the opposition to cause upset.
I suppose our instant media culture is partly to blame for that, but Sarah is also the type that speaks her mind without filtering every thought she thinks through a pc filter before it hits her tongue. Sometimes, there's a price to be paid for such outspokenness.
I’m also positive she loves the country. Something that hopefully most all Republicans and more than a few dems (though evidence is scant) do.
Well, there's at least one point of agreement you share with her. You may get on my last nerve at times, but there's no question whatsoever that you love this country as much as any patriot.
I have about 5 or 6 MUST criteria to support a candidate: US sovereignty and illegal immigrant deportation (meaning no amnesty) are two of those. Sarah has red flags on those.
I agree that she'll have to do better at precisely delineating her stance on illegal immigration - in language that is certain, and unequivocal.
For my part, she's already convinced me that she does not support amnesty for illegals, and that she will not allow our southern border to remain open to illegal incursions. I also believe that she supports deportation of every illegal immigrant, back to their country of origin. What she hasn't fully described, is what I suspect, is her conviction that we need to review our legal immigration system to discover ways to speed the process for desirable immigrants.
My personal preference would be to deport every illegal we discover, close the border to everything but commercial traffic, and put a 20 year moratorium on ALL legal immigration. Our country needs that long to assimilate all of the recent arrivals who are already legally here.
I don't know if Sarah will ever take a position as strong on illegal immigration as mine, but that's not a deal-breaker for me. As long as she ensures that our laws are enforced, and makes real progress on the problem, I'll be happy with that.