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I would suggest that Bachmann and Palin line up against Demint and the rest of the pack. Those three have conservative cred to me. Let the contest START from that point.

Pissant - You continually downplay (and insult, in my mind) Palin, to the exclusion of logic at times when you talk about her being “Quayled”, which is slang for “unfairly ridiculed”.

WVKayaker - You seem to be bent on subjugating Bachmann to Palin, which isn’t really right when neither has declared candidacy, and neither have started their campaign.

I personally do not see Bachmann as ready for an executive campaign, but it is up to her to prove me wrong. But can we, as people who are interested in promoting conservative politics, allow them to vie for the prize without denigrating them and lending credence to their liberal democrat and media (but I repeat myself) detractors?

Since this was asked in sincerity I will attempt to answer in kind.

There are several reasons why I do not consider Palin to be my kind of conservative. That is first and foremost, and I have been very up front on laying out those reasons. For a short while, after her good speech at the GOP convention and watching her campaign for McCain/Palin, was impressed. Then came her interview with Univision, where she echoed McCain’s ‘pathway to citizenship crapola amnesty plan.

I no longer could support her. They lost to the boy marxist, and I was happy to ignore her or wish her well as Alaska’s gubner.

Then a group here started pushing her for president. No biggie. That’s part of what makes FR great. But I found these folks here trying to tell me her amnesty wasn’t amnesty and that “Only Sarah” could take out Obama, to the obvious exclusion of other real conservatives, then I decided to dig a bit deeper. Not only pro-amnesty, but pro-Title IX, pro carbon caps, believes global warming “is real and we have to do something about it”, pro-TARP (even scolding conservatives for opposing it in her book), pro-LOST, and now, it appears, pro DADT repeal.

I just don’t support her. She is in the same camp with the rest of them to me. Conservative on some things with a liberal streak a mile wide.

I definitely think Sarah Palin is better qualified, and better positioned for the run. She will come out victorious. The stars are aligned, and the country is aware. Michele can do more where she is seated.

Elect Sarah Palin for President 2012

Re-Elect President Sarah Palin 2016