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Right on! Right on!! Right on!!!
Saracuda may have a few drawbacks BUT she sure blows the doors ff any other GOP candidate so far.
I mean I refuse to support or vote for another old go along get along RINO garbage like Bob Dull or Juam McLame.
Goooo Cuda.
Lloyd Marcus hits the nail on the head!!! He has voiced my exact same thoughts. No McCain II! We won’t let them. I know Sarah’s only concern is for her family, the vicious ones are all out there.
If she declares, doesn’t her family get Secret Service Protection? Can they tolerate that? It’s a huge concern, and likely the only thing she is weighing on to make the decision. We must have her family’s back, we must respond to each and every assault in print, on TV..and sadly, on the street. I want her to run...but my eyes are open. We’ve seen it. We can’t let them do that to what could be America’s First family.
I’ve been relatively quiet regarding Palin for the most part, but have been secretly hoping for her eventual announcement knowing it will suck the air out of the campaign, and all the lies and downtalk will be proven to be just that. She’s gonna eat zero’s lunch.
Moderates, lukewarm. I always mention to them (that is different from telling them and getting personal - got to konw how to deal with liberals), “that either people are part of the solution or part of problem and that there is no middle ground. Either one loves government spending or thinks spending is the problem. People have to choose between freedom from the regulation of government handouts (READ AGAIN: between the freedom from Regulation that goes with Govt Handouts), or accept Government intervention in their lives. Once Govt gets that “free” handout money pumped into the system, it is like becoming a drug addict for the people - they can’t live or just go along with the crowd.
bttt
There’s only one problem with the “Leader of the Pack” analogy. In the end of the pop ditty, the parents (The Republican Establishment) break up the romance, and the Leader, distraught, drives off and dies in a motorcycle accident.
That's it in a nutshell, ladies and gentlemen.
Sarah is Loyal
One thing I've never been accused of, hence my screen name. =)
Although, I do have many others things to work on.
Palin 2012 or doom. I see no one else. If we let them trick us again its all over.
Worse than that, working with Democrats makes it impossible to come out and openly denounce much of what Democrats stand for as being simply bad, if not evil. Unexpected charity is good and noble, but expectations of charity are addictive and toxic. Most government "charity" programs by their very nature create expectations, which will almost invariably create problems worse than those the programs were "supposed" to solve. A Republican who tries to tweak a program to be "affordable" would be like a drug counselor trying to help an addict get his drugs more cheaply.
What's needed is someone who can come out and say that the welfare state is not only unaffordable, but fundamentally evil as well. Socialism is institutionalized covetousness. Also, any Christians who might be inclined to favor socialism should consider Matthew 25:14-30. Socialists would take from those who are more productive, and give to those who are less productive, but the cited passage would suggest the opposite.
A recent poll came out that shows HERMAN CAIN and Chris Christie leading the polls. What?!? virtually unknown a few months back, Cain has vaulted by simply saying what needs to be said ... Herman Cain was also the winner of a recent straw poll in Ft Lauderdale. And, as my tagline shows, I’m in his camp.
With Herman Cain vs a number of Govs (Pawlenty, Daniels, Romney etc.) Cain has a chance of getting the lions share of the cultural conservative and Tea Party grassroots support. He can pull a Huckabee, win Iowa and vault to top tier.
If Palin jumps in, the math wont work, as the Tea Party gets split. And here’s the tricky part. Will Palin suck the oxygen in the room from all the other candidates? Possibly. that would hurt possibly the most acceptable-to-all-wings candidate Pawlenty, and certainly any other candidate with name ID ... which leaves Romney.... But if that happens, and you have a split of Tea Party votes with Cain in the mix, end result is ironically more likely an establishment eg Romney win.
Thoughts:
1. the question of whether Tea Party votes will split or whether one candidate will be ‘it’. If Palin doesnt run - Cain is the IT candidate. No disrespect to Bachmann, but Cain is da man.
2. Cain right now has a decent shot at the nomination, but it will be a lot harder if Palin gets in, as he will no longer be ‘it’.
3. If Palin is NOT in the race, Romney has ZERO chance at the nomination. A ‘fair’ race that allows the lesser known candidates to get some exposure will leave Romney in the dust. Folks like Pawlenty have credible records and none of the Romneycare baggage. Romney’s only chance is for celebrity level race to develop. Romney v Palin.
4. If Palin jumps in, she will not be a shoo-in for the nomination. Sorry Palin fans, but check the polls. There is enough concern over ‘electability’ that her jumping in the race will reanimate a media frenzy. I’d give in a Romney v Palin race the edge to Romney 60/40. Bizarre but true, we’d actually nominate a guy who is pole-axed on our #1 issue, Obamacare; but remember this is the same GOP electorate that nominated McCain. we arent the stupid party for nothing.
4. With many people warming up to Mr Cain, if Palin waits, it would take a better campaign performance from Palin to win back voters. Voters will be split if she is not strong and not early.
If so, the biggest winner of Sarah Palin running will be Mitt Romney.
Before you toss this analysis in the trash, consider that well BEFORE the Iowa caucus in 2008, I concluded that the Huckabee hype would lead to McCain winning the nomination. It’s what happened.
