This is the kind of comment that makes me want to run away screaming.
It is NOT simple. Start a thread here on FR about how we should simply "stop" Medicare and Social Security, and wait for a third of the Freepers to start whining about "we paid in" and "we were promised".
Think of it this way. Complex topics (like economics or politics) can be organized by varying levels of specificity. In the big picture, you have the general principles such as individual liberty and limited government. More specific ideas for example include things like the individual mandate of Obamacare.
General concepts are for the most part simple to explain. This is what I meant.
What needs to be pointed out is that the general principles are always the most important, in that they are the starting point and the foundation. Palin’s unique strength is that her consistent advocacy of the general principles of conservatism are backed up by the specifics of her successful record as Mayor, Commissioner and Governor.
As for the claim about Freepers, it seems as though the premise of your argument is that all people ultimately want handouts so we shouldn’t even bother with conservatism.