Posted on 07/06/2009 7:22:56 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
[C]omparisons do a disservice to Reagan, who not only served two full terms as governor of California, but also spent decades studying the issues and immersing himself in conservative philosophy. His writings and radio commentaries make this abundantly clear. He proved people wrong because they objectively were wrong. This does not mean that whenever the media writes off or attacks a conservative politician that he or she is the next Reagan
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to win and govern effectively you have to do more than "galvanize the party base" and "convince conservatives" -- you also have to convince independents and even some Democrats, as Reagan did [but] instead of going back to Alaska to gain more governing experience as many advised, Palin resigned after just two and a half years on the job. And theres nothing to indicate that she has the slightest interest in boning up on policy. Honestly, whats her incentive to study policy and do the boring task of governing? No matter what she does, her army of apologists will make excuses for her and lash out at those who dare to criticize her by accusing them of being liberal elitists who are threatened by her sheer awesomeness....
[N]one of this really matters if Palin intends to leave elective politics and become some sort of television or radio personality. My comments are only meant as a response to those who are still seriously suggesting her as a potential presidential candidate. Last October, an ABC/Washington Post poll found that only 35 percent of Americans thought Palin was qualified enough to be president, yet now her boosters expect us to believe that an additional nine months in office is all she needed to assauge Americans' concerns, allowing her to resign and prepare for a presidential run.
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We need an email address for this Washington DC pussy!
When I get it, I’m gonna email this weinie boy and let him have an eyeful of my manly observations!
Geez, no. My preference was Thompson. I voted for McCain over Romney in the NY primary as the lesser of two evils and, if Mitt had been the nominee, probably would have written in a candidate.
What a bunch of ridiculous, ad hominem insults. Does that pass for argument among Palin worshipers? I don’t loathe her, I just don’t think she’s the savior of conservatism.
Me, I was having a bad day (still at work even) and you happen to get in the line of fire.
I try not to post when I'm in a bad mood or had a few adult beverages.
Let's agree to: Just Say No To RINOS!
I do agree with some of the negative press. Not because I dislike Palin but because I don’t like seeing someone I admire make IMHO a big mistake.
Show me your ration stamps. Maybe a picture of your Victoty garden, until you can, Then maybe we will have a different view of what, constitutes real war.
Show me your ration stamps. Maybe a picture of your Victoty garden, until you can, Then maybe we will have a different view of what, constitutes real war.
To be fair, Palin’s supporters tend to paint her Republican critics as either closet liberals or elitists.
And often times they aren’t just critics, but are pathological bashers and in such cases, they often ARE closet liberals or elitists.
I’m not big into the Palin wars, but I do see a great deal of elitism in many of the anti-Palin people around Free Republic. I also have particular distaste for the method this poster used to make his argument. It is sleazy.
I’ve always seen a lot of elitism from Mitt Romney supporters in particular. They think that the conservatives in the party (in their eyes, the riff-raff) should buy Mitt’s BS hook, line, and sinker, while the elites appreciate how ‘nuanced’ and ‘enlightened’ he actually is. The candidate and his supporters are living, breathing insults to the intelligence of conservative voters.
I certainly won’t disagree with you on Romney. There was a thread the other day where Romney gave Massachusetts health care reform an ‘A’. One of his apologists trotted out the usual excuse that Romney’s plan was good before the Democrats in the State House got a hold of it. This despite the fact that the plan Romney was praising was the final product of that tinkering.
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