And for that simple observation, well rooted in logic, Hindraker will be labeled a Romneybot, Milquetoast Republican, RINO or other some such nonsense, as we've already seen.
When in fact, Hindraker has been a movement conservative his entire public life. He's an attorney's attorney and one of the best litigators in the country. But, because he's an Ivy League educated professional, who can link a couple sentences together that might even include a few polysyllabic words, he's really just elitist intellectual scum in the mind's of many. It's very disturbing for the future of the conservative movement that such criticism exists. But, it is what it is.
[she resigned, in order to free up her time to campaign for the 2012 Republican nominatio] is, I think, the only explanation that fits the facts.-- And for that simple observation, well rooted in logic ... --
Whatever it's rooted in, it amounts to calling Palin a liar. Now, a liar she may be, but as a well-practiced lawyer, he knows full well he is stirring a hornets nest with that conclusion.
I'm not impressed at all with the contents of Mr. Hindraker's article. It's more of the same old "she's cooked her own goose" medicine; topped with a "she's not much of a conservative anyway" sauce.
Hindraker is, of course, entitled to his opinion. Mine is that it's too early to tell how Palin will act, and how the public will respond. That future isn't yet written. But as for the past, I take her at her word that she determined she will more effective at advancing her personal goals, and her sense of where the government ought to be going, by resigning. I think that conclusion is correct; and I think the calculus was not focused on obtaining the presidency in 2012.