The piece was well written and balanced and the nyslimes editor must have been sleeping.
SARAH for President, 2012.
Key points of Palin’s speech:
On Conservatism:
Palin suggests GOP has sold out since Reagan and are as bad as the liberals. They lost principles.Palin calls self common sence consertative - quotes Reagan and Thatcher as ‘getting it right’. Local elected officials need to be heard. GOP will be re borne through locals. Palin says tea party movement are democrats and republicans and fighting the good fight.
On Energy:
Palin pro Nuclear and energy independance advocate. Cap and tax (trade) will cause unemployment. Natural gas IS the future. Palin wants ‘all of the above’ energy policy to ween ourselves off natural resouces. Says we need to ‘drill’.
On Healthcare:
Say death panels were a way to show mainstreet what is wrong with government. Death panels - governments not being honest. Can’t increase healthcare and cut costs.
On National Security:
Palin listing all deaths caused by twisted vision of terrorists. ‘this is a war’ - Palin suggesting the surge pushed the war out of Iraq. Palin says Pelosi and liberals stopping Obama from making right decision to increase troops in Afghanistan. Chavez is Castro lite. We need to play hardball with Cuba.
On Asia-US relations:
American military precense in Asia has allowed it to prosper. China needs to ease off Taiwan and to back off supporting Sudan and Zimbabwe. Notes Tibet issue. Palin wrapping up saying local Chinese wanting more freedom in China. Current US gov are anti-open and anti-growth. Says taxing tires was bad. We can help intergrate Asia and India. Palin notes Bush changed view on china - notes we are interconnected and need to put diplomatic pressure on China.