It seems to me that Gov Palin is a smart lady and has learned a very valuable lesson. As her political career moves forward, the Liberal media will find it very difficult to trick her, back her into a corner, or put her in a position where they have all the control. Been there, done that — she’s on to them. 2012 approaches and she will not view the media the way any other candidate has ever viewed the media.
A lesson that many conservatives have to re-learn every election cycle.
We vote for the best candidate available to us, but we learn that they are not all we had hoped.
Many of us knew George W Bush was not as conservative as many tried to believe he was. Yes, he was conservative on some issues (firearms, war, foreign relations) but he was also too tolerant of gov't spending, regulations and too trustworthy of his advisors who were not conservative at all (Paulson).
Palin needs to understand that she must keep staunch conservatives around her so they can fill other positions with staunch conservatives or she will suffer the same debilitating letdown other conservative leaders have suffered.
Rush said this happened to him when he was new on the national scene. Now he does not do any media that he cannot control. Sarah would be wise to carry on with the same policy.