Further proving her conservative credentials, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin has signed a joint resolution of the Alaskan state legislature that declares Alaska's sovereignty under the 10th amendment, becoming only the second governor to sign similar legislation.
If only more would show this kind of courage...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Interesting items from the net
Saw a very good article at townhall.com today: 'Five criticisms of George W. Bush that could better be applied to Obama.'
Also, saw this very well done ad at Youtube, which compares the Obama administration to Iran...
Also, saw this very well done ad at Youtube, which compares the Obama administration to Iran...
Friday, July 3, 2009
The Sarah Palin surprise
Like many, I am sure, I was shocked at Governor Sarah Palin's resignation announcement today. I was listening on the radio as the news broke, and then, as is expected with any news regarding Sarah Palin, was treated ad nauseum to one liberal pundit after another deriding the speech as 'incoherent' or 'rambling.' Of course, most were quite eager to proclaim that Sarah Palin had just committed 'political suicide.'
It didn't take long for me to realize that this is just the latest example of Sarah Palin doing what is right, and increasing my excitement at the thought of her potentially rising to national leadership.
As I have stated before, I strongly believe Sarah Palin is the best hope of all the likely Republican candidates to return the party to its Conservative roots, and to give the country the kind of presidency we had under Ronald Reagan. I believe many people in the country today, some democrats included, are looking for a 'real person' to run for president. I believe Sarah Palin would 'fill the bill' on this desire better than any other candidate SINCE Ronald Reagan. I know that people recognize this in her, as evidenced by the huge crowds she generates wherever she goes, despite the near constant media attacks on her.
If one listens to other likely candidates from our side, Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee for example, while both could be excellent candidates, it doesn't take long for the average person to recognize by their mannerisms that they are 'typical' politicians. This is something that you do NOT notice with Sarah Palin. While certainly a politician, and I feel a very shrewd one, she does NOT come off as one, instead coming across much more like someone you could actually know and relate to, a trait I feel she shares with Ronald Reagan, and one that I feel will help her go very far if she chooses to.
But, in my opinion, probably the single most important thing in Sarah Palin's favor, is that as far as I know, there is no political decision she has made that could cause her to be accused of hypocrisy. I feel this fact alone is a big part of why the left fears her so much. Very few politicians actually have their publicly expressed views tested in ways that Sarah Palin has, most obviously with her public pro-life position, which of course matces up perfectly with her personal decision to keep a downs syndrome baby, and to support her daughter with an unplanned pregnancy and HER decision to keep the baby.
This is why I take her at her word in her announcement today, that a big factor in her decision was the near constant ethics attacks on her in Alaska. These attacks, which have led nowhere, are obviously nothing more than political witch hunts by liberals fishing for anything that could be used against her. Nonetheless, as she stated in her speech, these attacks are causing the state to spend tons of money investigating them, money that could be put to much better use. So now we see that Sarah Palin has been given another opportunity to take a personal stand on something that matches up perfectly with her public position, in this case wasteful government spending, and has again risen to the challenge and took action to put a stop to a problem, even if it means personal sacrifice.
I hope for the Republican parties sake, and most importantly the country's sake that Sarah Palin IS considering a run for president. It would be very refreshing to have a candidate that not only takes a strong stand on issues, but is willing to back them up by personal actions....
It didn't take long for me to realize that this is just the latest example of Sarah Palin doing what is right, and increasing my excitement at the thought of her potentially rising to national leadership.
As I have stated before, I strongly believe Sarah Palin is the best hope of all the likely Republican candidates to return the party to its Conservative roots, and to give the country the kind of presidency we had under Ronald Reagan. I believe many people in the country today, some democrats included, are looking for a 'real person' to run for president. I believe Sarah Palin would 'fill the bill' on this desire better than any other candidate SINCE Ronald Reagan. I know that people recognize this in her, as evidenced by the huge crowds she generates wherever she goes, despite the near constant media attacks on her.
If one listens to other likely candidates from our side, Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee for example, while both could be excellent candidates, it doesn't take long for the average person to recognize by their mannerisms that they are 'typical' politicians. This is something that you do NOT notice with Sarah Palin. While certainly a politician, and I feel a very shrewd one, she does NOT come off as one, instead coming across much more like someone you could actually know and relate to, a trait I feel she shares with Ronald Reagan, and one that I feel will help her go very far if she chooses to.
But, in my opinion, probably the single most important thing in Sarah Palin's favor, is that as far as I know, there is no political decision she has made that could cause her to be accused of hypocrisy. I feel this fact alone is a big part of why the left fears her so much. Very few politicians actually have their publicly expressed views tested in ways that Sarah Palin has, most obviously with her public pro-life position, which of course matces up perfectly with her personal decision to keep a downs syndrome baby, and to support her daughter with an unplanned pregnancy and HER decision to keep the baby.
This is why I take her at her word in her announcement today, that a big factor in her decision was the near constant ethics attacks on her in Alaska. These attacks, which have led nowhere, are obviously nothing more than political witch hunts by liberals fishing for anything that could be used against her. Nonetheless, as she stated in her speech, these attacks are causing the state to spend tons of money investigating them, money that could be put to much better use. So now we see that Sarah Palin has been given another opportunity to take a personal stand on something that matches up perfectly with her public position, in this case wasteful government spending, and has again risen to the challenge and took action to put a stop to a problem, even if it means personal sacrifice.
I hope for the Republican parties sake, and most importantly the country's sake that Sarah Palin IS considering a run for president. It would be very refreshing to have a candidate that not only takes a strong stand on issues, but is willing to back them up by personal actions....
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