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MartiniMan
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Where I am on Sarah Palin
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11/22/2010 11:35:14 AM
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First of all I admire her tremendously for what she has accomplished all on her own, unlike so many in politics these days that seem to live off someone else's stature, contacts, money, etc. I also abhor the way she is treated by the left and the government media and believe it is because she represents a totally different brand of feminism so at odds with current mores. She is conservative, pro-life, pro-gun, carried a Downs Syndrome baby to term and actually loves her baby, etc.
The question of the Presidency is for me two fold. One, is she qualified? Two, can she win? On the first question there is no doubt in my mind she is way more qualified than the current occupant. But is she the most qualified of all the GOP candidates that at this point in time seem to be heading toward running? On that score I can list a number that I believe are at least as qualified, if not more, than Sarah Palin. So if I look at their conservative views does that change my analysis? No doubt that shortens the list dramatically. They may be as qualified (or more so) but they are certainly not as conservative as she is and as I would like. So I suspect there will be one or two candidates left standing that are nominally as conservative as her and better qualified. If that is the case they may earn my primary vote.
On the question of whether she could win the general election I have mixed emotions. Granted, any GOP candidate will have to deal with an overtly hostile government media. But since Newt Gingrich I have not seen another GOP politician that seems to generate so much hostility from the government media. Maybe Bush 43 in the 2004 election cycle but probably not even then. My current view is that she and Newt would be too much of a lightning rod and that it is too important that we remove Obama in 2012 more than having the perfect candidate that sees the world exactly as I do.
I realize this will engender the scorn of many and I accept the scorn reluctantly. In a perfect world I would get the exact candidate I want but we can see what happens to the country when we let the perfect be the enemy of the good. We get Obama. That is why I voted for McCain in 2008 and would so again in 2012 if he were the nominee (something I pray will never happen again). Its why I voted for Bob Dole and would again. We have seen in spades that those that claim there is no difference between either party are dead wrong. One is wildly imperfect and the other is a complete train wreck. Absent the certainty I could get the perfect candidate I will accept imperfect any day over the Democrat party that simply cannot be trusted to govern.
By the way, I have not seen her show but understand it is very good.
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