The most important thing McCain’s choice of Palin does, first and foremost, is put conservatism back in the lead as the guiding governing ideology of the Republican Party. With the selection of McCain as the nominee (and, as most of you know, he was my second choice) many were worried that conservatism was being relegated to the closet as the more moderate to liberal (i.e. Rockefeller) wing of the party was in ascendancy. If McCain had picked Ridge or Liebermann, and even in my opinion Pawlenty, I, like many others, would have been seriously concerned about the future of conservatism in this party, and hence the country. But I was willing to support this because of the horrors I believe…
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“A spectre is haunting the liberal elites of New York and Washington”
William Kristol has an outstanding piece today in the Weekly Standard on Governor Palin, what she means for the conservative movement and why she is feared by the left. Here’s an excerpt:
A spectre is haunting the liberal elites of New York and Washington–the spectre of a young, attractive, unapologetic conservatism, rising out of the American countryside, free of the taint (fair or unfair) of the Bush administration and the recent Republican Congress, able to invigorate a McCain administration and to govern beyond it.
That spectre has a name–Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old governor of Alaska chosen by John McCain on Friday to be his running mate. There she is: a working woman who’s a proud wife and mother; a traditionalist in…
Palin More Experienced than Obama
Jeff Emanuel at RedState has a great post comparing Governor Palin’s experience to Sen. Obama’s. You will see that he has absolutely no executive experience while she has over ten years. She also has a record of reforming government while Obama does not. As Emanuel notes, keep in mind that they are running for different positions. Governor Palin, four years Obama’s junior, has a much more impressive record of getting things done than Obama. I don’t think he wants to make this campaign about who’s more experienced. He’ll lose that argument every time, whether he’s comparing his scant record to McCain or Palin. Look for Obama to continue to run against President…
Pro-Abortion Lobby Begins its Attacks
Susan B. Anthony List’s Political Director (and a former collegue of mine), Joy Yearout, easily won her debate yesterday on Fox News with Pro-Abortion activist Liz Chadderdon of the Chadderdon Group. Although Gov Palin is most certainly an advocate for Pro-Life Americans, even Chadderdon initially hesitates to describe her as NARAL does, “extreme and rigid.” The truth is that Gov Palin supports the right to choose in cases where the health of the mother is at risk. Gov Palin is the perfect choice to energize Pro-Life…
Democratic Elitism at its Finest
Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain’s commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big Oil and continuing George Bush’s failed economic policies — that’s not the change we need, it’s just more of the same.
- Bill Burton, Obama Spokesman
Leave it to the Democrats to continue to their assault on small town America. I’m proud to be from one of those small towns and I find Mr. Burton’s comments insulting. Sen. Obama revealed his feelings about small town America months ago when he said that voters in Pennsylvania clung to “guns and religion” out…
The Ticket for America
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been selected by Sen. John McCain as his running mate. Governor Palin is an outstanding choice. She is a proven executive and a true conservative. Congratulations, Governor!
Ed Morrissey has a great post on this pick.