She said that she plans to campaign for Democrats. She’s not getting a cent from me.

Even at that, let’s look at conservative Democrats. Heath Shuler voted for Pelosi to be speaker. So did Chet Edwards. Those conservative Democrats allowed Pelosi to bring that monstrosity of a climate bill to the floor.

Are these the people Palin wants to support? Because if they are then all it means is that we are going to have to crawl out of a deeper hole to get the majority back.

I’d love to hear exactly which “conservadems” Palin wants to support.

is run for the US Senate! It would be absolutely the wrong move for her to make next,

If Sarah were only “in it for Sarah,” she’d have told McCain to find somebody else.

Are you making the assumption that all of us at RS are Republicans? There are more than a few here who are independent conservatives. Conservatives have been leaving the party since it had both houses of congress and the White House, yet still could not borrowing and spending like a drunken Democrat. They will not go back, and they will not open their checkbooks for the GOP unless and until it proves to them that it is committed to conservative principles. So far, it has not shown any signs that it has the first clue to use to find its Reagan roots.

- JP

You can name the number of “conservative democrats” on half of one hand, if that many. She was making a point about conservatism.

Don’t get your panties in a wad over this. It’s not that big a deal. There are a lot of other reasons to be cheesed off at Palin than that statement. The whole resignation thing has been hashed out here already, so there’s no reason to go into it again - but I’m a lot more annoyed at Palin over that, much more so than this tempest in a teapot.

I’m sure most people who think Peggy Noonan was right don’t trust Palin. But there are quite a few conservatives across the land who don’t trust Noonan. But more importantly, they don’t trust a Republican Party which is looking more like the Democrat Party with each passing day.

What is critical to the survival and revival of the GOP is to get back in touch with its base and prove to them that it really wants be the party which is defined by its platform.

It’s not going to be an easy sell, but the grassroots is willing to give them one more chance. After that, the GOP has lost these activists for good and with them, its soul.

- JP

I’m sure most people who think Peggy Noonan was right don’t trust Palin. But there are quite a few conservatives across the land who don’t trust Noonan. But more importantly, they don’t trust a Republican Party which is looking more like the Democrat Party with each passing day.

What is critical to the survival and revival of the GOP is to get back in touch with its base and prove to them that it really wants be the party which is defined by its platform.

It’s not going to be an easy sell, but the grassroots is willing to give them one more chance. After that, the GOP has lost these activists for good and with them, its soul.

- JP

Thankfully we don’t have to listen to someone who doesn’t have the mental dexterity to use “Reply to this”

Your “Republicans must win at any cost” methodology gets us people like Specter, Snowe and what her face. How’s that worked out?

There are no conservative democrats. Period. Schuler and those like him are posers. Palin knows this. She’s right on abortion, energy policy, limited government, national defense and foreign policy. She’s trying to tweak weak kneed party loyalists like yourself.

I’m happy as hell t see it’s working.

Where did it get us?

That’s what she’s saying. Yes, she’s ambitious. See that white courtesy telephone over there that’s ringing? If you pick it up, Captain Obvious will be on the other end.

She is trying to tell the Washington G.O.P. that she intends to lead a conservative takeover of the Party from the deadheads and the Big Government Bushtards (I’m talking to you, David Gerson!) who have run the Party into the ground.

Okay, so she gave 5 grand to Johnnie Mac and Murkowski. We need the numbers in the Senate, and she actually owes McCain her notoriety.

But her point is taken.

Yep. That’s correct. Something tells me that Romney ain’t gonna campaign for Democrats now that he is seeking the ‘12 nomination.

Shelby USED to be a Democrat. But he saw the writing on the wall and switched sides. If Democrats want to become Republicans and act like Republicans then by all means it would be great for any Republican to aid in fundraising.

But that’s not what Palin said.

seriously, what is going on here? We are supposed to be uniting because we keep LOSING! So now we are going to split up this band hand some more? Palin has only lost two offices since she has been on the national stage, one of which she quit.

Now she says she would campaign for Democrats and there are rumors of a third party. If Sarah has so many fans she needs to focus on helping us get Republicans elected in 2010 period. She needs to actually succeed at something before we even consider her for another elected office.

which throws your argument out the window….NO ONE can be counted on in the GOP for Conservative bonafide’s except their vote. You cannot say Shelby would vote for Reid etc if he were still a D…he might break with his party like the two traitors in the NE and Specter did to our party.

One NEVER knows what they are getting until that person votes period. The bottom line is Palin has recognized what the rest of us Conservative’s have recognized that just because you have an R after your name does not necessarily mean you are Conservative and that is her point.

There are no more Zell Miller’s or Shelby’s in the Democrat party however there are some FisCon Dem’s and if not for them both the Cap & Trade and the HealthCare takeover would already be DONE, they are not. Not everything is straight up obvious. You don’t want to give her money fine your choice but until she actually helps a “Conservative D” you got nothing.

I give you another example Martinez in Florida ran against amnesty for illegal’s and then jumped in bed with McCain and Grahamnesty to get it passed, should SarahPac help any of those R’s…hell no! because there is nothing Conservative about them. We could play this R against Conservative game all night long and Sarah Palin and a majority of us here at Redstate recognize the backstabbing the American public has taken from the Republican party and anger and energy we have used to STOP them. They are in the minority because of the traiterous actions.

Whoever has his enemy at his mercy &
does not destroy him is his own enemy

I know it sounds like I am harping on this and on some level I probably am.

But Palin was boasting about how her son and husband weren’t Republican. It seems to me like she might be angling for a third party run. And that is only bad news for our party.

If all she was doing was trying to push the GOP to the right by saying she would support conservatives regardless of power - and she didn’t have anything else up her sleeve - then I would give her a pass (even though I am generally not impressed with Palin politically). Point blank - I just don’t think she is smart enough to try to steer the party in this way. Anyone that says that this is her intention is projecting onto her an intention that is far from clear.

What is this business where anyone that says anything that isn’t 100 percent supportive of this woman always has their motives questioned?

Why can’t some accept the fact that there is a big chunk of the party that thinks that Palin is poisonous. She doesn’t seem to have intellectual depth or curiosity and isn’t quick on her feet. I liked her speech at the convention and was amped about her on that night. After that I was disappointed with every single performance. The interviews were disastrous. The debate with Biden was bad and she gave canned responses. She just looked stupid when giving an interview while they were offing turkeys in the background. All she does is reinforce the liberal storyline that Republicans are a bunch of stupid hicks. It’s not fair - and a lot of it is a cultural thing, but couldn’t the party try to go in another direction? Just once? When was the last time we had someone really sharp in a debate or on the stump? I loved George W. Bush - but his communication skills left much to be desired. Maybe someone else could have better made the case f or the war in 2005 and 2006 instead of being lambasted by the Democrats and losing so much support as to basically have a majority of the country stop paying attention.

I am and always have been a Republican. I voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004. I voted for McCain in the primary because I didn’t have any other good options by the time 2/5 came around and New York had its primary. I didn’t trust Romney - but given his economic bona fides and his performance in aiding the McCain camp after he lost the primary I came to think I voted for the wrong guy. After a while I got the sense that he proved his worth. He campaigned tirelessly - and that is what we need in 2012. So I am a Romney supporter.