If and when she starts her Presidential campaign, she can formulate her position then – unless Congress stirs the pot before then to bring it to the forefront, in which case she’ll have to stake out a position sooner.

But right now, she’s addressing the issues that are timely – energy and the stimulus bill.

Not quite so sure why you’re so eager to bash Palin on immigration at this juncture. This is more like an ambush.

Journalism 101 – WHO, WHAT WHEN WHERE AND WHY. “Many governors…” (who are they?) Part of the stimulus? 10% maybe?

Do journalists even fact check anymore?

If and when she starts her Presidential campaign, she can formulate her position then – unless Congress stirs the pot before then to bring it to the forefront, in which case she’ll have to stake out a position sooner.

But right now, she’s addressing the issues that are timely – energy and the stimulus bill

She is a woman, pro-life, who has shown that a woman can be a mother of more than 2.5 children, be successful and not have an utterly failed marriage.

I was on HRC forum during the election. All those Hillary Clinton supporters were in love with her.

I am amazed how many “moderate” (liberal) Republicans want to destroy Sarah Palin. Never has a single petite women scared so many big strong men.

Amazing isn’t it, the amount of fear the little lady engenders in the left [and squishy "center"]

http://diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/002985.html

http://crooksandliars.com/cernig/palin-betrays-base-immigration-amnesty

So, is she for Amnesty or isn’t she for Amnesty?

I got the last plane out of ANC for days. It was the “milk run” that does ANC-Cordova-Yakutat-Juneau – Sitka – Ketchikan-Seattle. We backed out and sat there awhile. The pilot came on and said something like “It blew again, but we’ve got a plane in the area and if he makes it, we’ll go.” That’s comforting. So, after a while, we go. Now for added interest, all of Southeast Alaska was fogged in so we knew we weren’t going to Juneau, but planned to go to Sitka, which was still open, and then catch the ferry home to JNU. We do Cordova, we get to Yakutat, only about a hundred miles from JNU. You have this clock in your head if you do this all the time and we were on the ground too long. After a while, the cockpit comes on and says, everything’s down, so we’re going to Seattle, but we don’t have any food, so the drinks are free. Now an airplane full of Alaskans who’ve been stuck in airports for days already on a plane full of free booze is a sight to behold! So, we get to SEA about midnight and on our lips. The clerk who rented us the car was out of his mind. Then we discovered the shift/brake interlock and it took us a half hour to get the car in gear. I got home from Seattle on the first plane I could get a seat on – eleven days after we left Anchorage.

Anyway, when it blows it throws a lot of ash and dust in the air and makes a big mess, but there’s no real danger to any heavily populated area. It is over a hundred air miles from ANC. Just the kind of thing that makes a good story and gives reporters a trip to Alaska. People who live in Alaska want to leave this time of year so the reporters can have the place!

- Jp

But if she does something bad like support amnesty she should be rebuked.
But I have not heard anything that shows that. But if she does wrong we should not excuse it because its Palin.

Its not certain she should be the conservative candidate for 12. She may be the person. But at this early stage it remains to be seen.

But we should defend her against all false attacks and get the record straight on what she is doing and saying.

If Palin ran as a governor and promised to represent the interest of Alaska in DC then she is doing her job. Representing your constituents as you campaigned is principled. Delivering on your promises is principled. Taking care of the people who rely on you is principled.

Too often we assume that we are electing 100 mini-Presidents as Senators or 50 mini-Presidents as Governors. It is their duty to represent their people on the national stage. Sometimes they must act from a national perspective, but not always. It’s a balancing act.

I get a little tired of internecine Republican fighting over these district matters. Of course, Michigan politicians are more sympathetic towards the auto industry; Iowa politicians are more sympathetic towards the corn industry and so on and so forth.

There will be a stimulus bill. Some of it is warranted. Most of it is not. Either way, it is a Governors job to represent their people.

This is a non-issue for me. I trust her.

Somewhere there is a future starlet in need of my tax dollars to fund “enhancements” necessary to succeed in this Billion dollar industry.

My whole point was that no matter the position, a politician will be criticized.

Principle? Hell Steve, we’re talking politics. And politicians. Let’s not go overboard here.

And, as far as her being under a lot of pressure, I could really care less about that. If anything, that’s a good thing. If she does decide to run for POTUS the pressure will ratchet up by a factor of 1,000 so if she can’t handle this little bump in the road she’s surely not qualified to be more than Governor.

I hope she handles the issue with characteristic grace, humor and a touch of ruthlessness. We’ll see how it all turns out and then we can talk. Or throw darts. Or both.