Palin is far from as big a deal as they are making her into. As a former Republican and an afficiando of the former Alaska governor, I can no more endorse her for a presidential run than I could go back and resurrect an opportunity for Dan Quayle.

Both of these (arguably great) conservative candidates were completely marginalized by the mainstream media and even three more years from now, the damage done in ‘08 will still be remembered.

This is something Rush is dead on about. The Republicans are finished, so long as they continue to bring compromised individuals to the National stage. People that have sold their soul to one PAC after another. The days of the kinder, gentler Conservative are over. . . If they ever really existed.
Conservatives are always at their best when they stand for the values they believe in and don’t bend to political expediency.

I’d actually feel much stronger about a second Ron Paul run, who wasn’t so much marginalized, as he was ignored by the political establishment. If Paul had been allowed to gain traction in ‘08 by even a “fair and balanced” review of his campaign. . . We might be looking at a whole different America today. One truly pulling out of recession and into real, substantiated growth – backed by distracting little details things like jobs and housing starts, etc.

I wish Palin luck on her book. But seriously folks, don’t believe the hype!

It’s at best, half-hearted and insincere. Within months, these same journalists on the national scene that are fawning over her will return to trying to eat her innards