Palin from the beginning

By Douglas V. Gibbs

I remember right before John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate that a liberal blogger in the comment section of Political Pistachio asked me who I thought would be McCain's pick. My immediate response would have been Sarah Palin. However, the question did not ask me who I thought should be picked as the vice presidential running mate, but who I thought McCain would pick. At the time I thought McCain was too moderate to pick a conservative like Palin as his running mate, and I also didn't think he was bright enough to choose the Alaskan dynamo. Therefore, in response, I said "I do not know."

Political Pistachio was talking about Sarah Palin being the best choice for vice president before anyone really knew who she was outside of Alaska. On July 13, 2007 I made my first mention of her. I later discussed the possibility of Sarah Palin being picked as the running mate of whoever won the Republican Nomination on July 28th of that year. On September 30th of 2007 I made a recommendation for her to be vice president, again. I made mention of her regularly after that, and when McCain chose Palin as his running mate the number of Emails and phone calls I received regarding my prediction of it was amazing.

Now, with the release of her book, "Going Rogue," Palin is as popular as ever. But one may ask, what was it that made me choose her as my choice for vice president way back during the summer of 2007?

Sarah Palin is the first true Reagan Conservative to emerge in a long time. She holds to the basic principles of conservatism. Sarah Palin understands the necessity of a strong military to defend this nation against the many evils this world has to offer. Palin recognizes the importance of the free market, tax cuts, and limiting the federal government in all aspects of our lives. She understands that in order to let go of our foreign dependence of oil, we must drill domestically. And the list goes on and on. But ultimately, her real appeal is the fact that she is not your run-of-the-mill politician with the sludge of the political cess-pool running through her veins. Palin is real. She is a genuine wife and mother who entered politics to make a difference, and the text of her book reveals the truth of her genuine character.

"Going Rogue" spends about a dozen pages on personal matters, and setting the record straight regarding her time with the McCain campaign. As conservatives recognized during the campaign, she admits to being essentially gagged by the McCain campaign, not allowed to express herself, or to allow her conservative wings to reach outward. McCain had the erroneous belief that being more like the Democrats could win the election, and the strategy was a doomed turkey from the beginning. The nation does not need two leftist parties.

Palin's book was Amazon's number one seller before it was released. Getting one's hands on a copy is difficult, because it is in great demand. It is one of the best books on conservatism I have read in a long time, yet the leftist commentators that are berating the book are focusing on the dozen pages of personal commentary.

It is comical watching the leftist media freak out over this book, trying to attack it, and her, in any way they can. Most leftists say they welcome the likes of Palin, because they believe conservatism is a losing ticket. But if that is the case, then why the attacks? Why are the leftists so frightened of her, and in a panic to do whatever they can to discredit her and her book?

I believe deep down the hard left knows that conservatives like Palin is what can bring them down, and end their reign of socialism. They are very afraid of her, and they should be, because Sarah Palin is one of the factors in the awakening of the sleeping giant of conservatism.

That is why Obama, and the Congressional Democrats, have been working so hard to pass their programs as fast as possible. They know that their time is limited, and America is ready for real change . . . a change back to Reagan Conservatism, and the founding principles of the United States Constitution.

Whether or not Sarah Palin will be the conservative to lead that charge is yet to be seen.

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