I initially thought you were incorrect to continue the David Letterman campaign because he apologized (sort of) and because of free speech concerns. However, being as most conservatives are not yet ready to attack families and children, it seems to me continuing your campaign is one excellent way to show that future attacks will have consequences and will not be tolerated. I hope more entries are on the way from you about how we can continue the David Letterman campaign and about how firing up that campaign again is one way to show that many conservatives do not plan to be doormats anymore.

Yes! Thank you!

What is flabbergasting to me is how Charles Krauthammer and Jonah Goldberg, in their remarks that Gov. Palin isn’t ready to be president — wrong, wrong, wrong — gave the bungling beginner Obama a total pass concerning his own readiness, which I would rate, “By every possible measure, Obama will never, ever be ready to be president and will not improve during his tenure.”

Of the 2008 candidates, Gov. Palin alone had executive experience. Gov. Palin alone was a self-made success. Gov. Palin alone had a command of energy issues and a vision for how to make this country energy independent. Gov. Palin, in 2008, had the best vision for how to bring our economy back to prosperity. (She still does.) Gov. Palin alone was able to motivate people to connect with their own genius for improving their lives instead of looking to the stultifying mechanisms of government to help individuals. Gov. Palin alone had the best vision for how government must operate to create the conditions for individuals to make the most of their talents and opportunities.

In 2008, in terms of foreign affairs, Gov. Palin was ready to be president because she understands the positions the U.S. must take to have strong relationships with its friends and enemies who do not dare to defy her.

In contrast, Obama is clueless about foreign affairs and bows to rulers of other countries, is de-stabilizing the Middle East by abandoning and/or selling out Israel, has mortgaged the U.S. to China and other countries and is convincing them they will lose their money if they continue to bet in favor of the U.S., and who is weakening our military and emboldening our enemies.

Gov. Palin would be a much better president than Obama is RIGHT NOW.

Jack Kemp used to speak of the dangers of allowing consideration of the perfect to drive out the good. That, I believe, is what is happening among the otherwise dependable conservatives who have been fragging Sarah: instead of comparing her to the other 2012 GOP presidential candidates, they are comparing her to their conception of a perfect conservative candidate. Ironically, some of them then accuse Palin supporters of idealizing her–a clear case of projection if ever there was one.

I for one do not idealize Sarah Palin; I respect her for her spirit, skills and accomplishments. She has faced the kinds of personal dilemmas many of us have to face, and has done so unflinchingly. She has also faced a level of public abuse no one short of Hitler should have to, and she has shown that while she is courageous, she is not willing to be anybody’s doormat. In today’s world, this last quality is essential in a leader, and G.W.’s lack of said quality was his tragic failing.

All this notwithstanding, she faces a steep uphill battle if she wants to be the 2012 GOP presidential nominee because of the way the party is currently run. Even if she has enough grassroots support to overwhelm the country club wing that runs things now, she will have great difficulty getting enough delegates unless the GOP eliminates all open primaries. With milquetoast Michael Steele at the helm, this is unlikely to happen unless great pressure is applied towards this end from within the party.

You are not familiar with Gateway Pundit’s reporting on why the market suddenly tanked in September after two weeks of McCain/Palin trouncing Obama/Biden.

Obama is destroying the economy by loading us with debt, increasing taxes, adding more programs that will drive taxes up even higher and nationalizing industries. He is creating uncertainty, which business hates, because to thrive businesses must plan for the future. When they can’t see very far ahead, or don’t like what they see, the economy stagnates. To fix the stagnation he is causing, he proposes remedies of more government and less profit for businesses — these remedies will only make it much worse. Oh, and on top of that, Obama wants our energy bills to skyrocket. Obama inherited some problems, true, but he has managed to turn them into full-blown disasters with no end in sight — except that blessed day when he leaves the presidency and a grown-up like Gov. Palin who knows what an economy needs to grow and how to make our nation energy-independent takes over.

“Your exwife”? My life partner died in 2004.

Camille Paglia defends Palin’s eloquence better than I can.

Barack Obama can barely talk without his Teleprompter. Also, foreign leaders are starting to recognize Obama for the socialist and sociopath and inept beginner that he is. This is not making us friends, except possibly among the leaders of other countries to whom he bows and scrapes and simpers like a school girl.

Barack Obama never released his birth records, or his long form birth certificate. Unlike his true believers, for whom his word is sufficient, I really have to see the proof he was born in Hawaii. Until he produces the proof, then, yes, I do find the allegations that he was born in Kenya to be plausible.

I’d also really love to see his medical records. All we got during the campaign was a note from his doctor. There are plausible rumors from Chicago that Obama was sexually active with men there. I’d like to know if he has been treated for any sexually-transmitted diseases, especially ones his wife doesn’t know about.

Ooh, ooh! While we’re at it — I’d love to see his college transcripts and ANYONE from one of his classes at Columbia who remembers him.

Pamela Geller is fighting Muslims who want to kill every non-Muslim and every Muslim who isn’t their brand of Muslim. A lot of them live in the U.S. now and they believe God requires them to kill lesbians and gays. They also believe women are property. And many Muslim countries force women to have their external genitalia amputated. They are bringing that tradition here, too. So, yes, I support her. The MSM are actively suppressing information people need to have to understand what a threat Islam and sharia are to the world. Pamela is one of a handful of people bravely getting this information out. I met her at CPAC and I like her. I have a better proposal for bringing peace to the Middle East than Pamela does and I think she’ll see the wisdom of it if we ever get to discuss it. But with all the terrible things Muslims say about Israel and Jews — to say nothing of the terrible things they do — I’m not going to condemn Pamela for her “right back atcha” attitude.

I had to reply because of your response to libhomo, “I’ve learned that Republicans act on the ideals that liberals only give lip-service to, but they adapt them to their spiritual values.” I’ve found that to be so true.

I come from a family of hard-core democrats & have struggled with political identification for most of my adult life. I’m a CAPITALIST, consider myself a social liberal/fiscal conservative & been a registered Libertarian since my late 20s. I’m finally ready to register as a Republican because of my disgust with Obama and his liberal cheerleaders.

I believe the current attacks on capitalism/freedom have given the GOP a real chance to grow the party & redefine conservatism. Obama’s rise has highlighted the left’s hypocrisy, especially on feminism & gay/human rights.

I believe that gay marriage should be embraced by conservatives. Two people entering a legal contract to care & be responsible for one another in a monogamous relationship sounds pretty damn conservative to me! I think Dick Cheney’s “Freedom, means freedom for everyone” and Ted Olson’s support of gay marriage is a great start.

When you hear democrat’s talking about supporting gay marriage it means they’re trying to get elected. When you hear conservative’s talking about it, it means REAL CHANGE is just around the corner.

I hope Sarah spends some time with Dick & Ted before writing her book. That’s all. Hope you had a great Fourth.
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Americans need respect allies and support internationally to get out of this global financial meltdown, the last thing you need is to be represented by someone who makes the rest of the world laugh at you.

Mind you, being gay is not a neccesary indicator of sense, I notice from your earlier comments that you are a “birther” and you support Pam “I never met a muslim I didn’t want to kill” Geller.

Not true. Not even close to true. The market closed on Jan 20th at 7949.09. It closed Thursday at 8280.74. It fell below 10,000 back on October 3, 2008… well before the election.

I have to say, again, wanting something to be true does not make it true.

But a lot of this stuff in not really the fault of the President, Bush or Obama. It was the Fed’s loose money policies, overly ambitious deregulation and an industry of smart people outsmarting themselves by making a recipe for disaster — just add 1 part greed and 1 part stupidity. Mix well. And bake for a decade.

-JC
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