Cardinal Red
02-02-2010, 12:04 AM
I'd like to thank Sarah Palin for giving this campaign one of the biggest political boosts it has yet seen with her timely endorsement. Just has she has done with Doug Hoffman and her support of the Tea Party movement, she has shown the boldness to buck the Republican establishment and endorse a true grassroots conservative voice for change.
I should say that like many Rand fans, I have mixed views on Palin's past actions and policy preferences. But unlike a some (though thankfully not most) on this forum, I celebrate that for whatever our differences, she fully understands what is at stake in supporting Rand versus the establishment. Believe me, this endorsement wins her no friends in D.C., but Palin and Paul do share a reform and outsider spirit that should be celebrated.
Both Palin and Rand show through their statements that they understand that effective political movements necessarily make alliances even when they do not always share all of the same goals.
As Palin said "While there are issues we disagree on, he and I are both in agreement that it's time to shake up the status quo in Washington and stand up for common sense ideas."
It's a perfect statement of endorsement, one that recognizes that we do not have to agree on every issue with our allies to find common cause. It adds Palin's valuable imprimatur without sacrificing any of Rand's political independence.
If we are to advance Pro-Liberty and Constitutional Consevative ideas, and turn them into legislation, we have to do it in coalition with people we will sometimes agree with and sometimes disagree (even passionately disagree) with..Political movements that cannot make such alliances eventually fade into angry and embittered irrelevance. There are a few on this forum for whom I expect that would be just fine. They enjoy the righteousness of bashing anyone who doesn't share all of their views as a "sellout" or "Neocon"
I'm glad that both Palin and Paul are far bigger and more gracious people than the naysayers, and I look forward to a prosperous partnership in the future.
I should say that like many Rand fans, I have mixed views on Palin's past actions and policy preferences. But unlike a some (though thankfully not most) on this forum, I celebrate that for whatever our differences, she fully understands what is at stake in supporting Rand versus the establishment. Believe me, this endorsement wins her no friends in D.C., but Palin and Paul do share a reform and outsider spirit that should be celebrated.
Both Palin and Rand show through their statements that they understand that effective political movements necessarily make alliances even when they do not always share all of the same goals.
As Palin said "While there are issues we disagree on, he and I are both in agreement that it's time to shake up the status quo in Washington and stand up for common sense ideas."
It's a perfect statement of endorsement, one that recognizes that we do not have to agree on every issue with our allies to find common cause. It adds Palin's valuable imprimatur without sacrificing any of Rand's political independence.
If we are to advance Pro-Liberty and Constitutional Consevative ideas, and turn them into legislation, we have to do it in coalition with people we will sometimes agree with and sometimes disagree (even passionately disagree) with..Political movements that cannot make such alliances eventually fade into angry and embittered irrelevance. There are a few on this forum for whom I expect that would be just fine. They enjoy the righteousness of bashing anyone who doesn't share all of their views as a "sellout" or "Neocon"
I'm glad that both Palin and Paul are far bigger and more gracious people than the naysayers, and I look forward to a prosperous partnership in the future.