Ron Paul Republicans - Don’t be Fooled by Sarah Palin
Sep 10, 2008 politics
While she may have called Dr. Ron Paul “cool” and “independent of the party machine”, Sarah Palin is unfortunately still far from acceptable to a true liberty minded Ron Paul republican (or independent).
On the spending front, it appears that Palin has no problem spending taxpayer’s money, but we can’t be too hard on her for that. As long as Washington is dishing out taxpayer’s money in the form of earmarks, I have no problem with politicians trying to get it back to the people in each state rather than waste it on a federal project. However, Palin has come across as a bit less than honest on her positions.
Palin, during her speech at the RNC, said “thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere”, despite supporting the bridge to Gravina Island and its earmark during her run for Governor. In fact, she was insulted by the words “bridge to nowhere”.
This year alone, Palin sent earmark proposals to Senator Ted Stevens totaling $197 million, more per person than any other State in the Union. Even McCain criticized Palin’s earmarks during her term as Mayor of Wasilla.
However, the single most important issue that Ron Paul Republicans (or Independents) need to focus on is her acceptance of the neoconservative foreign policy of intervention and imperialism which costs the American people trillions of dollars. Foreign Policy being the single most important issue to Ron Paul supporters in this election, Sarah Palin is not acceptable in this area and thus does not make the Republican ticket for 2008 any more attractive. Nice try, McCain, but no cigar.
Tags: bridge to nowhere, earmarks, imperialism, independent, intervention, John McCain, liberty, neoconservative, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, taxpayers, Washington