Sarah Palin is not the Republican America needs

Nicholas Gausling, Las Vegas

Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 | 2:01 a.m.

I wish my fellow conservatives would wake up to the charade being peddled by Sarah Palin.

Many of the same people who (rightly) derided the Republican presidential candidacy of John McCain are rallying behind Palin, despite the fact that she identified herself with McCain in 2008 and continues to defend his re-election bid against more conservative Tea Party challengers.

This is not an anomaly:

• In Oklahoma, Palin supported pro-bailout Congresswoman Mary Fallin for governor instead of state Sen. Randy Brogdon, one of the most qualified, ethical and Constitution-based candidates to run for a governorship in modern times.

• In Texas, Palin backed a remnant of the old Bush regime, Gov. Rick Perry, instead of the insurgent Tea Party conservative Debra Medina.

• In Wyoming, Palin endorsed the party-line Rita Meyer for governor instead of the one candidate in the race who articulately discusses and defends the Constitution, Ron Micheli.

Actions speak louder than words. Palin is not opposing the establishment; she’s endorsing people who she thinks will win so she can make herself look good and recruit allies for personal gain.

This type of crony big government Republicanism is no different from what we experienced during 2001-09.

If the Tea Party movement wants a real anti-establishment conservative leader, they should look to Congressman Ron Paul. But they probably won’t. Most of them love their Palin cult of personality more than they love liberty and the Constitution.