A Few Gems from Sarah Palin's Farewell Speech

So the media wants everyone to believe Sarah Palin is an idiot but listening to her farewell speech from this weekend makes me believe she may understand exactly what is going on and how scary it really is.

"We face challenging times with some hell-bent on tearing down our nation by perpetuating pessimism and apologizing for America."

Amen, can we please stop apologizing President Obama. We are the greatest country in the world. People risk their lives to get here daily. There are many people all over the world who are free today that have us to thank.

"I will address some, just some, in the media because another right that is protected is the freedom of the press. You have such important jobs reporting facts and informing the electorate and exerting power to influence. You represent what could and should be a respected and honest profession that could and should be a cornerstone of our democracy. Democracy depends on you...So how about... you quit making things up. And don’t underestimating the wisdom of the American people."

Many of those in the media in this country are so in love with the current administration that they can't see the truth in what is going on. They are so worried about professing their loyalty to Obama that they have forgotten the founding fathers intended for them to be almost a fourth branch of government keeping the other three branches honest.

"I promised that we would govern with fiscal restraint so as not to immorally burden future generations. And we did...I vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars of excess, and with lawmakers we saved billions for the future."

If only we could get all of our politicians to believe this and act on it we would not be in the financial mess we are today. And she is absolutely right passing huge deficits on to our children and grandchildren is immoral.

"We can resist enslavement to big central government that crushes hope and opportunity. We must be wary of government largesse. It doesn’t come free and often accepting it takes away everything that is free. Melting into Washington’s powerful and caretaking arms will only lead to suck away the incentive to work hard and chart our own course. This will only contribute to an unstable economy and dizzying national debt, and it will make us less free."

Not only can we resist enslavement to the the big central government, we must. This government does not want America to be the freedom loving country that values pulling yourself up by the bootstraps that we have been for over two hundred years. They want us all to rely on the government for what we need in our daily life because then they will have control over us and have complete power. What this current government and the one before it were all about is power. They wanted to have control over the daily activities of our lives and we have been giving in to them for too long. We must stop doing this now. If you are struggling turn to your family, friends, church, and community don't turn to Uncle Sam. The relief from the government is not worth the consequences that come with it. You are stuck giving up some of your freedom every time you look to the government for help, and that government assistance is designed to keep you dependent on the government so that freedom is forever gone. It is time to wake up people!

Update on Sarah Palin Thoughts

So I have been giving much thought to the Sarah Palin resignation over the last 10 days or so since she announced her intentions. I do wish she would have finished her term as Governor but I think I am starting to understand why she left. She loves Alaska and she wants what is best for it. The state is spending millions defending her on ethics charges that have been pretty much coming non stop since she ran for vice president. She has not been found guilty on one of these charges but they continue to be filed. She also knows that all the attacks on her and her family from the media and her opponents are a distraction to getting things done in Alaska. I honestly believe she wants what is best for Alaska and feels that resigning and handing the reigns over to her Lieutenant Governor is the best way to accomplish that. As far as her political future I would not be surprised to see her spearhead a new political party that is more focused on Conservative values and limited government. Her recent announcement that she would be willing to campaign for Conservative Democrats leads to me that conclusion. She knows that by doing this she would more or less kill her future with the establishment that runs the Republican Party. I think this is a sign she is not worried about the Democrats and Republicans anymore. She is worried about Conservative values. As someone who believes that the current 2 party system has created many of the problems that we are dealing with in Washington I would love to see her form a new party and I think there is a large growing number of Americans who feel the same way. Even if she doesn't run for office again but just chairs the new party I think she can have a huge influence on the future of politics in this country. No matter what she decides to do I would be willing to bet that we will continue to see her influence on this country for a long time.

Sarah Palin Announces She is Resigning as Governor

So Sarah Palin announced today that she is stepping down as Governor of Alaska. This is really unfortunate as I really liked Sarah Palin and the values and beliefs that she espoused. I am not really sure what I think about this. If she is stepping down because she is tired of the political machine then I understand, but if she is stepping down to better her chances at a run for the presidency then I don't really understand the strategy. It is certainly unconventional but she is an unconventional politician. I will have to think on this some more over the weekend.