I saw this really good post today….

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I believe in strict interpretation of the Constitution. When guidance from said objective is unclear or not expressed, I believe that it is our duty to take a “principled” approach to determining the proper course. I believe that said principle is individual in nature and is not compulsory. It is derivative of any combination of religious, social, or moral values that the individual may choose to draw strength from.

Having stated said process and philosophy, I can apply that to any situation. Unless abortion and gay marriage are on the Congressional docket 365 days of the year, I would simply like to know the process which my elected officials rely upon.

As to my being “envious” of Sarah Palin. From a practical standpoint, you bet your ass I am. I’d love to get fronted seven figures before placing pen to paper. I’d love to be able to drop press releases via Facebook and have ANYONE listen. That being said, I think it would be a bit of a stretch to assume that my “envy” could in some way distort my perception of her as a political figure. If that were the case, I’d be “envious” of everyone on that list, 90% of the blog world, 59 Dems in the Senate, and the yahoo in the White House.

I will say it once more bc I think you are missing the greater point here. I do not dislike Sarah Palin for any of her positions on “the issues.” I am certainly not questioning her sincerity on the abortion issue. I simply believe in the idea that to much is given much is expected. She has been placed at the head of the Republican party as well as the populist conservative movement and all that I am saying is that with such a position (real or perceived) much is expected. For her to evolve and to truly lead this party and for her to truly warrant the following bestowed upon her she must begin to explain to the American public why we “conservatives” are conservative and what that genuinely means. If she is truly the straight talking, charismatic, brilliant individual that everyone keeps telling me that she is, I do believe she should have no problem delivering that message to the American people more effectively than anyone else in the current political scene.

I will take this one step further. In the next few days, I will write an article and I will explain my position of either same sex marriage or abortion. You will see that I come down on the same side of each issue with Sarah Palin. But what you will not hear in either argument are the talking points that “marriage is between a man and a woman” or that “my religion tells me that abortion is wrong.” After that, I am sure you will want to call me a “RINO.”

While I am sure we agree on most things Palin won’t be one of them.

You question her committment to pro-line? Did Scalia knowingly carry a Downes Syndrome baby to term also? If so then I agree Scalia is ahead on this issue because he is the most articulate. I’d rather drop this whole thing and agree to disagree.

I hardly think this is worth continuing and besides Hoffman whatever you think of him is a very minor player — it certainly was not his fault the “party” ran Scozzafava I guess.

As to Palin your beef with her sounds more like envy than anything else. I read her book last weekend it was a great read IMO –my wife thought so too. he is in the public spotlight because McCain put her there. The record shows she did not lobby for the job. Right now she is doing a lot more good than most I can think of. Do your editorials cause the Obama team fits? Doubt it. Her’s do. You sound more like uber-RINO David Brooks than anyone else on this one – can’t imagine you see THAT as a complement.