Should Palin Be Conservative Of The Year?
By Cliff Kincaid
December 30, 2008
The influential conservative newspaper Human Events has named Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin "Conservative of the Year." For embracing the vocation of motherhood and articulating conservative Christian views as a political figure, she deserves the title. But it turns out that she is not so conservative on some critical economic and international issues.
We had asserted during the campaign that "Palin is a target and possibly in harm's way because she is being perceived as someone who can take a bold stand against George Soros and his nightmare vision and turn the country around on such critical [culture of life] issues." Soros is a major funder of the Democratic Party and its causes, including abortion and homosexual rights. Soros also funds groups promoting legalization of drugs and rights for prostitutes and criminals.
It turns out that Palin was in harm's way. Her home church in Alaska, the Wasilla Bible Church, which had been criticized by liberal media outlets as too conservative on matters such as abortion and homosexuality, was badly damaged in an arson fire on December 12. There were no injuries or deaths related to the incident but five women and children were inside the church when the fire started. Agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have joined the investigation but no arrests have been made.
Soros, who is dedicated to destroying traditional values in America in the name of an "open society," is a convicted inside trader and major funder of the Center for American Progress, whose president, John Podesta, is a co-chair of the Obama-Biden Transition Project. Soros personally contributed $50,000 to the Obama Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Palin is not easily intimidated and can continue to be a major spokesperson on cultural and social problems. But based on her interview (web site) with Human Events political editor John Gizzi on the occasion of her getting the "Conservative of the Year" award, Palin could find it difficult to be taken seriously among conservatives on critical national security and economic matters. These are absolutely important if she intends to pursue a political career on the national stage.
For example, Palin defends her support of the $700-billion Wall Street bailout, even though she admits she was misled by those who promoted it. What's more, she has supported the United Nations Law of the Sea Treaty, which transfers oil, gas and mineral resources to the world organization and figures to be a major legislative initiative of the Obama Administration. All major conservative organizations concerned with U.N. and national security issues oppose this dangerous treaty. As President, Ronald Reagan also opposed it.
Gizzi, a veteran reporter who knows the issues of concern to conservatives, got quickly to the point: "In campaigning for Sen. [Saxby] Chambliss, you brought back a lot of conservatives who had been critical of him for voting for the Wall Street bailout [of financial institutions]. Would you have favored the Wall Street bailout and voted as Sen. Chambliss did?"
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