BY TAYLOR MARSH
The thought of a Sarah Palin presidency today scares everyone
I talk to, including conservatives and Republicans, independents, too. But memories
can be short in politics, especially for a political party whose ideas are on
life support.
Sarah Palin has been a problem for McCain for weeks. Voters polled say she’s
not qualified. That’s why we’re seeing policy speeches from her now. She’s trying
to polish the dim that’s taken over after what we all saw from her first. But for conservatives nothing can turn
back the Sarah tide. She is seen as the
future of a certain people inside the Republican Party. The power she’ll
wield, however, is not yet certain.
Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center, a conservative group,
called it a “top order of business” to determine Ms. Palin’s
future role. “Conservatives have been looking for leadership, and she
has proven that she can electrify the grass roots like few people have in
the last 20 years,” Mr. Bozell said. “No matter what she decides
to do, there will be a small mother lode of financial support behind her.”
So much for that “secret” meeting to figure it all out.
Assuming that Obama wins on Tuesday, though it’s never over until it’s actually
over. Ayone who thinks Sarah Palin is going quietly into the shadows just doesn’t
know how hungry the right has been for a new leader. Reagan is long gone, with
his ideas shattered. Falwell’s influence receded long ago. Dobson doesn’t have
it. They’ve waited a long time.
Can Mitt Romney challenge her? Not if Huckabee has anything to say about it.
The question is whether intellectual conservatives will ever embrace her. It
will take more than two policy speeches to get that one done.
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