Sarah Palin from a Conservative Perspective

I read an article titled “The Sarah Palin Paradigm: Real Change” by Chris Adamo, off of the Free Republic blog. In this editorial, the author points out why Sarah Palin would be an ideal vice-president, and then goes on to criticize the policies of the Obama administration and the Democratic party in general. Adamo’s intended audience is voters who are already more conservative-minded, because his outright criticisms of the Left are obviously not designed to persuade Democratic voters to accept his stance. I think that his one-sided viewpoint hurts his credibility, because it makes him too narrow-minded to fairly consider all aspects of the issue on both sides. The way Adamo sees it, the Democratic party is completely flawed and corrupt, while he views Palin through rose-colored glasses.

At the beginning of the editorial, the author points out that Palin’s actions throughout her political career that she is more in tune with the beliefs and attitudes of the founding fathers and the “people in the heartland.” As evidence of this claim, Adamo points to her track record as governor of Alaska, her convention speech, her handling of the liberal media, and her performance in the vice-presidential debate.

Conversely, the rest of the article is devoted to attacking all the flaws with Obama and the Democrats. According to the author, Obama’s political history makes his ability to enforce policies that affect any real change questionable. He furthermore points to Obama’s ties with Muslim-American advocates, his association with Bill Ayers, his ties to Fannie Mae, and his sympathetic stance toward Iranian president Ahmadinejad as proof of his inadequacy.