Reuters - Republican Sarah Palin said on Friday an explosion of government spending and debt under President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats had put the United States on "the road to ruin."
In a tribute to former President Ronald Reagan, the potential 2012 White House contender said leaders in Washington had lost sight of the values that made Reagan a Republican icon and a hero to conservatives -- a belief in limited government, low taxes and personal freedoms.
"This is not the road to national greatness, it is the road to ruin," Palin said of the growth in government spending, budget deficits, joblessness and housing foreclosures under Obama. "The federal government is spending too much, borrowing too much, growing and controlling too much," she said.
Palin said Obama had revived the era of big government, and she ridiculed the infrastructure spending and investment he outlined in his recent State of the Union speech.
"The only thing these investments will get us is a bullet train to bankruptcy," the 2008 VP candidate said in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California, marking the late president's 100th birthday. - Entire column > >
Blog author's comments - Ronald Reagan served two terms as president and his belief in limited government, reduced taxes and military strength should be the main political focus of the Republican Party.
His legacy gained new momentum in the last year with the growth of the conservative Tea Party movement, which has focused on a push for limited government and reduced government spending. These are also the principles Sarah Palin stands for.
Unlike many politicians who try to be all things to all people, I think Palin makes it clear where she stands. It’s easier for me to respect someone who is genuine.
I met Sarah Palin in October of 2008, just prior to the huge mistake which the majority in this country made by electing Barack Hussein Obama as President.
Since the 2008 campaign the left has had what's known as Palin derangement syndrome, which is the left-wings irrational hatred directed at her.
Many of the attacks can be described as vicious in the effort to take Palin down. She has not allowed this to affect her and is now a stronger savvier person, polished speaker and spokesperson for the GOP and Tea Party movement.
She has not said she will run for office and I question if she can defeat Obama in 2012, but she has the conservative standards I could support.
