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Guest post by ‘Grok friend, Mac Kittridge

Polls and opinion pieces by those with unknown agendas carry little weight with me. I’ve  been active in politics longer than you have been alive and I have been awake much of that time. My opinion of Sarah Palin is based on unedited sources of her speeches, record, etc. etc. Yes, I listen to others and then decide how to weigh their opinions based on common sense, experience, history, and my own observations. And yes, you are correct that some, whom we would think would desire her candidacy, have, for reasons that seem visceral rather than rational, formed a dislike that boggles my mind. Others, many others, have gone in the other direction just as passionately. And it is the presence of the latter in significant numbers that is generally unappreciated. We need a great leader (but not a Messiah) in our current crisis and such a leader will create great polarity of opinion, as a matter of course.

Our ship of state has to be turned around. It cannot be done solely by politicians who have their heads on straight. The sovereign electorate has to have a reason to become reengaged, educated and enlisted (even inspired) in great numbers to reassert their rational sovereignty and that requires a real leader, not just a competent, well-intentioned, journeyman politician!  Jean d’Arc, Henry V, Elizabeth 1, Margaret Thatcher,  George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Ronald Reagan . . .etc. all come to mind. Some died in their service to their constituents, others nearly so, and a few in bed. Strong passions, pro and con infused their passage ~ but they led enough, who believed enough, to follow and, in their turn, lead still others. They all became fishers of men.

It wasn’t just qualifications, aptitude or experience, however helpful. No it came down to character, duty and a talent for inspiring empathy and reciprocal loyalty that transcended the ordinary. A special knack, if you will, to connect at a visceral level. A leader of leaders. And it also required genuine empathy and commitment that was immediately appreciated by their peers. If you met them, you KNEW. Not all, but enough!

A real leader surrounds himself with talented individuals that he (or she) admires and respects;…

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How are you enjoying your recovery Summer? That’s what the President said we were having. And that was last year.

Now — gas is nearly $4 a gallon. Home prices are in the gutter. Our healthcare system — thanks to ObamaCare — is more expensive. And less efficient. Unemployment’s back over 9%. Our national debt has skyrocketed. Our budget deficit has grown worse.  And the jobs and manufacturing reports are grim. If that was a recovery — then our President needs to enter economic rehab.  And the American people need to stop his policies. Cold turkey.  

The addiction to spending must be brought to a halt. And we must have a President who has a growth agenda. With pro-growth policies I will.

The President wrongly thought the stimulus — the bailouts — and the takeovers were the solution. He says they worked. They did not.

The President is satisfied with a second-rate American economy. Produced by his third-rate policies. I’m not.

I promised to level with the American people.  To look them in the eye. And tell them the truth. I went to Iowa.  And said we need to phase out federal ethanol subsidies.  I went to Florida. And said we need to raise the retirement age for the next generation. And means-test cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security. I went to New York City.   And told Wall Street that the era of bailouts — carve-outs — and handouts had to end. I’m willing to tell Americans the hard truth. And I believe Americans are ready to hear it.  

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