Palin's Instincts

(National Review Online)  This column was written by Tom Gross.

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Critics are already trying to damn Sarah Palin for her perceived lack of foreign-policy experience, but what they are not allowing for is something more important - that she has the right basic attitudes and sense of priorities. She understands that aggression has to be resisted and commitments have to be honored.

Certainly there is every sign that she will be better for at least one of America's closest friends and allies, Israel, than Joe Biden.

It is true that Biden talks of his support for Israel in principle, but the reality is that he has done his utmost to thwart keeping the possibility of a military option open to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. As a result he was even praised recently on the Iranian regime's official propaganda arm, Press TV.

It is no accident that Biden was dubbed "Tehran's favorite senator" in an article in the Washington Post last week.

By contrast, the very first reference to foreign policy that Palin made in her acceptance speech after being chosen as John McCain's vice-presidential candidate Friday was that Iran must be stopped from getting nuclear weapons. She mentioned this even before she mentioned the issues of Iraq and Russia.

Palin has a record for integrity and for getting the job done matched by very few politicians, as shown by her success in tackling the corrupt Republican-party establishment in Alaska, and her highly effective economic program there.

The U.S. and Israel can have every confidence that, like McCain, she is a doer who means what she says - not someone like Joe Biden who may come out with fine sentiments but seems unwilling to get to grips with fundamental problems posed by Iran and Syria.

Tom Gross is a former Mideast correspondent for London's Sunday Telegraph.


By Tom Gross
Reprinted with permission from National Review Online

[noloyalisti]

That this person could be our pResident is a nightmare for educated freedom loving Americans. She is supposed to be pro-life but endangers her own family''s lives. She is with McSame who wants endless war and killing and with the GOP who has caused the death and suffering of so many Americans, Afghanis and Iraqis. God forgive America!

[aj4321-2009]

People are not looking at the correct issue here - it''''s not that her 17-year old kid is pregnant. The issues are

1. Sarah Palin is believes in abstinence-only *** education. Did she endanger her child''''s life by not teaching her about contraception?

2. She traveled to give a speech when she was having her kid (against the opinion of her doctor), who now is sick. Did she endanger the life of her baby?

3. Not to mention, the incompetence of McCain. Why did he choose someone who is clearly not capable of handling the pressures of a national campaign.

[lordmi]

Monster-Mom - pick for Idiots.
Congrats, GOP:
Truth about MonsterMom:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/the-worst-vice-presidenti_b_122491.html

[twixcon]

Those suicides weren''t given more than they could bear, jmurrieta. They made the rational choice that suicide was preferrable to life under the tyranny of Obama.

They were wrong in their assumption that Obama''s intended socialist agenda was inevitable. McCain and Palin are in fact the proof that God gave them a very bearable situation by bringing along these two Obama busters.

The democrat party as already stated clearly with its rejection of Hillary that it is not the party of opportunity for women. It is no surprise that they consider Palin to be unfit just as they clearly considered Hillary to be unfit.

The situation IS bearable, jmurrieta. Don''t off yourself.

[alohaone1]

All who compare Obama to Sarah Palin are forgetting that Obama wants to be the Pres. , Mrs. Palin will only be the VP . These are not same offices . ONe needs a person to perform difficult tasks from day one , one can allow for a little learning room. And by the way , Palin does have more governing experiences than Obama . And remember , when that RED phone rings at 3 am, they will wake up the President of the US first , NOT his VP . So , all you nuts should be able to tell the differences between the office of the Pres and the office of the VICE Pres. now!

[alohaone1]

to be honest , I think this lady got the only quality that we voters should care about and that is working for the people who elected her , period . I don''t care how smart or experient a guy is , if he is just into lining his own pocket after an election , he is out of there , if he does not have the gut to stand up to corruptions , he is no use to us voters . Experiences of all kinds can be learned , integrity can not . Courage to do what is right and standing up to the power that be is more than enough for us to vote her into office , why , because she will actually work for us and NOT think that we are fools by lining up her pocket !

[stopkidding]

So, the ''thin resume'' argument you guys were making about Obama three days ago has morphed into a fat instincts argument for Palin. Well, no one is accusing conservatives of integrity these days.

[hopeful08]

"It is no accident that Biden was dubbed ''Tehran%u2019s favorite senator''

Extreme dictators have known for years that they could influence American elections and policy with just words...remember how "the mother of all wars" and other colorful phrases helped Bush get support for the Iraq war.

[hopeful08]

Clearly, ignorance of foreign affairs, is a qualification to hold high office according to the NRO and to the Taliban. Only in this world is Sarah Palin''s values shown as "PTA member and point-guard at her highschool" (that McCain felt it necessary to mention when introducing her), equivalent to Biden''s years as head of head of the Foreign Affairs committee.

[imnho]

I think if she sticks with intellgent design people will have questions concerning her headquaters be located where her hindquaters belong.