Sarah Palin needs to be honest about her loyalties in the GOP presidential campaign.
Her pick is obviously not former Gov. Mitt Romney.
The former Alaskan governor is furtively schilling for Newt Gingrich, while cloaking it in the argument of keeping the vetting process going to strengthen the eventual Republican nominee.
After months of watching her frequent appearances as a Fox News Contributor, it is clear from her comments that she supports anyone in the race but Romney.
The weekend before the Florida primaries, Palin appealed to Florida GOP voters to cast a ballot for Gingrich, as his poll numbers have sharply declined in the past week. On Saturday Palin told Fox News host Judge Janine Piero: "...you’ve got to rage against the machine at this point in order to defend our republic and save what is good and secure and prosperous about our nation. We need somebody who is engaged in sudden and relentless reform and is not afraid to shake up the establishment. So, if for no other reason, rage against the machine, vote for Newt, annoy a liberal, vote Newt, keep this vetting process going, keep the debate going.”
A similar Palin plea two weeks earlier may have sparked a surprise victory for Gingrich in South Carolina. Palin is hoping her Tea Party appeal will again upset the primaries and keep Gingrich in the race.
Palin's support of Gingrich is contradictory: Palin often disparages the "inside-the-beltway status quo in Washington DC as being a big part of this country's problem yet Gingrich has been the consummate Washington insider for more than three decades (20 years in Congress and more than 10 years as a political consultant).
Palin is free to endorse any candidate, yet she needs to be honest and not obfuscate her support by extolling the virtues of a prolonged primary.
Her pick is obviously not former Gov. Mitt Romney.
The former Alaskan governor is furtively schilling for Newt Gingrich, while cloaking it in the argument of keeping the vetting process going to strengthen the eventual Republican nominee.
After months of watching her frequent appearances as a Fox News Contributor, it is clear from her comments that she supports anyone in the race but Romney.
The weekend before the Florida primaries, Palin appealed to Florida GOP voters to cast a ballot for Gingrich, as his poll numbers have sharply declined in the past week. On Saturday Palin told Fox News host Judge Janine Piero: "...you’ve got to rage against the machine at this point in order to defend our republic and save what is good and secure and prosperous about our nation. We need somebody who is engaged in sudden and relentless reform and is not afraid to shake up the establishment. So, if for no other reason, rage against the machine, vote for Newt, annoy a liberal, vote Newt, keep this vetting process going, keep the debate going.”
A similar Palin plea two weeks earlier may have sparked a surprise victory for Gingrich in South Carolina. Palin is hoping her Tea Party appeal will again upset the primaries and keep Gingrich in the race.
Palin's support of Gingrich is contradictory: Palin often disparages the "inside-the-beltway status quo in Washington DC as being a big part of this country's problem yet Gingrich has been the consummate Washington insider for more than three decades (20 years in Congress and more than 10 years as a political consultant).
Palin is free to endorse any candidate, yet she needs to be honest and not obfuscate her support by extolling the virtues of a prolonged primary.
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