PALIN RESPONDS LIKE A PRINCIPLED CONSERVATIVE

After listening to the "concerns" of pundits and campaign officials about how Sarah Palin would do in her first interview with major news media (ABC), the consensus is that she made no gaffes.  Why would she?

There is no need to wonder about her, no need to worry about her answers.  Besides being an intelligent woman, Sarah Palin is a principled Conservative.  All she needs to do is answer according to her principles.  No one expects her to reveal an insider's special security briefing notes about how she would deal with a hypothetical national security situation, just as they would not expect Obama or McCain to do so.

Those that were hoping for or expecting something strange or exotic were disappointed.  Those who waited in anticipation for her to err in her answers were let down.  Conservatives did not hold their collective breath, with their proverbial crossed fingers hoping she would not make a mistake.  

This, of course, is not something a liberal understands.  And this is why Obama often requires a tele-prompter, and why when Biden speaks off the cuff he often sticks his foot in his mouth.

Sarah Palin will not hedge on answers. She will be direct, forthright, sincere, and honest, and only those who have lent their ear to the vicious and ridiculour rumors about her will listen to her,  anxious for that "shoe" that will not be dropped.

Here is a report about the ABC interview:  X

And here is Michelle Malkin's superb analysis: X