"Palinettes" Lead Republican Revival

In a copyright story in the Times Online, they report that "conservative women" whom some wag has termed "Palinettes" are appearing as possible candidates for political positions across the country.

You can go to the link and read the whole thing, then come back. I have an issue with something they say:

"Meet the Palinettes, a new generation of clever conservative women who are emerging as some of their party’s most effective critics of Democratic rule. Like Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor who has become a conservative icon, they combine shrewd political instincts with eye-catching personal histories.

"Unlike Palin, most of them are carving out a moderate political path that Republican officials hope will help the party to compete for the middle-of-the-road voters [emphasis added] whom it lost in droves to Obama last year."

My problem? They Just Don't Get It.

Sarah Palin kicked open the door. True enough. And I'm happy to see women expressing conservative values getting involved in politics at all levels. But Sarah didn't make the HUGE splash that she achieved by appealing to moderate voters.

Gov. Palin is a conservative first, and a Republican second. She's not trying to resurrect the Republican party per se, except insofar as it's the best current candidate for a party that at least used to represent what she is.

If there were an Independent Party of widespread, national presence, I have no doubt that she would be front-and-center there, cheering on those want to take this country back from the liberal-slash-progressives who are trying to destroy it ... and us.

Don't be fooled by cheap imitations. If there is a conservative candidate running where you live, then by all means support her or him. Don't be concerned about party affiliation.

Actions speak louder than words, and conservative candidates don't lose sleep worrying about how to attract "moderate" voters. Any conservative worthy of the name will know better. You don't chase them ...

... you make the conservative idea so appealing that they come to us. Ronald Reagan (aka Ronaldus Magnus) did it, and so should we.