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Take Five (Iron Lady Down edition)
Jeff Rosenzweig: Take Five (Iron Lady Down edition)ONE: The 5.8-Percent Solution
Who better to eulogize the execrable Margaret Thatcher than the abysmal Sarah Palin? And so she has, in 1,002 suspiciously articulate words that appeared under Palins byline Monday courtesy of virtual fishwrap National Review Online. As Bob Cescas very entertaining dissection of the eulogy makes clear, Palin (or whichever staffer wrote this C-minus boilerplate on her behalf) is essentially paying tribute to Palin here, with telling lines about media persecution, ceilings (both glass and class), and misty-eyed praise for Thatchers supposed populism, her superhuman imperviousness to childish attacks from her political foes, her noble fetish for liberty, her salt-of-the-earth leadership, and her general maverickitudinous maverickosity.
With Thatcher now en route to meet her Maker for a lengthy and probably awkward discussion about the destructive effects of her policies, Palin seems to be banking on the dubious notion that conservatives everywhere yearn for a new Iron Lady. If she really aspires to assume the mantle, she might want to rethink her PAC, a widening sinkhole for the misdirected dollars of the faithful.
While SarahPAC describes itself as dedicated to building Americas future by supporting fresh ideas and candidates who share our vision for reform and innovation, its parsimony in supporting Republican candidates stands in garish contrast to its lavish disbursements on consultants and ancillary expenses, all of which adds renewed resonance to Palins longstanding reputation of pronounced carefreedom with other peoples money.
The PACs FEC filings for 2012 show that it spent $5,186,777, of which $80,000 was donated to Senate candidates, $213,500 to candidates in House races (including $10,000 to Allen Wests failed reelection bid and $2,500 to an Ohio Democrat, convicted felon Jeffrey Johnson), along with another $5,000 to the Romney campaign. If youre interested in where the remaining $4,888,277 went, John Avlon provides some helpful details, after quoting Palins high-minded, cast-out-the-moneychangers rhetoric at this years CPAC...
More at: http://www.democratsforprogress.com/2013/04/11/take-five-iron-lady-down-edition/
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Take Five (Iron Lady Down edition) (Original Post)
DemocratsForProgress
Apr 2013
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babylonsister
(170,963 posts)1. Great read, great writing, contribute more, recommend! nt
freshwest
(53,661 posts)2. K & R. Thanks for bringing that here.
GiveMeFreedom
(976 posts)3. K&R
Thanks, well written. Peace.