Former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan wrote a piece on Governor Sarah Palin and questioned Palin's conservative credentials. The piece speaks more volumes on Noonan than it does Palin.
Part of what Noonan wrote:
For seven weeks I've listened to her, trying to understand if she is Bushian or Reaganite — a spender, to speak briefly, whose political decisions seem untethered to a political philosophy, and whose foreign policy is shaped by a certain emotionalism, or a conservative whose principles are rooted in philosophy, and whose foreign policy leans more toward what might be called romantic realism, and that is speak truth, know America, be America, move diplomatically, respect public opinion, and move within an awareness and appreciation of reality.
My feeling is that Noonan seems to have disconnected with heartland conservatives. Peggy Noonan's speechwriting work for President Reagan will always be cherished by me. I enjoyed her memoirs of those days. But something seemed to have happened to her recently. She calls herself a conservative, but she seems to have been taken in by Obamatron talking points. Maybe she's been in the Manhattan cocoon too long or some liberal there spiked her drink at the last cocktail party.
Sarah Palin's political hero is Ronald Reagan. Michael Reagan sees a lot of his dad in her. (Would Peggy dare to question Michael Reagan?) Who is she to question whether or not Palin is a Bushie or Reaganaut?
I feel very sad for Peggy. I hope she takes a month-long vacation (the sooner, the better) and spends the time in the heartland of America to re-connect with conservatives and get her political soul back.
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