No conservative worthy of the name would, could, or will vote for Barack Obama, the most left-liberal political candidate fielded for US president since Henry Wallace. While I don’t think most litmus tests are either helpful or desireable, pulling the lever for a New Party socialist just about does it for me. And yes, Obama is a socialist. Faced with harsh political realties or the natural right-of-center inclinations of the American people, Obama will not become an instant pragmatist. A staunch ideologue, Obama will do and be what he has said, time and again, he will do and be. And those pundits and supposed intellectuals now backbiting Sarah Palin? She’s more qualified for the VP slot than Obama is for the presidency. You know it, I know it, we all know it. Disingenuousness becomes you. And a message to our leftwing opponents: a No Return policy on weasels is in effect. Brooks, Buckley, Parker, et al are yours now. You cannot give them back.
