going rogue: compassionate conservatism

Sarah Palin has announced

Our nation is at a crossroads, and this is once again a “time for choosing.”

But unfortunately, the leadership of the Republican party, “the political machine” does not want a straight up and down vote on the choice.

Suddenly Sarah Palin is the leader of the Republican party, and “the political machine” is no longer the leader,  for when “the political machine” endorsed Dede Scozzafava for New York’s 23rd Congressional district, Republican money and volunteers failed to flow to Dede Scozzafava, but when Sarah Palin endorsed Doug Hoffman for New York’s 23rd Congressional district, Republican money and volunteers did flow to Doug Hoffman.

Stick a fork in, their goose is cooked.  The electoral is heading to a straight up and down vote on Sarah Palin’s list of issues – on the crossroads as she defines it.