Palin Worship a Little Premature?

Richard Viguerie supported Ron Paul (who received 11 votes on the convention floor last night) in the primaries. He has actively (and rightly so) spoken out against the modern breed (they use to be the Rockefeller wing of the party) of Republicans. Now he floods my inbox with this nonsense:

Richard Viguerie:
Now we know why liberals hate, fear Sarah Palin
“Sarah Palin is the next Ronald Reagan”

(Manassas, Virginia) With her acceptance speech, “Now we know why liberal Democrats hate and fear Sarah Palin,” Richard A. Viguerie said.

“A week ago, conservatives and most Republicans were down-in-the-dumps, listless, unengaged. That lack of enthusiasm is a thing of the past. Tonight, thanks to Senator McCain and Governor Palin, conservatives and Republicans are fired up as they have not been since Ronald Reagan was president,” he said.

“Sarah Palin is the next Ronald Reagan,” Viguerie, the Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said.

“In less than a week, Governor Sarah has captured the heart and soul of this convention, the Republican Party, and the conservative movement. She brings together social conservatives, and economic conservatives and libertarians, and people who are fed up with the Culture of Corruption that infests our nation’s politics,” he said.

“From this moment forward, there’s no limit on where Sarah Palin might go,” Viguerie concluded.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:Richard A. Viguerie pioneered political direct mail and has been called “one of the creators of the modern conservative movement” (The Nation magazine), one of the “conservatives of the century” (The Washington Times), and one of 2008’s “top 25 influencers” among Republicans (NewsMax magazine). His latest book is Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big-Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause.

How quickly he forgets that Palin is not running for President. John McCain is running on a platform of State Worship (not very conservative) and perpetual war (very Republican, but not in line with Mr. Republican)

The Vice Presidency is only as important as the President allows. McCain, during the debates, said he would rely on his friends from over the years, not official advisory boards within the executive branch. This would include Palin, whom he only met a few months ago (although he liked what he saw apparently.

During the early parts of Reagan's administration lots of conservatives and libertarians went to work in Washington. Most if not all sold out to big government and corruption, not the other way around. McCain himself used this as a talking point during the primary debates, saying, "We came to Washington to change Washington, but Washington changed us." If we are to use history as our guide, (not popular with the current leadership) the same is likely to happen with Palin, long before she becomes the second coming of Reagan.

Only time will tell, but I for one am not prepared to bow on McCain's altar of state worship and trashing of the bill of rights (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 6th, 9th and 10th were forgotten long ago by all federal politicians).  Let us hope that Palin will stand up to him, but I am not holding my breath.