We will pick up seats in congress and win the POTUS gig only if we do not assume victory is ours and compromise our principles. The voters need to see a clear difference between the Dems and Pubs or else we will, once again, throw away an excellent opportunity.

I have but little optimism.

Some folks aren't going to like Palin because she isn't a squish. I get that. But to argue that she's suffered significant loss of influence among conservatives is intellectually dishonest, and frankly, lazy. Every time Ted Cruz gets the squishes in the senate upset by telling the truth I am reminded of Palin's political influence, an influence revealed as recently as November 2012.

Palin published an article this morning on Breitbart, and at this time there are over 1600 comments over there. There are already more Facebook shares for her article than Ricochet has friends. Why? Because Sarah Palin is me: a regular, unsophisticated, hard-working American who sees BS for what it is and is unwilling to put up with it. And there are plenty more like me. Enough to win a national election, I surmise. We aren't simple-minded minions, either. For decades we have scanned the horizon for someone who would fearlessly and consistently promote conservative principles. We found her and will not be dissuaded by those who fault Palin for exposing their own inconsistencies. 

I will drop any support for a future Palin candidacy should she prove herself a hypocrite. She isn't Jesus, but she's good, tough, honest, and has a habit of being right.

Dan, your post is more wishful thinking than honest question. That this type of boorish and lazy post crops up every few months tells volumes about the continued relevance of Sarah Palin.

Obama is perfectly aware of, and entirely culpable in, what goes on in his administration. Don't let him pretend otherwise.

Ditto cigars.

I'm a dog.

I've known Ryan was a squish for years. He has a moderate record, which means he, at best, at best, has a moderate future.

Why wait around for voices or "signs" when I can open His word and read about what he wants from  me? Is God going to reveal something to me that runs contrary to the Bible? Absolutely not. Either God's word is complete or it isn't. If it is, why bother seeking additional revelation? If it isn't, why believe it is from God in the first place?

My two yard apes saw this Jason Collins story when it broke and said, almost in unison, "Gross!"

My heart swelled.

Congrats!

Luozi,

I don't recall anyone ascribing deity to Dr. Sowell. And no, he is not generally infallible, (no one is) but if you can point out where he is wrong on the subjects in which he chooses to opine, I'd be happy to read what you have to say.

I'm Sarah Palin's resident Ricochet fanboy, so I must include her and her family. After that? Not too many conservative thinkers because I already know what I think and what most of them think. I would love to talk to  Peter Egan the motojournalist, (Cycle World, Road and Track) not about bikes and cars, but about writing. Okay, and bikes and cars.

The point is that I'm not convinced there is a problem. Besides, a barrel liner would turn my 12ga into a 20ga and I already have  a 20ga.

I do know this for an absolute, empirical fact: rabbits find my antique SxS positively lethal.

skipsul: "Upon ignition, the pressure will spike as the gasses build up behind the load, with peak pressure coming just as, or just after the load begins to move down the barrel. This is where the problem of too hot or too tight of a load would blow the gun."

True. I've also read that black powder loads actually have a greater initial pressure spike than smokeless powder. I'm not the proper kind of geek, so I don't know that this is true, but I like the sound of it.