Let Your Rabid Leftist Friends And Family Go
Outgoing Biden Admin Exposed for Special Interest Corruption
A Quick Bible Study Vol. 243: What the New Testament Says About Fearing...
The Forever-Tarnished Legacy of Barack Obama
Avoiding Self-Inflicted Trade and Economic Wounds
Giving Thanks Is Good For You
The Hidden Pro-Life Message You Missed at Miss Universe
The Border's Broken Vetting System: Why We Can't Wait to Fix It
Can We Take Back the English Language Now?
Trump's Strategy On Iran Could End Middle East Wars
Trump Names His New Agriculture Secretary
Bombshell Report Reveals Disturbing Truths About the Biden-Harris Parole Pipeline
Gen. Milley Makes Stunning Admission About Incoming Trump Administration
ICE Sends Hochul Grim Warning After Arresting Wanted Illegal Immigrant
Sickening: An Illegal Alien Allegedly Raped a 14-Year-Old Girl in Colorado
Tipsheet

Sarah Palin's Problem

That's the title of my Townhall column, posted here.  In my view, as I explain in the piece, it was an unforced error for Sarah Palin to allow her daughter, Bristol, to offer an interview to Greta van Susteren last week.
Advertisement


Certainly, Bristol Palin is 18 and therefore, in many ways, legally an adult.  But she is living with her parents and accepting their help.  It's hard for me to believe that, had Governor Palin asked her not to do the interview, she would have insisted on going ahead against her mother's expressed wishes.

As I took pains to make clear, I like Sarah Palin.  I think much of the criticism leveled against her during the campaign was both snobbish and unfair.  But she won't do herself -- or the conservative movement -- any good by exhibiting errors in judgment and courting needless controversy.

The reaction to my piece, as reflected in some of the comments, has been interesting.  It's remarkable, and a little sad, that many readers interpret any criticism of Sarah Palin -- however gentle or well-intentioned -- as tantamount to betrayal of the conservative movement.  It reminds me a bit of the howls of outrage one can expect on the left after violating a sacred canon of political correctness.  Surely we on the right can do better than imposing such strictures on each other.

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement