The next U.S. presidential election is nearly 3 years away, but suddenly things are starting to heat up.  Not only did Sarah Palin give the keynote address at the recently completed Tea Party convention, but the truth is that she also sounds like someone who has definitely decided to run for president in 2012.  In a stunning television interview, Sarah Palin told Fox News that she "would be willing" to challenge Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential race if the conditions are right.  When asked directly if she would run, this is what she said....

"I would be willing to if I believe that it's right for the country."

Video of this interview on Fox News is posted below....

That definitely does not sound like someone who is not going to run for president.

In fact, everything about Sarah Palin right now screams out that she plans to run - she is just not ready to make a formal announcement for a while.

So, she is saying the right things about other potential candidates for now.  During the Fox News interview, Palin said that there were other potential Republican candidates who are "in as strong or stronger position than I am to take on the White House and if they're in a better position than I in three years, I'll support them."

Recent polls have revealed that the Republican base favors her right now over other potential Republican candidates, and when Tea Party convention organizer Judson Phillips brought up the idea of "President Palin" in a question-and-answer session after Sarah Palin's speech, members of the audience reportedly leaped to their feet and started chanting "Run, Sarah, Run."

So will Sarah Palin run for president in 2012?

Yes.

Not only is she snuggling up to the Tea Party movement, she is also out actively endorsing other Republican candidates and plans to be an active campaigner during the 2010 campaign season.

If she was "retiring" from politics she would not be aggressively out there like this.

Everything she is doing is laying the groundwork for 2012.

But if for some reason Sarah Palin does not run in 2012, when will she run?

Never.

In American politics, you must run while you are hot.

Do you think people like Bob Dole, John Kerry, Dan Quayle or Michael Dukakis would have a prayer of getting elected to the presidency now?

No.

But at one time all of those guys were hot and they all had realistic chances of becoming president.

It is all about striking while the iron is hot.

That is what Barack Obama did.

2012 is Sarah Palin's chance.

Either she gets elected then, or it is almost certainly over for her.

That is the reality of American politics.

She is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of American politics already, but the truth is that right now Sarah Palin is very hot with the Tea Party crowd.

2012 is her shot - if she is willing to go for it.

And she will be.

But she may not be the only conservative female running in 2012.

Michele Bachmann is also a huge Tea Party favorite and she is lurking in the background and is evaluating what direction the political winds are blowing.  Already there are websites that are urging her to run for president in 2012.  She has a ton of support among conservatives and she is getting a ton of face time on the news channels.

So could we see a Palin vs. Bachmann duel for the Republican nomination?

You never know.

Or perhaps they will end up joining forces and running together.

Stranger things have happened.

The majority of Republicans now believe that Barack Obama is a socialist. According to a new survey conducted for Daily Kos by polling firm Research 2000, 63 percent of those who identify themselves as Republicans say that they believe that Barack Obama is a socialist. Of course the liberal blogs are having a field day with this one. After all, it is ludicrous to think that any major U.S. politician is actually a socialist, right?

Well, where I come from if it walks like a duck and if it quacks like a duck then we call it a duck.

So is Barack Obama a socialist?

-Obama believes that the government should run the economy and he has already taken over some of America's biggest corporations and has given government bailouts to many of the biggest banks.

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-Obama believes in big government and he is expanding the number of people working for the U.S. government to over 2 million people this year.

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-Obama believe in raising taxes and in massively increasing government spending.

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-Obama has almost got his government takeover of the U.S. health care system pushed through Congress.

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-Obama is pushing a "cap and trade" carbon tax scheme on the American people that would give the U.S. government unprecedented control over U.S. businesses and over the intimate details of our personal lives.

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-Among Obama's mentors during his formative years were some of the most radical socialists and communists in recent U.S. history.

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-Obama is continuing to build the Big Brother police state infrastructure that other administrations started which is stripping away our civil liberties and turning us into whimpering servants of the almighty central government.  This is exactly what other major totalitarian socialist governments throughout history have done.

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If you study history, the parallels between what is going on right now in the United States and what happened during the rise of other socialist regimes throughout history is absolutely stunning.

The truth is that the America that we all grew up in is systematically being dismantled.  Once it is gone it will almost be impossible to get back.  We encourage you to visit our new blog entitled The End Of The American Dream where we will be exploring the destruction of the American ideal and how this is going to impact all of us in the years ahead.

Those who are expecting Scott Brown to be the next great conservative "poster boy" are about to be greatly disappointed.  The truth is that the newly enthroned Senator from Massachusetts is openly pro-abortion, is perfectly okay with individual states deciding to legalize gay marriage, and has already told Republican leaders that there will be times when he will be voting with the Democrats.

What in the world?

Didn't conservatives and tea party activists just spend weeks working their butts off to get this guy elected?

The truth is that we have been duped again.

During a recent interview, Scott Brown told Barbara Walters that he is pro-choice.

Brown went on to explain, however, that he is "different" from other pro-choicers because he wants to "reduce" the number of abortions.

Wait - isn't that the line that Obama always uses?

Yup.

That truth is that we have been duped again.

During the same interview, Brown told Walters the following about gay marriage....

And on the marriage issue that you brought up, it's settled here in Massachusetts, but I believe that states should have the ability to determine their own destiny and the government should not be interfering with individual states' rights on issues that they deal with on a daily basis.

So Scott Brown is perfectly okay with Massachusetts or any other state deciding to legalize gay marriage?

No, that is not conservative.

No, that is not okay.

The truth is that we have been duped again.

Scott Brown is not a conservative.

He hasn't even been seated yet, and yet he has already told Republican leaders that there are going to be times when he will be voting with the Democrats.

Wow!  That sure does not sound like a conservative revolution at all.

It does not appear that Scott Brown is anything like the hardcore conservative that will be fighting tooth and nail to stop the Obama agenda that may tea party activists thought that they were electing.

The reality is that Scott Brown is going to be one of the most liberal Republicans in the history of the party.

In Washington D.C. we seem to have two parties now - the Democrats and the "not quite as radically liberal" Democrats.

True conservatives are a dying breed in Washington.

The truth is that we have been duped again.

When are we going to learn that we should never cast a single vote for any candidate who is pro-abortion?

Ever.

It doesn't matter how many tax cuts you pass - if the United States continues to kill about a million babies a year by abortion we are not going to be blessed.

There have been approximately 50 million babies murdered in the abortion mills of America since Roe v. Wade in 1973. 

Blood is on the hands on this nation.

If we do not stop it now, when are we going to stop it?

The truth is that we are going to reap what we sow.

The only hope for a turnaround in the United States is for a radical moral awakening to take place.

And electing pro-abortion Republicans to Congress is not going to help one ounce.

Electing Scott Brown was not a victory.

It was a disgrace to the Republican party.

A letter to Barack Obama from a 95 year old World War 2 veteran is causing quite a stir all over the Internet.  The name of the retired U.S. navy vet is Harold Estes, and KITV has confirmed that he did indeed write the letter.  Apparently someone in Florida sent it to Congress.org and ultimately it ended up getting out and spreading all over the Internet.  Estes reports that he has received about 1,000 calls about the letter and that the vast majority of them have been overwhelmingly supportive.

If you don't think that your circle of friends has seen this letter yet, please send it out to them.  What this 95 year old World War 2 veteran wrote in his letter to Barack Obama is absolutely amazing.  You have to admit that his mind is still quite sharp after all of these years.  The following is the text of the letter that 95 year old Harold Estes wrote to Barack Obama....

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Dear President Obama,

My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don't believe my age because I remain wrinkle free and pretty much mentally alert.

I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during and after WW II retiring as a Master Chief Bos'n Mate. Now I live in a "rest home" located on the western end of Pearl Harbor, allowing me to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country.

One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man. So here goes.

I am amazed, angry and determined not to see my country die before I do, but you seem hell bent not to grant me that wish.

I can't figure out what country you are the president of.

You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable lies like: "We're no longer a Christian nation" "America is arrogant" -- (Your wife even announced to the world, "America is mean- spirited." Please tell her to try preaching that nonsense to 23 generations of our war dead buried all over the globe who died for no other reason than to free a whole lot of strangers from tyranny and hopelessness.)

I'd say shame on the both of you, but I don’t think you like America, nor do I see an ounce of gratefulness in anything you do, for the obvious gifts this country has given you. To be without shame or gratefulness is a dangerous thing for a man sitting in the White House.

After 9/11 you said, "America hasn’t lived up to her ideals."

Which ones did you mean? Was it the notion of personal liberty that 11,000 farmers and shopkeepers died for to win independence from the British? Or maybe the ideal that no man should be a slave to another man, that 500,000 men died for in the Civil War? I hope you didn't mean the ideal 470,000 fathers, brothers, husbands, and a lot of fellas I knew personally died for in WWII, because we felt real strongly about not letting any nation push us around, because we stand for freedom.

I don't think you mean the ideal that says equality is better than discrimination. You know the one that a whole lot of white people understood when they helped to get you elected.

Take a little advice from a very old geezer, young man.

Shape up and start acting like an American. If you don't, I'll do what I can to see you get shipped out of that fancy rental on Pennsylvania Avenue. You were elected to lead not to bow, apologize and kiss the hands of murderers and corrupt leaders who still treat their people like slaves.

And just who do you think you are telling the American people not to jump to conclusions and condemn that Muslim major who killed 13 of his fellow soldiers and wounded dozens more. You mean you don’t want us to do what you did when that white cop used force to subdue that black college professor in Massachusetts, who was putting up a fight? You don’t mind offending the police calling them stupid but you don’t want us to offend Muslim fanatics by calling them what they are, terrorists.

One more thing. I realize you never served in the military and never had to defend your country with your life, but you're the Commander-in-Chief now, son. Do your job. When your battle-hardened field General asks you for 40,000 more troops to complete the mission, give them to him. But if you're not in this fight to win, then get out. The life of one American soldier is not worth the best political strategy you're thinking of.

You could be our greatest president because you face the greatest challenge ever presented to any president.

You're not going to restore American greatness by bringing back our bloated economy. That's not our greatest threat. Losing the heart and soul of who we are as Americans is our big fight now.

And I sure as hell don't want to think my president is the enemy in this final battle.

Sincerely,
Harold B. Estes

Scott Brown's victory in the Senate race in Massachusetts is shaking up Washington.  Many are absolutely amazed that a Republican could win a Senate seat where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by 3 to 1.  If a Republican can win in Massachusetts, is there any place where a Democrat is safe in 2010?  For conservatives it is time to celebrate.  The following is a humorous little poem which expresses the mood of many Republicans and tea party activists today....

Sorry Comrade Obama
Scott Brown Won!
In 2012 We're Taking The White House
You Better Start Packing Your Bags Son

You Still Want To Pass Health Care "Reform"?
Don't You Know That We're Tired Of Your Bluster
Now That We Have Senator Number 41
You're About To Get Hit With A Filibuster

His Name Is Scott Brown
He's From Wrentham And He Drives A Truck
If You Want To Date His Daughters
You're In Luck

You Laughed At Our Tea Parties
And Made Crude Jokes About Us
Now You Are All Running Scared
And Throwing One Another Under The Bus

We Said No To The Bailouts
We Said No To Cap And Trade
We Said No To Government Health Care
But You Thought That You Had It Made

47 Years Of Ted Kennedy
Now Real Change Is In The Air
If We Can Do It In Taxachusetts
We Can Do It Anywhere

Specter In Pennsylvania
Reid In Nevada
Taking Senate Seats In 2010 Will Be Fun
Nothing Will Make Us Gladder

Except For 2012
When We Take The White House Back
We Might Just Elect A Girl Named Sarah
So You Better Get Ready For A New America Jack