A Monday morning Sarah Palin news roundup.

First it looks like Sarah will spend Superbowl Sunday at a fundraiser for Rick "I have an idea! Let's secede!" Perry.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is coming to Texas on Sunday, February 7, 2010 to headline a rally for Governor Perry's re-election campaign. We invite you to join Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, and your fellow conservatives in Houston for this exciting event.

I have to wonder whose bright idea it was to plan a fundraiser on Superbowl Sunday, in football loving Texas. Not exactly a recipe for a large turnout now is it?

And this may well be the second time that Palin addresses a virtually empty room this week. Because on Saturday "Lady Gag-me" will be the keynote speaker at the National Teabagger Convention. Unless she quits of course.

You aren't going to quit are you Sarah?

And speaking of quitting it looks like a whole lot of Sarah's most reliable supporters are getting ready to quit on her. Just check out this e-mail from a guy who was once a co-founder of the "2012 Draft Sarah Committee"

Sarah Hits the Lecture Circuit showing off her expertise (for a large fee) on trade policies between the U.S. and China at the CLSA Asia Pacific Markets Conference


As a co-founder of the 2012 Draft Sarah Committee, I cannot say how distressed I am at Sarah Palin's decision to endorse John McCain for his run for Arizona senator. See the story on American Patrol.

Sarah Palin did not and does not need John McCain. Perhaps, she felt and obligation to Senator McCain for choosing her as VP. But it seems that his choice was more a suggestion of staff and Rush Limbaugh than McCain's idea.

At the CPAC convention in 2008, the 2012 Draft Sarah Committee had a booth promoting her as a presidential candidate. On man came over to me, gave me his card and questioned whether we had the right to promote Sarah without her permission, which any group does. He was from the Republican National Committee and connected with the Sarah PAC. I thought it strange that Sarah would align herself with the RINO’s of RNC, but then passed it off as that it was an effective way for her to raise money using their expertise.

Sarah PAC as of 6/30/09 has raised $732,767 and disbursed $276,200 in expenses and given $10,000 in campaign contributions. One was $5,000 for Lisa Murkowski for US Senate (AK). The other was $5,000 for the 2010 primary for John McCain. The date of this disbursement was 6/23/09.

How many books would Sarah have sold if this was public knowledge in the fall of 2009?

Sarah Palin is now aligned herself with several bad actors. What should this be called, the Rinoization of Sarah Palin? Governor Perry of Texas has always been an open borders advocate. And Bill O'Reilly has always been lukewarm on immigration. Perhaps it is because there are about 18,000 illegal Irish in New York City and they are always advocating for amnesty.

Doesn't Sarah Palin realize that John McCain is an anathema to a large faction of her supporters? Does she not realize that a good part of McCain's vote was because of her? Does she not realize that many Republican voters so disliked McCain that they voted for Obama or didn't go to the polls?

Does Sarah Palin have some moral blind spot? Or is she just become another politician sidling up to whomever she feels can help her? If so, she has made a grave error.

Senator John McCain is a dangerous man to the Republic. He stands for nothing but his own advancement and he has betrayed the Republican Party at every opportunity. “Hello, Sarah!”

At the time of the election, perhaps Sarah Palin could have been forgiven for her ideas on immigration (and lack of knowledge) because she was governor of Alaska, not Arizona. Yet, after the election she was invited to visit Arizona by myself and Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol. Her staff gave a negative reply when she was in office and she never made any trip on her own initiative after she left office in Alaska.

In the intervening months, she has done little but promote herself as a celebrity, known because her brief time on the national political stage. She is certainly entitled to write a book and make money for her and her family, but other than what has she done to support Republican and patriotic candidates.

Where was she in VA?
Where was she in NJ?
Where was she in Mass?

Who controls her PAC and to whom has it given money?

Rudy Giuliani showed up in Mass because he knew what was at stake. Perhaps, Sarah was too busy talking to her agent about her Fox deal.

Napoleon once said that he wanted Generals that went to the sound of the cannon, that they instinctively were fighters. He also said he wanted generals that had bon chance, good luck. Well, Sarah has had good luck, but she has not gone to the sound of the cannon, where critical battles were fought in 2009.

Did Sarah Palin ever take a possible run for President seriously. Did she visit Iraq? Did she visit Detroit. Did she visit the AZ border? What does she know about the financial crisis? What does she know about free trade or finances?

It is terrifically disappointing to see a person of great values and charm make such a disastrous mistake. But better that it happen now, than after she could be elected for office.

I am sure she has weakened her base of supporters. I for one am cancelling my monthly contribution to her campaign.

Perhaps, her next book will be titled “Going RINO.”


Paul Streitz is the director of CT Citizens for Immigration Control and author of America First: Why Americans Must End Free Trade, Stop Outsourcing and Close Our Open Borders. ctcic@optonline.net (Mr. Streitz is no longer with the 2012 Draft Sarah Committee.)

(H/T to Elizabeth.)

See? They are slow, but eventually even ardent Sarah supporters can finally see the light. Well at least some of them.

And finally some good news for those people who wanted to buy Sarah's book "Going Rogue" as a gag gift, or doorstop, or campfire starter, but just could not see paying more than a buck for it. Now you can afford to buy it with the spare change in your car's ashtray.