PSoTD

In 2000, about George W. Bush and his compassionate conservatism. Apparently it works again this year:

What about her religion, you say? Yes, she’s a social conservative to the Nth degree — but as far as I’m concerned, that only matters if she thinks her views should be translated to national policy. Her record (as opposed to the rhetoric) indicates that she won’t. Since this is of enormous importance to me, it’s an area on which I’m intensely focused.

Is there enough record to decide this for Palin? Was there enough record to decide that for Bush? Ask yourself this - what is the point of running for Vice-President if you're not going to follow your own views in governance and policy questions?

Conservatives do not believe Obama's "tack" to centrism. Maybe there's some wisdom there we're not appreciating - because they know that conservative candidates do the same thing in campaigns for the purpose of reversing directions after election.