Sarah Palin. I'm very confident in her leadership skills. I was thrilled to see Sarah Palin speak her mind about the evils of Obamacare. That took guts in an enviroment of political correctness and a media that consistently attacks Sarah Palin and her family.
While I understand why some people who I greatly respect ( including Bonesfan ) have concerns about Sarah Palin's decision to step down as Governor of Alaska, I'm of the opinion she was in an impossible situation. The way the law in Alaska is written, ethics charges against the Governor can easily be brought up, even though they have little merit. Each time Sarah Palin was charged, she was cleared. Yet despite this, it made it very difficult for Sarah Palin to serve the people of Alaska. The amount of lost monetary and time resources because of the bogus ethics charges was proving costly not only to Sarah Palin and her family but the State of Alaska. I think she displayed courage by making the difficult decision in stepping down as Governor.
Unless proven otherwise, I believe that some of the positions of concern that Sarah Palin took during the 2008 Presidential Campaign were the positions of John McCain and his campaign. Including the so called 2 state solution comment in the Vice Presidential Debate with Joe Biden and the illegal immigrant position that is VERY much along the lines of how John McCain thinks ( McCain- Kennedy proposed legislation. )
When Sarah Palin isn't handcuffed, she seems to display the qualities of a true Conservative.
I'm very inspired that Sarah Palin was willing to give birth to a Down Syndrome baby in her 40's, despite her responsibilities as Governor of Alaska. This is the definition of being Pro Life!
Interestingly, Chabad of Anchorage had very favorable comments about Sarah Palin last summer:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071815/postsSarah Palin's relationship with Chabad continued this past winter after the tragedy in India:
http://jewsforpalin2012.blogspot.com/2009/01/sara-palin-attends-chabad.htmlSarah Palin's Pentecostal foundation and her past statements and support for Israel ( and against the evils of Iran ) provides confidence that she's on Israel's side.