Charles
Krauthammer: The Palin endorsement, I think, is disruptive and
capricious. Bill Buckley had a rule that he always supported the most
conservative candidate who was electable; otherwise the vote is simply
self-indulgence.
Baier: Now Jim DeMint, from South Carolina, also endorsed Christine O'Donnell:
Krauthammer: equally capricious and irresponsible. I'm not sexist on this. It's a big mistake....
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We still have people who
think that professional Washington politicians are the way to fix this,
and clearly it isn't. Some of these people are citing the Buckley
Rule. ... I know what the Buckley Rule is. ... You
vote for the Republican, slash, conservative who can win. To me,
this requires clairvoyance ...
Okay, let's just assume that it's correct. Let's assume that Christine
O'Donnell is down in the polls, Democrat polls, by the way, by 25
points. Okay, fine. If she's the best option we have to
stop what's going on once she gets to Washington, why not try to make
up the 25 points? We got socialism, communism, liberalism on the
ropes. It's too risky? Let me tell you something.
It's worth the risk. We're talking about saving the [blank] damn
country. What do you mean, too risky?
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