Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who galvanized conservatives when she was selected as John McCain’s running mate in 2008, congratulated Mitt Romney on selecting a running mate in Paul Ryan who has similarly energized conservatives.
“Congratulations to Mitt Romney on his choice of Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate,” Palin wrote in a Facebook note. “President Obama has declared that this election is about 'two fundamentally different visions' for America. Goodness, he’s got that right. Our country cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama’s fundamentally flawed vision."
Palin made an important point about how the fiscal path the country is on will turn the country into California, which has seen some of its biggest municipalities declare bankruptcy. What happens in California, it is often said, is a harbinger of things to come across the nation. In many respects, California has often been out in front of the nation by a decade on many non-economic issues as well, such as on immigration and affirmative action.
Palin said when she thinks “about the direction our country is rapidly drifting in,” she cannot “help but look at California as a cautionary tale”
