Palin bitch slaps both Republicans and Democrats

INDIANOLA, Iowa: Sarah Palin did not say whether she would seek the Republican presidential nomination, but she made clear during a speech in Iowa that she has no intentions of simply falling into line behind one of the party's leading candidates.

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At times she sounded like a candidate. At times she did not.

But in a 40-minute speech before a Tea Party rally in Indianola on Saturday, which was one of her most expansive addresses since she accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination three years ago, she struck a populist tone and railed against ''crony capitalism'' in both parties. She suggested that the ''permanent political class'' - Republicans, too - needed to be rattled.

''The way forward is no more business-as-usual,'' Mrs Palin said, drawing applause from an outdoor crowd of about 2000 people on a rainy afternoon. ''America is at a tipping point. This is a systemic crisis due to failed policies and incompetent leadership.''

In her speech, Mrs Palin assailed the Washington establishment, directing most of her criticism at the President, Barack Obama, but saving plenty for Republicans. The themes carried familiar strains from her time as governor of Alaska, when she was known for an independent streak that aggravated both parties.

''You must vet a candidate's record,'' Mrs Palin said, delivering an admonition to a crowd that travelled from throughout Iowa and across the country. ''You must know their ability to successfully reform and actually fix problems that they are going to claim that they inherited.''

She outlined economic proposals for creating jobs, including the elimination of all federal corporate income taxes. She said the cosy relationship between political contributions and government favours needed to be exposed and eliminated.

''Some [Republican Party] candidates, they also raise mammoth amounts of cash,'' she said. ''We need ask them, too: 'What, if anything, do their donors expect from their investments?'''

Mrs Palin did not mention any candidates by name, but her aides have quietly pushed back against the conventional wisdom that she was considering endorsing the Texas Governor, Rick Perry. She criticised career politicians and said that it was not enough simply to replace Mr Obama with an ordinary Republican administration.

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Palin bitch slaps both Republicans and Democrats

Palin bitch slaps both Republicans and Democrats

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