As I watched Sarah Palin endorse Trump last night I must admit to being a little puzzled. Palin has always been all about conservatism and Donald Trump is no conservative.  Why would she not endorse her friend and fellow conservative Ted Cruz?  After all she worked tirelessly to get him elected in Texas.

Her announcement made some waves around the country and reaction has been interesting. Glenn Beck, in his usual overly dramatic way, announced that he was done with Sarah – that she was no longer conservative enough for him.  Well Mr. Beck, you are wrong on this one.  Sarah Palin did not suddenly become a moderate, and she is not the ding-bat all of you liberals think she is.  She is not endorsing Trump because he is a conservative.  She obviously sees something else of value in his candidacy.

Trump and Palin have much in common.  They are both common sense leaders that like to be in the spotlight.  The both hate political correctness and like to do things their own way.  They have both been mercilessly attacked by both sides of the aisle and have the courage to not let that stop them.  They are truly one of a kind, but even that is not enough to justify the endorsement.  So what is it?

I believe there are three reasons Palin endorsed Trump:

1– He will make America great again. It is not just a slogan.  He has tapped into her anger and the anger of the American people.  This is the reason Trump leads, and the reason that he fills stadiums everywhere he goes.  America has had it with Obama and his policies that put the lazy ahead of the workers / the illegals ahead of American citizens / our enemies ahead of our friends / and Obama’s interests ahead of what is best for our country. Donald trump is giving voice to the concerns of ‘real’ Americans in a way that no one else is.

2– He will shake up DC. Palin has made a calculation that fighting the establishment of both parties is more important than advancing the conservative cause, and she is right. We no longer have time for business as usual in Washington.  Corruption must be confronted.  Crony capitalism and the influence of money must end. Political correctness must stop, and the interests of America and Americans must be considered first, especially at the border. The liberal media must be exposed and rendered powerless.  Trump is already voicing all of these concerns from the stump and people like it.

3– He will win. Palin also sees that it is likely Trump will garner millions of votes that no other candidate will. Who are these voters?  They are American workers in both parties that see hours cut,  jobs lost, and wages declining as a result of illegals flooding across our borders. They are small business people in both parties that are being strangled by the burden of unnecessary regulations. They are hard working people in both parties that value the rule of law, want to be safe from terrorists, and are disgusted with the debt that we are passing on to our children.

There are many things that I don’t like about Trump. I don’t like how he fights with other candidates, but if being some one that fights the establishment of both parties means you will fight other candidates I can live with that.  I don’t like the way he calls people stupid, but he calls out people on both sides.  In fact, so far everything he has called stupid I agree with so I guess I can live with that. I don’t like that he has married three times, has thin skin, and often makes crude remarks. But let me ask you a question. Would you rather hear crude remarks or listen to some one politely articulate 90 minutes of lies to your face like Obama did in the State of the Union Speech last week? If Trump ushers in an era of “real” people prospering in politics that will be a good thing because that is what the framers intended, so I can live with that.

I am still officially undecided at this time, and there are a few things that I am still kicking around as I try to sort this out:

**What does Trump offer that Cruz/Carson/Rubio/ and Paul do not offer?

**If Trump falters who will get his votes?

**Can a true conservative still win nationally in 2016 America?

**Trump turns away people at every event – Why is that?

I was asked if I thought the Palin endorsement will help Trump.  My answer is that I think it will hurt Cruz more than it helps Trump.  And it may also hurt Palin.  Just like the Trey Gowdy endorsement did not help Rubio, but instead cut into his own credibility. Sarah is taking a huge risk here because no one ever knows what Donald Trump will do:

He is a narcissist like Obama so the power may go to his head.

He has the ego to abuse executive orders just like Obama does.

He likes to take vengeance on his enemies just like Obama does.

He may return to his previous liberal positions on issues.

He has the potential to be unpresidential and embarrassing like Obama is.

Time will tell, but I am sure that I would not want to live with any of these 5 things, so why should I take that chance with my primary vote?