Palin stands by commitment to Tea Party convention

by Lori Calabrese on Thursday, February 4, 2010 08:38 EST

"Our guv, Sarah Palin, ready to sign a bill into law". Taken at the Alaska Airmen's Trade Show in Anchorage, Alaska in May 2008.

Although the Tea Party has come under fire recently as being a commercial endeavor and some see the Tea Party as tea-tering on the edge, Sarah Palin is defending her reasons for speaking with members of the Tea Party movement this weekend.

In a USA Today op-ed titled “Why I’m Speaking at Tea Party Convention,” Palin explained how she looks forward to meeting many Americans who share a commitment to limited government, common sense and personal responsibility.

Palin said, “I thought long and hard about my participation in this weekend’s event. At the end of the day, my decision came down to this: It’s important to keep faith with people who put a little bit of their faith in you.”

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Lori Calabrese is the National Sarah Palin Examiner for Examiner.com. Lori is an independent writing and editing professional with an extensive interest in government and politics, primarily the role of women politicians.

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