Romney and Christie vs. Palin

     Chris Christie has endorsed Mitt Romney (WashingtonPost.com).  Not only does this confirm that both are Progressive Republicans who believe in Obama's hope and change (just a slower version), but it also shows a stark contrast between Establishment Republicans and Conservative Republicans.
     Chris Christie's potential Republican presidential candidacy was a constant media roller coaster ride.  One day he refused to run, saying he didn't want the presidency with all of his heart.  Another day he was considering it, because so many wanted him to.  Then he would flop back, repeating that he had no plans to enter the race.  And every one of those days was a media event.  Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard, an Establishment Republican publication, begged him to put his hat in the presidential primary.  He scolded Christie, telling him his personal wants didn't matter, because the nation needed him (WeeklyStandard.com).  The same article shows ordinary Americans pleading with Christie to get in the race.  In the end Christie decided not to, and he held a huge press conference just to announce it.  The media loved this and treated it like a soap opera, with the entire nation waiting with bated breath for its conclusion.  There was also a sense of this huge amount of support for Christie, and the country would be devastated without him.  In other words, just like with Barack Obama, it was a complete media creation, promoted by the establishment politicians and their willing allies in the media.
     Now let's look at the real side, the Conservative Republicans.  Many, including myself, were truly waiting anxiously for a decision from Sarah Palin.  When Palin finally decided not to run (ABCNews.go.com), many were devastated.  They had asked her to run before her announcement, and urged her to reconsider after (Sarah Palin's Facebook page).  And when the announcement was made, it was a simple, modest letter and an appearance on Mark Levin's Radio Program.  No media roller coaster, no media hype.  In fact, after the announcement, not much more was said.  Unlike the Chirstie farce, the swell of support for Sarah Palin was not shown, articles were not written begging her to run, and no press conferences were held to tell the country her decision.  She is not a media creation, and therefore the real deal. 
     And now Christie endorses Romney, and again we have the media going crazy and the press conferences lighting the news outlets' airwaves, showing who they believe are the most important people in politics.  So before anyone considers casting a vote for Romney as the Republican presidential candidate, recall how the media builds up those the Political Class wants in power.