Sarah Palin gave her two cents Tuesday regarding a religiously-charged piece of the Affordable Care Act's contraception rule. On Jan. 20, the Obama administration announced that it was not exempting religiously-affiliated employers from a decision granting female workers birth control as part of their health coverage. As part of the Affordable Care Act, the new legislation prevents religious groups from denying women access to contraception for anything other than moral reasons. Under that reasoning, institutions like universities and hospitals would not be eligible. That news prompted Palin to recall a Catholic university's decision to have the president serve as its commencement speaker. In a Facebook note titled "How Obama Repaid Notre Dame" , Palin revived her reservations about a religious institution letting a pro-choice president speak. Back in May 2009, during the controversy over Notre Dame's decision to have President Obama as their commencement speaker

In what has become a common occurrence , former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) took to Fox News Monday evening to defend GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich from a flurry of attacks launched by fellow Republicans last week. The anti-Gingrich assault was centered upon what his detractors claim was his misrepresentation of his relationship with former President Ronald Reagan and the broader "Reagan Revolution." A number of conservative columnists suggested that Gingrich lacked the character and discipline to be defined as a conservative in Reagan's vein. Others wrote that he had, at times, even opposed Reagan directly. On Monday, Palin said these allegations were fabricated and entirely false. "Enough was enough when I started seeing this rewritten history about Newt Gingrich's relationship with Ronald Reagan and the Reagan revolution in the '70s and in the '80s. How he, under Reagan and Reagan's advisers -- their tutelage -- how it was able to help

By DARA KELLY, IrishCentral Staff Writer Published Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 7:59 AM Updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 7:59 AM Sarah Palin Photo by Google Images Poll after poll are showing that Mitt Romney has a commanding lock on the Florida vote count today. But don't count Newt Gingrich out just yet says the thiriller from Wasilla, Sarah Palin. Gingrich was bolstered, if that's the right word, with an unexpected weekend endorsement from another former front-runner with documented marital issues of his own, Herman Cain, and the Florida Tea Party. ---------------- Read more: Give Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich credit on immigration views Newt Gingrich plays on racial, political and social resentments Newt Gingrich's laughable second coming in South Carolina But pundits were astounded to see 2008 Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin appear on Fox News on Sunday to endorse the former Republican House Speaker: 'If for no other reason, rage against the machine, v

video by Frances Martel | 9:49 pm, January 30th, 2012 Sarah Palin was fairly busy over the weekend, writing an extensive post calling out Republican Stalinesque cannibalism, reappropriating the term Rage Against the Machine for Newt Gingrich , and all but endorsing the former House Speaker. On tonights Hannity , Palin continued to abstain from an official endorsement, but demanded of Republicans a vigorous nomination process that would guarantee a win for a big dog that could take down President Obama. RELATED: Sarah Palins Facebook: Reagan Would Be Ashamed Of Stalin-esque GOP Cannibal Tactics Sean Hannity noted that Palin had said that, as a South Carolina voter, she would vote for Gingrich, and wondered if anything had changed. Palin responded! that sh e wanted to keep the process going to find who is best able to defend our republic, and that the process must find who has been sharpened and shaped through the school of hard knocks the most. We need a big dog, she continued,

Category: Politics Author : H. Scott English Posted: January 30, 2012 Tags : florida primary , gingrich palin , Newt Gingrich , palin endorses gingrich , palin urges votes for newt , rage against the machine Former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin is urging Republicans to vote for Newt Gingrich when they get their chance to head to the pols. She is tagging Gingrich as the anti-establishment candidate to lead the country against the established interest in Washington. In speaking to Fox News Palin said, Well look at the players in the establishment who are fighting so hard against him. They want to crucify him because he has tapped into that average everyday American Tea Party grassroots movement that has said enough is enough of the establishment. I say, you know, you gotta rage against the machine at this point in order to defend our republic and save what is good and secure and prosperous about our nation. We need somebody who is engaged in sudden and

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- A federal appeals court panel has upheld the conviction and sentence of a University of Tennessee student in the hacking of Sarah Palin's email in 2008. The three judge panel in a Monday decision affirmed the conviction of 24-year-old David Kernell. A Knoxville jury last April convicted Kernell of unauthorized access to a protected computer and destroying records to impede a federal investigation. Kernell's attorney, Wade Davies, contended at trial that Kernell had no criminal intent and that guessing his way into the email account was a prank. Palin was governor of Alaska and John McCain's GOP running mate at the time. Kernell was released in November after serving less than 11 months. Davies said he will seek a review by the full U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Also on HuffPost: ";var coords = [-5, -72];// display fb-bubbleFloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_inter

Sarah Palin: Newt 'Crucified' By Romney Allies, GOP Establishment Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says that Newt Gingrich is being "crucified" by the Republican establishment, including allies of Mitt Romney, who are trying to rewrite his record with a barrage of negative attacks. "Look at Newt Gingrich, what's going on with him via the establishment's attacks," Palin told John Stossel of Fox Business on Thursday. She added: "They're trying to crucify this man and rewrite history and rewrite what it is that he has stood for all these years." Palin has not endorsed any of the GOP presidential candidates, but has been enthusiastically supportive of Gingrich. Last week before the South Carolina GOP primary Palin said she would vote for Newt Gingrich if she was voting in that state's primary. She added: 'They're trying to crucify this man and rewrite history and rewrite what it is that he has stood for all these years." Pal

video by Josh Feldman | 11:37 am, January 29th, 2012 Last night, Herman Cain officially threw his support behind Newt Gingrich . Fox News covered the breaking news, and Sarah Palin was on to not just react to the endorsement, but to explain her Facebook post that Ronald Reagan would be ashamed of how Republicans are acting, and to defend Newt Gingrich against the attacks being leveled against him by Mitt Romney and other Republicans. Judge Jeanine Pirro asked Palin to explain what she meant in her remark about the late Republican president. Palin noted that Reagan was never one to shy away from criticizing other Republicans, but she argued the former president never engaged in the politics of personal destruction that she believes has engulfed much of the 2012 campaign. She credited Gingrich with being the first to pledge to take the high road, but because of the negative, rewritten history being thrown out there against him, she said it makes sense for Gingrich to hit back. S

video by Tommy Christopher | 1:32 pm, January 29th, 2012 When news broke of Hermain Cain s decision to endorse former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , Fox News Judge Jeanine Pirro went right to Fox News contributor Sarah Palin for reaction. The former Alaska Governor continued to pump Newt Gingrichs candidacy up , delivering a passionate argument that Gingrich is the best candidate to take on President Obama . It sound(ed) like an endorsement to Judge Jeanine, but according to Palin, it wasnt. This pattern of Newt Gingrich nondorsements from Palin can only mean one of three things. RELATED: Herman Cain Endorses Newt Gingrich For President Gov. Palin spent a good portion of the segment talking about how frightening Gingrich is to the Republican establishment, and offering a weird defense of his moon statehood plank (Icould give you many examples of ridiculous things that our nation has to fund), but the really perplexing part came toward the end, when Judge Pirro asked her to assess

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, straining to inject herself into the 2012 Republican primary, accused Newt Gingrich's critics of imitating the former communist dictator of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin. Palin, in a post on her Facebook page that was emailed to reporters by an aide, defended Gingrich against those who said this week that he criticized Ronald Reagan, siding decisively with Gingrich against Romney in the debate this week over who was a Reagan supporter. "Newt actually came at Reagans administration 'from the right' to remind Americans that freer markets and tougher national defense would win our future," Palin wrote, seeking to explain comments by Gingrich in the 1980s that were critical of Reagan's foreign policy, particularly his approach to the Soviet Union. Gingrich's comments were highlighted in a much-cited article by Elliott Abrams, an assistant secretary of state under Reagan, in t

On Saturday nights Justice with Jeanine on the Fox News Channel , former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin once again stopped just short of giving former House Speaker Newt Gingrich her outright endorsement for the Republican nomination. Palin explained that despite criticisms of Gingrichs long career in Washington, D.C. , she doesnt consider him part of the establishment because that same establishment is trying to hard to keep him from becoming the nominee. How can he say hes not part of the establishment? Palin said. Well, look at the players in the establishment who are fighting so hard against him. They want to crucify him because he has tapped into that average, everyday American tea party grassroots movement that has said enough is enough of the establishment that tries to run the show and tweak rules and laws and regulations for their own good and not for our nations own good. Well, when both party machines and many in the media are trying to crucify Newt Gingrich for bucking the ti

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves during a Tea Party Express rally Sept. 5, 2011, in Manchester, N.H. (Credit: Getty Images) Sarah Palin hasn't jumped into the GOP race, but in her latest Facebook post the former running mate of John McCain and Tea Party icon stated that Newt Gingrich is being kneecapped by the Republican establishment. "We need a fair primary that is not prematurely cut short by the GOP establishment using Alinsky tactics to kneecap Governor Romney's chief rival," she wrote in her post titled "Cannibals in GOP Establishment Employ Tactics of the Left." The "Alinksy tactics" refer to Gingrich's the works of Saul Alinsky , a community organizer famous for his 1971 book "Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals." In his victory speech following his win in the South Carolina primary, Gingrich described thecenterpiece of his campaign as American exceptionalism versus the radicalism of Saul Alinsky

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Newt Gingrich has been taking flak from all sides of the conservative movement as his campaign got stronger after South Carolina. But, hes getting a helping hand from an unlikely source that never shies away from controversy. Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was angry over the way Gingrichs relationship with former president Ronald Reagan was characterized by Mitt Romney and some in the conservative media. Palin took to her Facebook page to slam people who criticized Gingrichs conservative credentials. What we saw with this ridiculous opposition dump on Newt was nothing short of Stalin-esque rewriting of history, Palin wrote. It was Alinsky tactics at their worst. Palin also said that the attacks on Gingrich from the Republican establishment were part of a larger dynamic that pitted them against the tea party and other Republicans who are sick of the politics of personal destruction. Palins husband, Todd, had previously come out and supported Gingrich, b

News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, Seattle and King County government and more Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has weighed in to defend Newt Gingrich just as establishment Republicans in office and the media direct fire at the insurgent Republican presidential candidate. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin . (Getty Images) Look at Newt Gingrich, whats going on with him via the establishments attacks, Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, told the Fox Business Network. Theyre trying to crucify this man and rewrite history and rewrite what it is that he has stood for all these years. Gingrich trails President Obama 55-37 percent in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. But Palin argued that the ex-House Speaker strikes fear both right and left, along with another contender in the GOP race. So its not just Ron Paul, she said. I believe its also Newt Gingrich that the establishment, that the liberal media certa

Newt Gingrich has a new unofficial campaign surrogate and her name is Sarah Palin . As the 2008 veep nominee sees it, Gingrich is getting a raw deal from the national media and conservative elite, the very same forces who conspired against her when she was on the national ticket. Palin hasnt endorsed Gingrich and has no official role in his campaign but she is repeatedly surfacing at just the right times on the national airwaves to vociferously defend him. Continue Reading Palin: Trying to 'crucify' Newt In her latest appearance, Palin stated: Look at Newt Gingrich, whats going on with him via the establishments attacks, she said, though the original question was about Ron Paul. Theyre trying to crucify this man and rewrite history and rewrite what it is that he has stood for all these years. Palin then called conservative writer Peggy Noonan hypocritical for recently calling Gingrich an angry little attack muffin. They maybe subscribe such characterization of Newt via wor

News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, Seattle and King County government and more Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has weighed in to defend Newt Gingrich just as establishment Republicans in office and the media direct fire at the insurgent Republican presidential candidate. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin . (Getty Images) Look at Newt Gingrich, whats going on with him via the establishments attacks, Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, told the Fox Business Network. Theyre trying to crucify this man and rewrite history and rewrite what it is that he has stood for all these years. Gingrich trails President Obama 55-37 percent in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. But Palin argued that the ex-House Speaker strikes fear both right and left, along with another contender in the GOP race. So its not just Ron Paul, she said. I believe its also Newt Gingrich that the establishment, that the liberal media certa

Video by Alex Alvarez | 8:13 am, January 27th, 2012 Last night, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin spoke with Fox Business Networks John Stossel about how GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul hit the nail on the head when he warned Barack Obama to be careful when interjecting us in other countries business. Palin did note that, for all that she supports Paul on, his almost isolationist stance on international relations gives her pause. That said, on the domestic front, hes the only one whos been so adamantly passionate about doing something about the suffocating debt, about doing something about reining in government growth and actually slashing budgets. RELATED: Sarah Palin: The GOP Had Better Not Marginalize Ron Paul And His Supporters After Iowa She also came to Newt Gingrich s defense, saying that he, like Paul, has been vilified. The establishment, she said, has been trying to crucify this man and rewrite history. She didnt appreciate Pe! ggy Noon an s recent characterization o

Prayer cards service of Alaska Airlines discontinuedAlaska Airlines is ending its prayer cards tradition. According to the airline company, it will cease its 30-year practice of handing out prayer cards with meals to its passenger after receiving feedback from customers who prefer not to mix religion with transportation. "Some customers were comforted by the cards and some didn't feel religion was appropriate on the plane and preferred not to receive one," Alaska Airlines spokesperson Bobbie Egan told the Associated Press. The airline said the change will take effect starting February 1st. "Religious beliefs are deeply personal and sharing them with others is an individual choice," the airline wrote in an email sent to its frequent flyers. Via her Facebook page, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin released a statement regarding the discontinuation of the airline tradition. "It feels so odd that some may be offended by a little card with an encouraging non-denomi

Category: Politics Author : H. Scott English Posted: January 25, 2012 Tags : Chris Christie , Newt Gingrich , palin supports gingrich , sarah palin , Sarah Palin criticizes chris christie Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin said that when Chris Christie attacked Newt Gingrich in the press that the governor made a rookie mistake. In an interview with Fox Business News Palin said, You know, sometimes if your candidate loses in just one step along this path, as was the case when (Mitt )Romney lost to Newt the other night, and of course, Romney is Chris Christies guy. Well, you kind of get your panties in a wad and you may say things that you regret later. And I think that thats what Chris Christie did. Christie, who has been one of Romneys biggest supporters, criticized Gingrich as being an embarrassment to the Republican Party. Palin has recently become quite the Gingrich cheerleader said that by attacking him Christie played right into the medias hands. Heres a host tha

COMMENTARY | New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie , a Mitt Romney supporter, opined that Newt Gingrich , his man's main rival for the Republican nomination , had embarrassed the Republican Party . This fetched him a sharp rebuke from Sarah Palin , according to Hot Air. The imbroglio started when Christie, according to the New York Daily News , laid into Gingrich on "Meet the Press," stating Gingrich had been "Run out of the speakership by his own party" and that he "has been an embarrassment to the party." This statement brought a response from Palin, who stated Christie had made a "rookie mistake" and had played into the media's hands. Just to turn the knife a little, Palin reminded everyone that Christie has done some embarrassing things as well such as using a state helicopter to his child's baseball game. It should be noted Palin is still not giving a general endorsement of Gingrich or any other candidate. While she had coyly suggeste

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania father and son have pleaded guilty to making harassing phone calls to a lawyer for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin , court documents show. Shawn Christy , 20, and his father Craig Christy , 48, each pleaded guilty during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Anchorage on Monday to a single count of making harassing interstate telephone calls, according to the court documents. The Christys' guilty pleas came after an agreement with prosecutors that would have called for each to serve five years' probation rather than prison time was rejected U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess in December. In rejecting that plea deal, Burgess said, he was concerned that the Christys seemed "undeterred" in their behavior. Assistant U.S. Attorney Retta-Rae Randall said on Tuesday she would seek the same sentence as that proposed in the plea deal. But she said the judge will have the opportunity to impose his own sentence. The maximum penalt

COMMENTARY | New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie , a Mitt Romney supporter, opined that Newt Gingrich , his man's main rival for the Republican nomination , had embarrassed the Republican Party . This fetched him a sharp rebuke from Sarah Palin , according to Hot Air. The imbroglio started when Christie, according to the New York Daily News , laid into Gingrich on "Meet the Press," stating Gingrich had been "Run out of the speakership by his own party" and that he "has been an embarrassment to the party." This statement brought a response from Palin, who stated Christie had made a "rookie mistake" and had played into the media's hands. Just to turn the knife a little, Palin reminded everyone that Christie has done some embarrassing things as well such as using a state helicopter to his child's baseball game. It should be noted Palin is still not giving a general endorsement of Gingrich or any other candidate. While she had coyly suggeste

New York , Jan 24 (ANI): Sarah Palin has said that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie got his "panties in a wad" when he called Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich an "embarrassment" to the Party. Christie, a supporter of Mitt Romney , ripped Gingrich after he trounced Romney in the South Carolina primary. "Sometimes if your candidate loses ... you kind of get your panties in a wad and you may say things that you regret later," the New York Daily News quoted Palin as saying on the Fox Business Network. "And I think that's what Chris Christie did," she said.alling it a "rookie mistake," the former Alaska governor said his "response to what the media was asking him was reflective of a lack of self-discipline." "He's been in office a year or two is all, and he'll learn that the media goad you," Palin said while talking of Christie. "They want you to say things like that in order to boo

VIDEO by Nando Di Fino | 10:58 pm, January 23rd, 2012 Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was a guest on Fox Business Networks Follow The Money with Eric Bolling Monday night, and threw a few demeaning barbs in the direction of New Jersey governor and Mitt Romney supporter Chris Christie , classifying his remarks about Newt Gingrich being an embarrassment to the Republican Party as a rookie mistake. She then clarified: He played right into the medias hands, Palin said. Chris played right into it and spewed that about Newt embarrassing the party. Sometimes, if your candidate loses in just one step along this path, as was the case when Romney lost to Newt the other night and of course, Romney is Chris Christies guy, you kind of get your panties in a wad and you may say things that you regret later. Palin then brought up one of Christies past actions; namely, taking a state helicopter to his sons baseball game. Some people may say, well, that sort of embarrassed your party, Chris

Cassi Alexandra/Jersey Journal Sarah Palin criticized Gov. Chris Christie for his criticism of GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. TRENTON Gov. Chris Christie and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin both chose not to run for president this year, but the two prominent Republicans are facing off against each other anyway in the race for the GOP nomination. Christie is a supporter of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who won the New Hampshire primary earlier this month, while Palin is a recent endorser of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who soundly beat Romney last week in South Carolina. Those roles have put them at odds as the party fight now moves to Florida, which holds its primary next week. Christie started things off appearing as a Romney surrogate on Meet the Press over the weekend, calling Gingrich an embarrassment for the party. He was run out of the speakership by his own party, Christie said. He was fined $300,000 for ethics violations. This is a guy whos had a ver

Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has dubbed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich the new Republican "front-runner" after his victory in the South Carolina primary . Palin also said that Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney "took one for the team" when he dropped out and endorsed Gingrich. "I think what Rick Perry having dropped out and that patriot having done well for the front-runner, whom I will call Newt Gingrich now, being the front-runner, having endorsed him, was a good smart move," Palin said on Fox News . "He kind of took one for the team there, the conservative team, when he dropped out," she added. Palin said that she would vote for Gingrich if she were a South Carolina voter. And, she said, it was no surprise to her that Gingrich emerged victorious in the Palmetto State. "I don't know, do political pundits back there in the Beltway feign surprise, or are you really surprised that Newt Gingr

As former House Speaker Newt Gingrich surged to victory in Saturday's South Carolina primary , there was another clear winner in the Palmetto State: Sarah Palin. During an appearance Tuesday on Fox News' "Hannity," the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate said that if she were a South Carolinian, she would "vote for Newt." Although it was not a formal endorsement for Gingrich, and she made no campaign stops in support of the former speaker, it may have been an important stamp of approval in a state where 65 percent of primary voters support the Tea Party movement. Less successful were former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's high-profile endorsers, whose influence was not enough to sway South Carolina voters. Gov. Nikki Haley, who swept into office on a wave of Tea Party support, reportedly shocked her base by backing Romney last month. Exit poll data showed that Tea Party supporte

Palin, Sullivan (AP/Newsweek) Like many conservatives, Sarah Palin is up in arms over this week's controversy-baiting Newsweek cover story by Andrew Sullivan, who asks, " Why Are Obama's Critics So Dumb? " Unlike many conservatives, Palin's beef with Sullivan is personal. "Know what's truly 'dumb'?" Palin wrote in a Twitter message to Newsweek . "Giving a cover story to the Trig Truther conspiracy kook writer who thinks I didn't give birth to my son." The former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate is referring to the birther-like conspiracy theory --fueled by Sullivan and others--that she is not Trig Palin's real mother, and that Palin "faked the pregnancy to avoid embarrassment for her daughter [Bristol] or for political gain or some combination of reasons." Sullivan's response ? I have no idea, as I have said time and time again, whether Sarah Palin gave birth to Trig, and have never written such

Things between Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich keep getting rosier. Hours away from the airing of a controversial ABC News interview with Gingrich's ex-wife the former Alaska governor came to the GOP presidential hopeful's defense. Palin appeared on Thursday's radio edition of the "Sean Hannity Show" , noting that Marianne Gingrich's claim that Newt wanted an "open marriage" will do anything but damage his 2012 hopes. "I call them dumbarses," said Palin in the interview, referring to the media. "They, thinking that by trotting out this old Gingrich divorce interview that's old news -- and it does feature a disgruntled ex, claiming that it would destroy his campaign -- all this does, Sean, is incentivize conservatives and independents who are so sick of the politics of personal destruction, because it's played so selectively by the media, that their target, in this case Newt, he

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves during a Tea Party Express rally Sept. 5, 2011, in Manchester, N.H. (Credit: Getty Images) This article originally appeared on RealClearPolitics . CHARLESTON, S.C. -- On June 3, 2010, a phone rang at the campaign headquarters of Iowa gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad. Leo Hough, a receptionist, picked up and was greeted by a familiar voice. It was Sarah Palin, calling to let the campaign know that she was about to endorse Branstad on Facebook and Twitter. There had been no previous discussions between the former Alaska governor and the candidate, who was as pleasantly surprised as everyone else when told the news. That episode is typical of how Palin has made endorsements: suddenly, independently and without fanfare. After leaving an indelible mark on the 2010 midterm elections, Palin has had a minimal impact thus far in this cycle. But one presidential candidate is hoping that the Mama Grizzly is about to come out of hibernation. Despite the

Sarah Palin has chosen whom to endorse for the South Carolina primary . Politico reports the former governor of Alaska said she would vote for Newt Gingrich if she lived in South Carolina . The former Speaker of the House said he was "thrilled" by Palin's remarks she made on Fox News. Yet Palin didn't glowingly endorse Gingrich because of his background. Here's what Palin has had to say about the GOP field so far. Rick Santorum The Washington Post reported in early December that Palin liked Rick Santorum in Iowa. She claimed the former Senator from Pennsylvania was the most "consistent" candidate for conservative values in taxation, abortion and his tough stance with Iran. Santorum finished in a virtual tie with Mitt Romney in the 2012 Iowa caucus. Palin's words came just as Herman Cain was dropped from the race. Palin said in the same interview she wouldn't endorse a candidate before the Iowa caucus. Rep. Ron Paul Less than a week after prai