Conservative casts vote for Kirsten Powers

Politically, I am a little to the right of Alan Keyes. Nonetheless, when news breaks, I often find myself wondering "What will Kirsten Powers think?" That question doesn't usually come up with political writers. 

I find Kirsten Powers;

** secure in her own judgments. She doesn't weave across the line between spin and analysis. Even more important, she understands that if you long to be a player, you aren't doing analysis.

** can admit being wrong. The Anthony Weiner video episode had to be personally difficult and her impassioned defense of him professionally awkward. She wrote a column after the facts became known. She chose to forgo the usual political rationalizations, leaving it simply at "I was wrong."
 
** can stand up for herself. The unfortunate Megan Kelly/ Kirsten Powers voter intimidation debate was not highlight reel material for either of these quality women. That said, we like to see our daughters fight back and fight fair. She did both.
  
** demonstrates integrity. When Martin Bashir rudely insulted Charles Krauthammer, she dismissed him as the classless clown that he is.

** guided by a moral compass, not a self-esteem deficit. If she were seeking the fawning adoration of the liberal elites, she would keep her pro-life sentiments to herself..

Kirsten Powers is honest, almost reflexively so. Of course she is not the only one. Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams come to mind. Steve Hayes is another. Still, there is still a higher price exacted from women who don't hold to the party line. Male honesty is generally tolerated and occasionally considered admirable. It is regarded as somehow unseemly in women.

I don't much agree with Ms. Powers on policy. I certainly don't find President Obama moderate and can't share her confidence about the happy outcomes of the Obamacare experiment..
 
But if you were to ask me if I would vote for a person who is secure in her own judgments, who can admit when she's wrong, can stand up for herself, has integrity and is guided by a moral compass, the answer is yes. In fact, I would be hard pressed to vote against her. Odds are, we will probably never have the opportunity. Conservatives should, however, read her columns and carefully consider her analysis. There is something to be learned there.


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