Palin: Don't Retreat, Just Reload

Texas has prospered by "sticking to its conservative principles." That's the message former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin preached Thursday during her first of two stops in Midland.

Comparing Texas and her home state of Alaska as "big, wide open states with hard working people," Palin said the conservative governmental philosophy practiced in Texas could be applied nationally to revive the economy.

"We need the courage to do what's morally right and cut taxes so small businesses can hire more people," Palin told 1,100 applauding, cheering spectators at the George H.W. and Barbara Bush Commemorative Center near the airport. "That's how our economy can come roaring back to life."