PSYCHO-FREEP posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 9:33:50 AM: “I think there may be a Senate seat involved, but not from McNuts. It may be coming from Jon Kyl who is stepping down in 2012. It's my guess, that this has to be part of her plan, to reestablish her broken record as well as gain Beltway experience. Because of her relentless campaign for McNuts in 2010, Palin has gained popularity in Arizona and could probably win.”
I like what I've seen of Sarah Palin, and while I am emphatically NOT a fan of Sen. McCain, I don't blame her for supporting someone who supported her. Loyalty counts, and once given it needs to be honored. The simple fact of the matter is that if Palin had publicly opposed Sen. McCain in his re-election bid, or even if she had privately declined to support him, the word would have gotten out quickly in Republican circles that Palin was a disloyal backstabber who could not be trusted. We can blame Palin for "getting in bed" with McCain if we want, but if she had refused to become his VP nominee, most of us outside of Alaska never would have heard of her. Once she made that decision, her subsequent support for McCain is entirely appropriate.
I remain concerned about Palin’s lack of executive experience, but with a good team of future cabinet-level officials supporting her, that isn't an absolute bar to a successful presidential campaign. We've had several previous presidents who didn't have a lot of prior experience, and some of them have been quite effective.
If Palin is not the Republican nominee for the 2012 presidential election, I'd like to see her run for and win something that would put her in the national spotlight and give her both a platform to speak and experience to make a successful presidential run down the road. A senatorial seat in Arizona wasn't something I'd considered, but it might not be a bad idea.
If Sarah had run for Senator, she’d have beat that write in spoiled witch.