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Okay. You want clarification.

In my opinion, Sarah Palin is the best candidate out there for President of the United States, because I think she has a decent chance of winning, and I think has a very good chance of making a great President.

Unfortunately, the challenges we now face as a country are so huge that I can’t think of ANYBODY that I have 100% confidence in. It’s going to take some big shoes to steer us through our debt crisis, in my opinion.

That said, I have at least as much confidence in Palin as in any other major candidate.

She has a record of going up against the establishment, fighting, and winning. She was extremely popular as Alaska’s governor. She got stuff done. Good stuff.

As far as convincing you of my sincerity, I seriously doubt I could convince you of anything you don’t want to be convinced of.

But given that you’ve said you pretty much agree with what I just said about her, I think you’d find that we have a lot of common ground in that regard.

As for the last sentence: There are a number of candidates out there that I like. I like Bachmann. I like Cain. I like Pawlenty pretty well. I don’t like Romney. One of my biggest reservations with Palin in the past has had to do with whether she could win, based on the fact that as recently as January she apparently (CNN) had a 56% unfavorable rating. If that many people have already decided they don’t like her, that’s a problem in regard to winning.

However, someone else has recently characterized her negatives as “reversible.” And the more I thought about it it, the more it seems to me that if anybody can turn around those perceptions, it would be Sarah Palin.

And the fact is, the media are going to crucify ANY really conservative candidate that steps up.

Actually, what they’ll do is play the same game they played with McCain: root for the biggest RINO, then turn even on him in the general election.

So any decent conservative candidate is going to have to run the media firestorm, and beat it. I think Palin’s got a head start in that department. For one thing, they’ve already fired most of their ammunition on her. Whatever they say now is just repeat.

As far as Palin herself goes, I think she’s charming and articulate enough to turn the tables, once she gets turned loose on the campaign trail and the public is listening to 50% Palin and 50% media instead of 5 or 10% Palin and 90 or 95% media.

That’s what I was attempting to say.

Well that was very well stated, Jeff. I only have a couple of points I would differ with you on.

...I think she has a decent chance of winning...
I am of the opinion (will extend later) that she, and only she, will beat the tar out of whoever the Dems run. People are so fed up with the way things are (economically, environmentally and socially) it'll be another Election '80. Americans are sick and tired of Establishment Republicans and Progressive Republicans so the nomination of one of those types almost guarantees a poor turnout and an election loss.
More to follow. Doing several things at once.

One of my biggest reservations with Palin in the past has had to do with whether she could win, based on the fact that as recently as January she apparently (CNN) had a 56% unfavorable rating. If that many people have already decided they don’t like her, that’s a problem in regard to winning.

Man, you need better sources!
Consider this...Palin hasn't even announced she's running!
No frontrunner in national GOP primary heat June 2, 2011
Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin share the lead at 16% in PPP’s latest national poll of Republican primary voters...
Let's put it this way regarding polls as references...if you ask Knicks fans if they like the Celtics what do you think they'll say? Just consider the source when you read a poll and always try to find the questions asked.