However, she has demonstrated a clear understanding of the issues. As for an intellectual framework — if that's what most leading politicians have and Palin doesn't; then she's better off without one. For John Kerry, an “intellectual framework” meant endless nuances & flip-flopping. For BHO, it meant vacuous platitudes. As for his agenda; apparently much of it was hidden, until after the election.
If you're actually “doing” the right things; then it doesn't require an “intellectual framework" to justify it. When what you're doing makes no sense; it requires a lot of intellectualizing to attempt to square the circle.
The great RR had the common touch — Sarah, too, has the common touch........