wow. She got a whole 2 month window of opportunity, and only under direct control of the failed McCain campaign managers. That’s it? She had her chance?
That was her introduction. She has just gotten started. I am thinking the same as Ann. 2012 may not turn out to be the right time for her, if she seeks the high office. She is still very young. Depending on what her ambitions are, she has plenty of opportunity ahead to build on her reputation as governor. Whether it is RNC Chair, Senator, political movement leader, etc., I expect she will be an important force over the next 20 years.
If you are conservative and intelligent, and listen to Sarah Palin speak for an extended period of time, you cannot help but cringe at a number of things she says. She is a great person, but lacks the presidential polish. And her Katie Couric interview performance was abysmal. Most of us could have winged it 10 times better; she had lost of prep time.
Sarah can’t be a senator because she is a natural born leader. She could never be just be 1 of 100 making deals and compromising values and principles. I don’t think she would have been a good Vice President as she would have overshadowed John McCain at every event.
I agree with you, her time has not passed. It’s only just beginning. I have no idea what God’s purpose is for Sarah but I do know she will ask for His guidance and do what she knows He wants her to do. And if it’s God’s will that Sarah Palin be our next president, by His hand she will. Even if Mitt Romney thinks it’s his turn.
I was at the event and Ann was very nuanced in her comments about Sarah Palin. She was asked more than once about Palin, and although she expressed an affinity for Palin and respect for her ability to excite the base, reading between the lines, it was obvious to me that Coulter does not think Palin has the intellect to win the Presidency. Listening to Ann answer unscripted questions off the cuff for over 30 minutes on subjects from Israel, gays in the military, Palin, Obamacare, tea partiers, etc., the contrast between her and Palin could not be more obvious.
The most striking thing she said about Palin was that she thought that ‘some day’ Palin might be ‘prepared’ enough for a run for national office. To me those were code words for saying Palin does not have the breadth and knowledge of the many diverse issues a POTUS candidate must have.
Her best comment of the night I thought was her expressing admiration for Chris Christie of NJ, and saying he was one to watch for future national office potential.
I've suggested the same thing i.e. she needs a little more experience. And even though I expressed the desire to see her elected president one day, I was depicted by a number of Freepers as a "Palin-basher." What I don't want to see is Palin running for office and getting shot down before she has a chance. More time in another official capacity would do her a world of good.