Some similarities, some differences. I generally try not to ponder analogies, because there’s a different era, a different culture, and different set of circumstances. Some of the things I love about Reagan are even due to generational qualities that are now practically extinct.
But I will say this: For my forty-plus years of life, Reagan was the ONLY leader I felt total, true confidence in. No one ever came close in these intervening years... until Sarah Palin arrived on the scene. There is something really special going on about her, and she’s long since won over my support, regardless of what direction she takes.
And what Palin critics don’t want to admit is that Palin is currently a work in progress and that she doesn’t have to become a finished product until Jan. 20, 2013.
And also they don’t want to admit how far Palin has come. Do we hear the likes of Charles Krauthammer anymore advising her to bone up? Listen to Palin’s speeches; the lady has her eye on the ball and has for the past year.