Sorry, friend, but I really think you're selling Palin short. There's a very good reason that you're seeing so much unbridled support for her here, and it's because, like Reagan, she's the real deal. There is simply no one else in the current pantheon of Republican hopefuls who can beat her in a side by side comparison of qualifications for the office of president.
If you haven't already, pick up her book, "Going Rogue" and give it a read. I think you'll be impressed.
Qualifications, in the traditional sense, aren't important to me. She governed very effectively in a state that is like its own country in many ways. That's all I need to know as far as her resume goes. The fact that she hasn't worked a day in D.C. is a big plus for me.
My concern is her grasp of the issues and her tendency to resort to sloganeering. If she's going to win in the primary, she's going to have to get better there. She'll be sharing a stage with the likes Gingrich, Romney, possibly John Bolton, possibly Mike Pence, possibly Herman Cain, possibly Jeb Bush -- all of whom are going to be very formidable debaters. If she gets outclassed in the debates, the race will likely default to Romney. None of us want that.
I'm not down on her. I think the world of her. And I don't care about her negatives right now -- Hillary had similar negatives in 2006/07 and she would have beaten McCain handily in 2008. I just want her to get better on articulating issues and solutions, and I haven't seen that yet. I have her book on Kindle, I'll read it as soon as I finish "Decision Points" (which is very good, btw). Maybe I'll see some of what I'm looking for.