I beg to differ, sir. In 1984, President Reagan was old, out of touch and stupid. I remember the "He uses Grecian Formula" to hide all the gray in his hair accusations. He dealt with this like a true champ, looking down so the cameras got a good shot of his hair, and said "No roots!" (or something to that effect).
Palin is not he new Reagan, but she does have his political instincts and his poise. They will not be able to do to her what they did to Dan Quayle., because she is a lot sharper than Quayle , but that will of course make them try all the more.