Great posting! I knew a lot of this information already, but this guy has a way with words! I also agree with the original posting that Sarah has an intangible quality found in so few leaders. That is not something that can be learned - it is innate. Certainly, she can brush up on current events,etc., but what she has is either there or not. It is NOT the same as a young QB having to sit for a while to develop into a winner. Sarah was a winner from the first moment she entered the political arena.
Totally agreed. Her meteoric rise from small town PTA mom to Governor of Alaska, then Vice Presidential nominee has everything to do with what she's made of. The innate qualities she possesses can't be taught, and they're not inherited. She simply has them, and in spades.
It's very interesting to me that gifted people such as Sarah have seemingly appeared like magic, when our nation needed them most. I don't believe there's anything metaphysical about that happenstance. I believe it's more of a group reaction to the threat of the times. The very best among us are propelled to the fore when we are in moments of great peril.