I’m going to say this, but I want you to look for a basic premise and see if it fits to a degree. I’m not saying it to be crass or to attack someone unfairly.
Hasslebeck has some good instincts. Her main problem is that she isn’t firmly grounded enough, or up to speed on issues. If she learned more about issues, I think she would be a lot better voice for Conservatism. Her heart is in the right place IMO.
Hasslebeck has the gig. She’s not convinced she needs to grow. And so she won’t get firmly grounded. She’s where she is intellectually and she’ll stay there.
With regard to Palin, this is why I have reservations about her. Her heart is in the right place, but I also think she needs to grow. If she was as up to speed on MeCain as she should be, she wouldn’t be supporting him right now.
Since Palin’s failed run with MeCain, I have said I like her a lot and would like to see her grow. Now she’s branching out, and having the gig, she doesn’t seem to realize she still needs to grow.
I’m not convinced she has a great understanding and grasp of foreign affairs. I’m not even sure she fully understands domestic political dynamics. If she fully understood why folk are chagrined at her support for MeCain, I honestly think she would have made a different choice. She seems to think this is about unjustified dislike for MeCain. No Sarah, it wholely justified dislike of the man based on his actions.
Hope you don’t mind the analogy.
Not at all. You make some very valid points. Some of the points you mentioned could be the very reason that they picked Elizabeth for this show. She's not a strong voice for Conservatism. Chances are - if she was, they would not have picked her.
As for Sarah. She's a great lady. If I had my choice - she would not be campaigning for McCain. Maybe, unlike me, she sees more good in him than I do & that's why she accepted his offer to be his Vice President in the first place.
We'll see how things turn out.