Yes, Peg, Ronald Reagan was all those things. And he was also a working actor, for all intents and purposes, right until he got into the 1966 governor’s race.
And Governor Palin...well, let’s leave it at this: She just spent a good part of the last year and a half helping to make the results of this last Tuesday possible, when few if any sane human beings would have blamed her for quitting politics and spending the rest of her life somewhere deep in the Alaska bush. You’re welcome.
Palin is still learning, but I do see her making strides.