Well, some Palin admirers (I'm one) knew all along that there was a good chance that Sarah Palin wouldn't run so we were looking over her shoulder at the rest of the pack, hoping to find a conservative substitute. I never warmed up to Perry, even when he had good poll numbers but Herman Cain intrigued me on various levels. However, I kept waiting for Palin's decision. Now, I have it. She's out. Although anything can happen in politics, I seriously doubt this Cain/Palin fantasy will ever happen. Although I chafe at the complaint that Cain lacks 'foreign policy experience', as if front-runner Romney, doesn't, I realize that he'll need a semi-moderate, Washington-savvy vice president. Much like Ronald Reagan had to put old Washington hand (and GOP establishment darling) George H.W. Bush on the ticket in 1980. That being the case, Sarah Palin would not qualify so I don't see it happening. In addition, Palin already ran as a VP and I can't believe she'd do that again. There were lots of reasons for Sarah Palin not to run (family, mostly, along with security concerns) and I don't see her taking on another national campaign to be second banana, again, so I vote: 'no deal' on this one.
No one who does not understand what "fundamental transformation" means to a Marxist-Leninist comprehends what the problem that has been created is. No one who lacks this understanding is qualified to be President, and electing someone who does not understand will do nothing to change our dire condition.
All of the "candidates" are afraid to attack Obama radically - I mean, to adopt the Palin critique that he is NOT incompetent, but a deliberate destroyer of America.