Posted on 10/16/2008 10:11:33 PM PDT by acsuc99
But we have seen Mrs. Palin on the national stage for seven weeks now, and there is little sign that she has the tools, the equipment, the knowledge or the philosophical grounding one hopes for, and expects, in a holder of high office. She is a person of great ambition, but the question remains: What is the purpose of the ambition? She wants to rise, but what for? For seven weeks I've listened to her, trying to understand if she is Bushian or Reaganite—a spender, to speak briefly, whose political decisions seem untethered to a political philosophy, and whose foreign policy is shaped by a certain emotionalism, or a conservative whose principles are rooted in philosophy, and whose foreign policy leans more toward what might be called romantic realism, and that is speak truth, know America, be America, move diplomatically, respect public opinion, and move within an awareness and appreciation of reality. But it's unclear whether she is Bushian or Reaganite. She doesn't think aloud. She just . . . says things. Her supporters accuse her critics of snobbery: Maybe she's not a big "egghead" but she has brilliant instincts and inner toughness. But what instincts? "I'm Joe Six-Pack"? She does not speak seriously but attempts to excite sensation—"palling around with terrorists." If the Ayers case is a serious issue, treat it seriously. She is not as thoughtful or persuasive as Joe the Plumber, who in an extended cable interview Thursday made a better case for the Republican ticket than the Republican ticket has made. In the past two weeks she has spent her time throwing out tinny lines to crowds she doesn't, really, understand.
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Peggy, could you be more irrelevant?
Your snooty, snobbishness might play well on 5th avenue, but main-street has had quite enough of you. Go away.
Can she just shut up? Or is she trying out for her own show at DNCNBC......
Just googled "define: effete" and up comes Peggy Noonan.
She has become a Dem
She sounds just plain silly now.
Perfect, T. Buzz. ;-)
lol, thanks for the laugh.
She is not as thoughtful or persuasive as Joe the Plumber
well, I’m shocked she would show some respect for one of the ‘other’ people.
Get your filthy hands off my poor Fifi, you bad, bad man!
Dear Lord! When will these jealous witches stop?
Peggy used to write stuff worth reading. She’s gone off the deep end like Bob Barr and a few others.
Thank goodness Palin is neither. She's her own woman with her own mind - and it's conservative. Noonan's been sucking the elite republican tit for so long, she no longer recognizes conservatism.
What is the purpose of the ambition?
Hey dipstick, there's an elephant in the room. The question you should be raising is What is the purpose of obama's ambition?
Such cattiness from two women--Noonan and Parker-- neither one of whom has ever even tried to get elected to anything.
Noonan isn’t just a snob she is an obvious revolting snob I am proud to have disliked her from long ago.
Why would any alleged conservative disfavor this conservative governor as opposed to, say, the third most liberal nincompoop senator Joe Biden?
These people like Noonan were always crap and now they are showing their true colors. I would kick Noonan out of the way to have a conversation with Palin.
Poooooor Pegster’s soooo irrelevant.
Want some cheese with that whine, Pegs? I think the Camembert’s ripened...or is that the stench of your catty jealousy?
But a real folksky conservative woman has appeared on the scene and her name is Gov. Sarah Palin and she won't be attending Georgetown parties.
But we have seen Mrs. Palin on the national stage for seven weeks now, and there is little sign that she has the tools, the equipment, the knowledge or the philosophical grounding one hopes for, and expects, in a holder of high office.
Seven whole weeks? Peggy, just sit down and be quiet. Your columns are becoming embarrassingly nonsensical.
Is this “b” at it again?
Dr. TwithanH has diagnosed Ms. Noonan’s problem! She’s listening to Gov. Palin with her “entrenched in the beltway” ears. She needs an ear lavage.
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