A Photo op is not leadership.Nor is flowery talk or holding a rifle. What we can do is look at her judgement in difficult situations. She cannot get a grip on her own household.
She is still a rookie. If the republicans put her up in 2012 it will be an admission of defeat in August.
I am not suggesting she is stupid or not sincere. She is just a rookie.
Yes you are. You're trying to project her family problems, which were not her fault to begin with, on her ability to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.
And those were not mere "photo ops" as you put it, but images of her acting in her official role as Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard and as a sitting U.S. Governor, with all the courtesy and respect due that rank under military law and custom.
Furthermore, she has more experience with the military than Obama has ever had, even now, and yes she really knows how to aim and fire those guns she's holding.
So, get a life!
I would have to relucantly concur with you. If Palin can’t handle a loser like Levi, then how can she handle North Korea and Iran? If Palin wants to seek the White House in 2016 or beyond, she really needs better advisors.
I meant to post earlier that I agree with you. Governor Palin’s mistake was her decision to run as VP while she had both a newborn baby to care for and an unwed, pregnant, teenage daughter at the same time. As a result, she came across as a distracted mother focusing more on her own career than her family. That may work for a Democrat, but not for a Republican.
If she had declined the VP spot in 2008, she would be in a better position now to run in 2012.