[jla]

"I wish that Sarah would be ready in 2012, and that the conditions on the ground would be favorable. But wishing won?t make it so. Unless she spends the next three years in intensive training on national level issues, she will lose in 2012 and it will be the end of her political career. we can?t afford to lose her like that."

I have to ask, why do suppose people like Fred Malek, Thomas Sowell, and even Beck and Limbaugh have opined Mrs Palin to be the polar opposite of your description above?

Are these gentlemen all wrong and you right in assessing her viability as a serious national candidate?

[Philo1962]

The Democrats started getting ready to beat “Sarah 2012” in September 2008. As you can see, their smear campaign hasn’t even slowed down. I want all of that effort to be wasted. They will be extremely frustrated, and feel like the fools that they are.

I don’t perceive Sowell’s description of Palin to be an unqualified endorsement. If she chooses to run, I would of course support her as the nominee. But Pawlenty is ready now, and in my opinion, Sarah isn’t quite ready. That Katie Couric interview exposed some weaknesses.

[Old Badger]

Good point jla! Everybody should step back and take a good look at where all those experienced leaders have brought us up to this point.

Sarah Palin is definitely a leader who doesn't put her finger in the air to find out which way the winds blowing and then go in that direction. That's what Palwenty did before endorsing Hoffman and those types of "politicians" we don't need. What some freeper said about him was correct ....... "blazing a new trail that somebody else cleared" (or something to that effect).

I won't support any more rhinos regardless of what the outcome may be. For me, it's Sarah Palin or nobody!