With all due respect, it takes more than some kind of hard luck or rough treatment to be qualified for the chief executive position. To the left, Obama’s “non-traditional” upbringing and his perserverence of his youth (what with being shunned by his father, then his mother, the communist advisors, brush with drugs, etc)...overcoming that to graduate from harvard, etc etc...they think that is a compelling story. When you look into the man’s qualifications, other than the narrative, you don’t have a lot. Narrative isn’t enough to lead.
Palin accepted the nomination for Veep, and took the predictable slings and arrows that followed that, I’ll give her that. But that’s not enough. Gurn has a point, and you need to separate how you feel about Sarah and her role as an outspoken conservative. Do you really think she is articulate? Do you really think she has a keen analytical mind and can dissect arguments and debate well? What I am saying, and what I think Gurn is saying is: no. She is not the best we can do as a candidate, and further, she is not the best we can do for a leader. Doesn’t mean we’re communists, just discerning about who we want to represent us.
Its not about being fancy and using fancy words. It is about being RIGHT and STRONG in a time of peril for this country.
As William F Buckley once said “I would government by the first 200 names in the Boston phone book than the alumni at Harvard”
I don’t care what she knows as long as she knows how to lead through this mess. and she is RIGHT on economics and energy policies.
Who is this mythical GOP presidential candidate who is magnetic, articulate, and can think on his/her feet, and who isn’t carrying a trainload of baggage like Newt’s??
Face it: sharp people do not run for President these days. The job is a blender that grounded ones do no aspire for.
So far, Palin is about the best compromise around. Like Reagan, she is not a Mensa candidate, but so what? She definitely is sharper than Reagan was at that point in his career.
The economic conditions in 2012 will dictate the outcome of the race. Obama wins if they are tolerable and seem to be going in a positive direction. If not, the GOPer. A LOT will be overlooked. In that circumstance, I prefer someone with some star power and some fairly reliable conservative principles. My only reluctance about Palin is her steadfastness to those principles. She has compromised in the past.