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Here's the central problem I'm having lately with the idea of Palin as standard bearer:

Our nation is in serious jeopardy. Our liberties are being systematically denied by an out-of-control Federal government led by an Administration filled with socialist ideologues. I believe we need a leader whose interests do not extend to celebrity, but instead to the promotion of clearly-expressed ideas and unshakable principles.

I like Sarah Palin as a person. I think she is brighter than many people realize, has a good heart, loves her country, and would be an improvement over Barack Obama as President. But so would almost any Republican. Facing down Obama and the multi-billion dollar Soros/Union Democrat machine will require both serious intellectual weight and a will of steel.

I also believe that victory will likely require a new face untainted by exposure to the GOP "leadership" of the recent past, which has not exactly covered itself in glory. That includes both John McCain and George Bush, whom the Democrats are going to run against once again, if they can (and probably even if they cannot).

Obama is an intellectual lightweight who pretends (with daily assistance from his "media" cheer squad) to be a wise leader. Sarah Palin is honest, but not an intellectual powerhouse, either. And that is what we're going to need to defeat the unprecedented assault that is coming for whoever the GOP nominee ends up being. And trust me - I know these people - what they will try to do to that nominee will be uglier, nastier, and dirtier than anything you can imagine, especially if the Democrats suffer large Congressional losses this year. Only the strong and serious will survive.

But so would almost any Republican.

Here's where you are wrong. To win a national election as soon as this one, you need a national presence. Sarah has the highest profile AND the best conservative track record. We should stop snarking with the MSM's talking points against her and get behind our strongest candidate.

Go back and read what was said against Reagan leading up to his challenge with Carter... it's nearly word-for-word what is said against Sarah Palin. Frankly, I want another Reagan right now and I'm not concerned over what the press thinks of her.

Facing down Obama and the multi-billion dollar Soros/Union Democrat machine will require both serious intellectual weight and a will of steel.

Go back and check her bio again... she's EXACTLY the person to do this.

Sarah Palin is honest, but not an intellectual powerhouse, either.

Franklin Roosevelt was not an intellectual powerhouse either. He definitely wasn't honest. One doesn't have to be an intellectual powerhouse to lead.

I'm currently reading "Winston's War Churchill 1940-1945" by Max Hastings. One of the more apt observations in the introduction by Chilton Foliat was :

It is a common mistake to suppose that those who bestrode the stage during momentous times were giants, set apart from the personalities of our own humdrum society... we should instead see 1939-45 as a period when men and women not much different from ourselves strove to grapple with stresses and responsibilities which stretched their powers to the limit. Churchill was one of a tiny number of actors who proved worthy of the role in which destiny cast him."

Given the state of the United States finances and momentum towards deconstructing the Constitution to something more "modern", the need is for a warrior who will strive to the limits of their ability to reform this country towards it's original ideals.

Palin, at the moment, seems to be the warrior who is "not much different from ourselves", putting herself out front, in the middle of the fight, and who is striving to keep America American. The most immediate step is the November elections and she is working on that as effectively as any other.

Of course, it remains to be seen how the struggle will progress.