Okay, fair point. Interestingly enough, a friend of mine says almost the same thing about Sarah Palin. My friend thinks Palin won’t ultimately run for president (and won’t get the nomination even if she does) but wants to stay in conversation as long as possible so she has the influence and visibility to shape the GOP message in the run-up to the election.
Eventually, though, we need someone who can actually win a general election - and in that it looks to me like we are seriously screwed.
Regrettably, I have to agree with your conclusion :(
There is just no one out there who will “do it all.” Palin is a fascinating character with all the attributes I’d like to see in a POTUS, but she has been “Borked” to a fare thee well. She could find a cure for cancer and establish peace in the Middle East and her detractors would proclaim loudly that she did too little too late. I haven’t thought since 11/08 that she would actually go all out in ‘12.
And you can count on the GOP having its quadrennial conservative vs. establishment battle, alienating a huge block regardless of who wins the nomination. Whoever emerges won’t appeal to the vast ‘independent’ vote. The only prayers is for such disgust with the incumbent, they’d vote for anyone just to get him out of there.