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Politico is probably going to hype this 'Beck disses Palin' story as long as it gets conservatives sniping at each other. Frankly, I'm not all that upset at Glenn Beck. He has a right to his opinion and I have a right to disagree with him and basically ignore him, as I intend to do. I don't think Glenn is a bad guy but I never saw him as a political genius, either. I don't think Beck understands politics half as well as Rush Limbaugh (who I occasionally disagree with). I support Sarah Palin based on her political and moral ideals, her performance while in office, her integrity, honesty and charisma, which is an attribute not to be dismissed when discussing political campaigns. Due to the endless attempts by the left to 'get something on Palin' (and utterly failing) she has been throughly vetted. Her frequent postings on Facebook, Twitter and her appearances on Fox News offer a good view of her opinions and her overall views, so I disagree with Glenn Beck on that point.

Sarah Palin's first book was her way of introducing herself to the American public. It was clearly not intended to be a boring policy-wonk treatise. Her second book was a broad outlook on where she wants to see our country go, written in a very personalized fashion. Again, not a policy-wonk's dream but readable and interesting. Apparently, Glenn Beck has other ideas about how Sarah Palin should present herself. That's his prerogative, of course and I'm sure the left is loving this but I simply disagree with Mr. Beck and will continue to support Sarah Palin unless or until she chooses not to run. However, I probably won't be all that interested in what Glenn Beck has to say about electoral politics from this point on because he has shown me that he is a bit lacking in political sophistication. However, I refuse to take the left's bait and demonize Glenn Beck because we part company on the validity of Sarah Palin as a presidential candidate. We simply disagree (not that Beck knows I'm alive).

I also think that those who seem to believe that Obama will be a formidable candidate for re-election are mistaken. I believe he is weak and can be beaten. His record is horrendous. People are deeply concerned about their future. His racial minority status won't pull him over the finish line, this time. Obama's 'historic' moment has passed and voters are getting serious. Sarah Palin, with her authenticity, common sense ideas and charisma can beat Obama. Whether she'll run or not remains to be seen but she'll have to decide, soon. Meanwhile, the trolls will prowl around FR looking for opportunities to criticize Palin and the folks who never seem to find anyone 'conservative' enough will do the same with the usual complaints about her leaving the Alaska governorship prematurely or whatever else bothers them, today. So be it. I believe Sarah Palin will endure and ultimately triumph.