https://freerepublic.com/tag/charen4romneycare/ en-us Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:52:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2630764/posts In a National Review Online column on November 19, Mona Charen provided an explanation of why she believes Sarah Palin shouldn’t run for President. She argued that after the 2008 campaign, Palin “quit her job as governor after two and a half years…and seemed to chase money and empty celebrity.” She asserted that “Palin seems consumed and obsessed” by the media, labeled Palin’s new TLC show, Sarah Palin’s Alaska, a “cheesy entrant in the reality-show genre,” and took issue with the fact that Sarah and Todd sit in the Dancing with the Stars audience “cheering on their unwed-mother daughter.” She... Human Events https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2630764/posts#comment Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:52:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2629882/posts By telling Barbara Walters that she thinks she can defeat President Obama, Sarah Palin has dimmed hopes cherished by sensible Republicans that she might decide against a run for the White House in 2012. Here are just some of the reasons she should not run. The Republican nominee should be someone with a vast and impressive record in government and the private sector. Voters chose a novice with plenty of star power in 2008 and will be inclined to swing strongly in the other direction in 2012. Americans will be looking for sober competence, managerial skill, and maturity — not... National Review https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2629882/posts#comment Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:50:35 GMT