This thread needs more posts like this.
Revisiting Palin reminds me of the issue of 'acting presidential'. In her case, I see a trend of her folksy ways being transferred to presumed ineptitude, and find myself considering the following:
1. What is the value of 'acting presidential'. We had that shoved down our throats in 2008, that Obama looked and acted the part where Palin didn't (underscoring McStupid's irrelevance in his own run for president). We ended up with a 'presidential-acting' enemy of the republic doing everything possible to destroy the republic.
2. It is easy to overlook that while Alaska's population may be small overall, oil companies are one of the most difficult special interests to reign in (which she succeeded at doing to a great extent in a short time), compounded with governing a state which has more federal control and intervention than anywhere else in the United States other than the District of Columbia and Johnston Atoll.
3. It seems largely forgotten that she took office as governor in the midst of a culture of corruption and did much to clean it up in a short period of time.
4. I can sympathize with her decision to resign, given that in typical 'liberal' fashion, she couldn't order lunch without a lawsuit challenging it as a matter of pure vindictiveness after she dared challenge the Anointed One. Not only was it a great expense, but also very trying at a personal level. By contrast, her replacement was of the same political bend and continued the same policies unmolested. I have to respect someone who will step aside for the purpose of the job getting done.
Sarah Palin is a lightweight. A less-than-one-term governor of a state populated mostly by caribou and oil wells. Seriously, the mayor of Indianapolis is in charge of governing a larger population of people. I think (hope) that Trump is too smart to choose her for VP. He needs someone with a depth of political experience to contrast with his lack of political experience. Not Snowmobile Barbie.
Sarah Palin is a lightweight. A less-than-one-term governor of a state populated mostly by caribou and oil wells. Seriously, the mayor of Indianapolis is in charge of governing a larger population of people. I think (hope) that Trump is too smart to choose her for VP. He needs someone with a depth of political experience to contrast with his lack of political experience. Not Snowmobile Barbie.
I don't think she was ever relevant but that's what I like/liked about her.I was a Palin fan for awhile. Even when she quit the governors office, I could rationalize it as ID1776 did above. But now, after watching her try to stay relevant as her star fades, I'm becoming more and more convinced she's in it to cash in and has been for awhile now. She's just sad now. Still pretty hot for us old guys but sad.
Listen to all the Palin Pouters ...
I'll still give her a shot. There's just something about her that I'd like to get behind.
We need more people in politics like this callipygous character above......
(You're welcome for those of you unfamiliar with the term......)