Sarah Palin is considered by most to be a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
This should make Republicans in the United States decidedly uneasy.
Palin’s departure/resignation comments are, in places, vague and in other places confused. Notice they are not confusing; it should be clear to anyone listening that Palin was blabbering incoherent nonsense. She switches with apparent easy between referring to herself in the singular to referring to herself in the plural, for example. She talks of the need to do some thing – never clearly stated - in politics from outside politics, as if that was possible.
Palin proved to be an appalling choice as vice-president, worse than the spelling champion chosen by Bush I. She is, as John Cleese has described her, a good actor. A good parrot. She learns lines and repeats them. She does not think.
Cleese should know: he’s worked with an intelligent, funny Palin and a dead parrot in the same sketch.
When Palin had handlers during the presidential campaign she looked better. She looked better because she had campaign professionals feeding her lines and dressing. Palin may have complained but it worked.
In Alaska on Friday, Palin on her own, without handlers, massagers and healers, was closer to what American would get in Palin the presidential candidate.
If Sarah Palin – parodied by a comedian who merely copied the politician without changing a thing - is a presidential hopeful because she appeals strongly to the party’s voter base, Republicans might wish to do some serious repairs to the foundation of their party.
When they look beyond Palin, they should get ever more concerned.
Her rival is Mitt Romney, another insubstantial lump of plastic. Both Romney and Palin are on the campaign trail already. The recent election is barely eight months over and already 2012 candidates are working the stump.
That alone should tell much about the prospective candidates.
Sarah Palin’s departure from gubernatoral politic is brilliant, according to Mary Matalin. Clearly, Matalin is willing to take one for the team, in this case a hit to her credibility. She is always on message and always on point which is more than could be said of Palin.
Matalin and her fellow strategists are too sharp not to know the party is in big trouble. Once the holiday weekend - and a few heads – starts to clear. Maybe Matalin and her colleagues should take a look at where their party is going.
For the heights of political success to Sarah Palin, Greatest Hope in a mere two decades.
That should send chills up anyone’s spine.
Oh.
And by the way.
Obama’s second term is guaranteed. Congrats Mr. President.
And the way things are looking, Biden’s got a serious shot at 2016. Back to back to back Democrat presidents.
Everyone can thank the likes of Sarah Palin.
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