Mona Charen
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 vast and impressive experience in government and the private sector -- and a proven record Americans will be looking for sober competence, managerial skill, and maturity, not sizzle and flash.
After the 2008 campaign revealed her weaknesses on substance, Palin was advised by those who admire her natural gifts to bone up on policy and devote herself to governing Alaska successfully . . . Instead, she quit her job as governor after two and a half years, published a book (another is due next week), and seemed to chase money and empty celebrity.
Now, rather than being able to highlight the accomplishments of Sarah Palin's Alaska, we get "Sarah Palin's Alaska," another cheesy entrant in the reality show genre. She'd so much rather be out dog sledding than in some "dull political office," she tells the audience. File that. . .
But the general election would be a problem, since 53 percent of independent voters view Palin unfavorably, according to a recent Gallup poll, along with 81 percent of Democrats.
There is no denying that Sarah Palin has been treated harshly . . . She compares herself to Reagan. But Reagan didn't mud wrestle with the press.
This is another county club Republican who has come out against Palin. First, Barbara Bush made a snide comment about her after Palin helped the GOP recover the House. It is interesting the GOP attack dogs are female, isn't it.
What did the GOP expect from an overexposed publicity whore?
source: http://townhall.com/columnists/MonaCharen/2010/11/19/why_sarah_palin_shouldnt_run/page/1
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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 vast and impressive experience in government and the private sector -- and a proven record Americans will be looking for sober competence, managerial skill, and maturity, not sizzle and flash.
After the 2008 campaign revealed her weaknesses on substance, Palin was advised by those who admire her natural gifts to bone up on policy and devote herself to governing Alaska successfully . . . Instead, she quit her job as governor after two and a half years, published a book (another is due next week), and seemed to chase money and empty celebrity.
She compares herself to Reagan. But Reagan didn't mud wrestle with the press.
Now, rather than being able to highlight the accomplishments of Sarah Palin's Alaska, we get "Sarah Palin's Alaska," another cheesy entrant in the reality show genre. She'd so much rather be out dog sledding than in some "dull political office," she tells the audience. File that. . .
But the general election would be a problem, since 53 percent of independent voters view Palin unfavorably, according to a recent Gallup poll, along with 81 percent of Democrats.
There is no denying that Sarah Palin has been treated harshly . . . She compares herself to Reagan. But Reagan didn't mud wrestle with the press.
This is another county club Republican who has come out against Palin. First, Barbara Bush made a snide comment about her after Palin helped the GOP recover the House. It is interesting the GOP attack dogs are female, isn't it.
What did the GOP expect from an overexposed publicity whore?
source: http://townhall.com/columnists/MonaCharen/2010/11/19/why_sarah_palin_shouldnt_run/page/1
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