Sarah Palin, too weird.

It appears DL is jealous, so jealous that she is compelled to lash out
irrationally against Palin thus making an ignorant spectacle of herself.

We can't trust her to mentally process what her advisors (good or bad) are telling her. She has a very limited intellectual capacity to soak up information, process it, and regurgitate it at the proper time. The McCain team attempted to prepare Palin for interviews, but this educational endeavor short-circuited her unexercised br

Using numbers from a post-election poll, Jones and Cox conclude that Palin damaged McCain's brand because her style evoked the kind of polarizing politics that Americans had grown sick of--and to which, not coincidentally, Barack Obama offered himself as an antidote.

OmSigDAVID wrote:

If Sarah were elevated to the Presidency, she 'd surround herself with pro-freedom advisors
to handle the complexities, the important thing being that we were going in the right direction,
not pulled into Marxist despotism.

engineer wrote:

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But I haven't seen even that much managerial ability.

What do u expect to SEE ?
She has been the chief executive officer of Alaska for several years now
and nothing shockingly untoward has happened. U see a problem ?

engineer wrote:[/b]

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I think the more likely senario would be that Palin would find herself surrounded by advisors
who would run the country by proxy.

That has been true of all Presidents.
None of them has been an expert on EVERYTHING.

That is what his cabinet is for; he additionally has more advisors.

engineer wrote:

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I'll take a President who can present a clear vision of his desired
future over one who can spit out only soundbites.

Hitler was very, very clear (and loud) of his desired future.
(and plenty of manual gestures)

I am sure that u do not mean that u will take him over Sarah
nor over anyone who "can spit out only soundbites".

A lot depends on what that vision IS.

We disagree as to the facts, qua incoherence.

In any case, shoud we choose our leaders upon the basis of their powers of articulation ?

Is the champion of the debating society rightfully entitled to political office ?

SUBSTANCE counts, not just the procedure of getting elected.

Among many other things, Palin was criticized while serving as mayor and governor
for appointing incompetent cronies to important positions.
Thus, should she become president, do not expect her
advisors/friends to keep her on the correct path.

Palin Says She May Stump for Democrats Republican Governor Says She's Not Leaving Politics
AP
(July 12) " Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she's not only staying involved in national politics, but she plans to jump back into the national scrum when she leaves office at the end of the month.
The former Republican vice presidential nominee said she plans to write a book, campaign for political candidates from coast to coast " even Democrats who share her views on limited government, national defense and energy independence " and build a right-of-center coalition.
"I will go around the country on behalf of candidates who believe in the right things, regardless of their party label or affiliation," she said during an interview published Sunday in The Washington Times.

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Media research showed he was not a licensed plumber and he owed taxes which were later paid. In May 2009, Time magazine reported that Wurzelbacher was quitting the Republican Party, saying that he was outraged by the party's overspending.

You should be more careful. It is "Joe the Nonplumber."

I was a bit shocked to see Pat Buchanon say on MSNBC that Palin would easily win the Republican nomination for president should she seek it.