Palin in the Oval Office in '12?????

[Magnetic Poles]

The facts may support or not support your opinion. Palin being over her head as Governor can only be right or wrong. And you have set a very low standard for coming to your "opinion".

And that is YOUR opinion! See, everybody's got one. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[tinytim]

Give us some examples of her sterling decisions please.

YOu asked...

From: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDU4NDI5MjgxZmRjZTY4ZGFlOTA5M2U2MmY2NDA2Y2M=
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first 100 days of the Palin presidency, according to a consensus of media commentators, have proven a near disaster. Perhaps it was Palin’s scant two years’ experience in a major government position that has eroded her gravitas, or maybe it was her flirty reliance on looks and informal chit-chat. In any case, the press has had a field day, and it is hard to see how President Palin can ever recover from the Quayle/potatoe syndrome. Here is a roundup of this week’s pundit mockery.

LET THEM EAT MOOSE
“Ted Stevens may have gotten off,” wrote Bob Herbert in the New York Times, “but he taught our Sarah something first — like using $100-a-pound beef for her state dinners. And what’s this $50 mil for her inauguration gala? Since when do you fly in your favorite pizza-maker from across the country on our dime? Or send the presidential 747 for a spin over the Big Apple for a third-of-a-million-dollar joyride? Does Palin think she’s still in Alaska and has to have everything flown in from the South 48 by jumbo jet?”

WASILLA CHIC
Also in the Times, Gail Collins weighed in on the already-tired yokelism of the new commander in chief. “What we’re getting is Wasilla chic. That’s what we’re getting. She arrives in the Oval Office, and first thing sends back Blair’s gift of the Churchill bust as if it’s a once-worn Penney’s outfit. Then she gives the Brits some unwatchable DVDs as a booby prize — as if she idled the old Yukon and ran into Target’s sale aisle. Did Sarah send Bristol into Wal-Mart back in Anchorage for that ‘engraved’ iPod for the queen? And what’s this don’t-bow-to-the-queen stuff, but curtsy for a Saudi sheik? Maybe that explains why she brags to Stephanopoulos about her ‘Muslim faith.’ So far, the best things going for her are Todd’s biceps.”
IT'S THE MATH, STUPID!
“Well,” lectured Paul Krugman, again in the Times, “we were worried that they didn’t teach math at Idaho U., and now we know for sure they don’t. Is it $1.6 trillion, $1.7 trillion, or $2 trillion in red ink this year? Are we supposed to be impressed that she offers ‘fiscal sobriety’ by cutting 0.003 percent of the budget? She gives out money to those who don’t pay taxes and calls it a tax cut. And now Queen Sarah tells us that in four years she’ll ‘halve’ the deficit, as if she hasn’t borrowed another $5 trillion in the meantime. Does she think we’re morons? How many ‘Drill, baby, drill!’ oil wells can she tap into up there in Alaska to pay for the extra $11 trillion in debt she’s saddling us with?”

WORSE THAN 'NUCULAR'
ABC’s Katie Couric summed up the general disappointment with the president’s communication skills. “I tried to warn the American people in that interview a few years back what they would get if they voted for her. Let’s face it: She’s a walking embarrassment. I mean just count ’em up: The mayor of Wasilla thinks Austrians speak some lingo called ‘Austrian.’ Then she tries her hand at Spanish and comes up with some concoction, ‘Cinco de Cuatro.’ Next thing she’ll walk into the window of the Oval Office and expect it to open — oops, she’s already done that. No wonder that when her Teleprompter stalls, she shuts her mouth until it catches up. I’m surprised she managed to get sworn in. And did she think that tasteless ‘Special Olympics’ slur was funny? Or making fun of octogenarian Nancy Reagan’s séances? No wonder Wanda Sykes feels at home.”

ANCHORAGE STYLE
A “dragon lady in heels” is what President Palin is, according to the NYT’s Frank Rich. “Don’t fall for this pageant nice-girl stuff. Our former beauty queen is a ward hack. Look at her nominations. Can’t Palin find anyone who has paid his taxes — or do they simply ignore that stuff in no-tax Alaska? Does ‘No more lobbyists’ mean ‘More lobbyists than ever’? Her chief performance overseer doesn’t perform too well herself — and, like Daschle, Geithner, and the rest, skips out on her taxes. When Palin brags about fiscal sobriety, it really means record deficits. In Sarahland, not wanting to take over banks and car companies translates into, ‘She already has.’ Highest ethical standards equates to ‘There are none.’ Calling herself the VA president means she’s just told vets to use their own health insurance.”

 

[OldRegular]

That is very much a matter of opinion and one I do not share. I have not seen much that she has done as governor of Alaska that makes me think she is capable of being president of the USA.

I am SHOCKED, SHOCKED; to borrow a line from the movie, Casablanca!:smilewinkgrin::tongue3:

 

[OldRegular]

Heh tinytim! that was great!:applause::applause::applause:

 

[Martin]

Ding-ding-ding! We have a winner. This resignation will put the nail in the coffin of any presidential aspirations. I didn't think she had a realistic chance before, but now she has no shot.

==She had an obligation to the people of Alaska and she walked away from it to fulfill personal desires. That is certainly not the kind of person we need in the White House. She has her eyes on power, we need less power hungry people in Washington. So I'm glad she resigned. Maybe now she will realize how imaginary her dreams of power are. Her resignation proves what I have said about Palin, she is a fake. While all politicians are fake to some degree, Palin's kind are the worst because their pandering is so very obvious. In this sense she is no different than President Obama who has never seen a person he can't pander to. She never had a chance at the White House in 2012 and she has even less of a chance now.

If the Republicans want to have a ghost of a chance of winning the White House in 2012, 2016, or any future election, they are going to have to get serious. Candidates like Palin are not serious and can't win national elections. The Democrats did the same type playing around with Howard Dean. To win a national election a party has to get a serious candidate. Palin is not that candidate.

 

[Revmitchell]

==She had an obligation to the people of Alaska and she walked away from it to fulfill personal desires. That is certainly not the kind of person we need in the White House. She has her eyes on power, we need less power hungry people in Washington. So I'm glad she resigned. Maybe now she will realize how imaginary her dreams of power are. Her resignation proves what I have said about Palin, she is a fake.

And you came to know about her intentions how?

 

[StefanM]

If the Republicans want to have a ghost of a chance of winning the White House in 2012, 2016, or any future election, they are going to have to get serious. Candidates like Palin are not serious and can't win national elections. The Democrats did the same type playing around with Howard Dean. To win a national election a party has to get a serious candidate. Palin is not that candidate.

This is spot-on. :thumbs:

I think the Democratic party is really creating an opening for the GOP to make a comeback. Do I think the comeback is inevitable? No way. I think the GOP is going to have to find a clear leader to lead them into the future (i.e. not some blast-from-the-past like Newt Gingrich).

Moreover, the GOP needs to recognize the changing landscape of the country. This isn't the US of the Reagan Revolution. Younger generations are not nearly as conservative as the GOP. This is not to say that the average young person is a raging liberal (though many young people are), but it is certain that Gen Y and its successors do not think "liberal" is a dirty word.

What the GOP needs to avoid is the perception that it is the party of homophobic, greedy warmongers. Now, do I think that this is a fair description? No. However, the GOP has not provided a solid rebuttal to this perception. It needs to do so, for if it does not, it will most likely continue to decline.

 

[Robert Snow]

That is very much a matter of opinion and one I do not share. I have not seen much that she has done as governor of Alaska that makes me think she is capable of being president of the USA.

Agreed! If running a state as insignificant as Alaska, which her resigning before completing the job indicates, she would never be able to govern the U.S.

 

[Revmitchell]

I see the Democrats tiny little talking points have made it on the board.

 

[Robert Snow]

I see the Democrats tiny little talking points have made it on the board.

They are only small (in your eyes) because you cannot refute them.

 

[Revmitchell]

They are only small (in your eyes) because you cannot refute them.

I am starting to wonder if you are KenH.

 

[Martin]

And you came to know about her intentions how?

==By watching her actions. A person's actions tells the whole story. She has abandoned her responsibilities in Alaska to persue her personal political goals. That is not the kind of person we need in the White House.

 

[Salty]

==By watching her actions. A person's actions tells the whole story. She has abandoned her responsibilities in Alaska to persue her personal political goals. That is not the kind of person we need in the White House.

And I have a problem with someone who spends 2 1/2 years running for President while they are supposed to be a US Senator (Think Clinton & McCain). So for all that time New Yorkers and those in Ariz, did not have full representation in Congress.

The question is "Which is the lessor of two evils"?

 

[Robert Snow]

I am starting to wonder if you are Ken.

I've wondered if you were Old Regular or not myself.

 

[sag38]

Mitch might be a lot of things but I've never confused him with Old Regular.

 

[Revmitchell]

OR would not want to be me I am a Pre-mill.

 

[Salty]

OR would not want to be me I am a Pre-mill.

I think I am Pre-Palin:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Magnetic Poles]

Mitch might be a lot of things but I've never confused him with Old Regular.

Nope. OR is Mitch's sidekick. :laugh:

 

[OldRegular]

==She had an obligation to the people of Alaska and she walked away from it to fulfill personal desires. That is certainly not the kind of person we need in the White House. She has her eyes on power, we need less power hungry people in Washington. So I'm glad she resigned. Maybe now she will realize how imaginary her dreams of power are. Her resignation proves what I have said about Palin, she is a fake. While all politicians are fake to some degree, Palin's kind are the worst because their pandering is so very obvious. In this sense she is no different than President Obama who has never seen a person he can't pander to. She never had a chance at the White House in 2012 and she has even less of a chance now.

If there is only one person in politics who is genuine it is Sarah Palin. That is why the leftists/Marxists hate her so much. They cannot conceive of a female politician who is not a leftist baby killer [like The Queen B Pelosi].

I don't know why Sarah Palin resigned, neither do you.

 

[OldRegular]

I've wondered if you were Old Regular or not myself.

Well from my viewpoint he could not have made a better choice, not that I am biased. BTW no space between the words Old and Regular please. There is another on the Forum and I don't want him mistaken for me.