Then maybe Obama can too.

Sarah Palin has a 0% chance of beating Barack Obama. She has done nothing substantive since the 08 elections. I really dont understand why she didn’t capitalize on her popularity and actually learn about all the things she flubbed during the election and come back strong in 2012. If she would have done that she would actually stand a chance. But, since shes more happy with her stupid reality show and reducing every single complex political issue to a Twitter post/bumper sticker slogan, she has no chance.

The only GOP candidate right now that stands a chance is Mitt Romney….but he’s Mormon so that will turn off a lot of independents.

Mitch Daniels is smart, capable, and served two full-term as governor of Indiana, so he has no shot of winning the GOP nomination.

Palin, on the other hand, is a quitter and more famous for having a reality TV show than any legislation she has passed. She’ll win in Iowa (Pat Robertson did) and she’ll win in South Carolina (George W. Bush did); no one can stop her from winning the nomination!!

If Mitt Romney get the nomination guess who gets re-elected?

She needs to go away. She doesn’t seem like a serious person. Plus she’s ignorant with no apparent interest in remedying that problem. The liberal media encourage her antics because they know she’s a net loser for the GOP.

It is like a sick, twisted, perverted joke to even think of her in the position of the presidency.

I agree with Charles . I like Palin . But I live on a ranch and could care less about hunting and fishing and stuff . I got . I like the soul of who are,
But I’m a little bored with the I love America stuff . Want to see some depth . Policy !

Comment on this are interesting . Agree with a lot of them . Although don’t want to . Don’t think the Morman thing will matter with Mitt… Obama was elected and we don’t know what he is .

Tucker P. said:
Comment on this are interesting

Why thank you.

DorkyMcForky said:
The only GOP candidate right now that stands a chance is Mitt Romney

You must believe in the tooth fairy. LOL. In a year and a half Obama won’t be able to beat Rod Blogojivich.

The Hammer is right, as he usually is. She’s not ready yet. But then, I don’t think she’s running.

DorkyMcForky said:
She has done nothing substantive since the 08 elections.

Did you sleep through the ’10 elections?

DorkyMcForky said:
Sarah Palin has a 0% chance of beating Barack Obama. She has done nothing substantive since the 08 elections. I really dont understand why she didn’t capitalize on her popularity and actually learn about all the things she flubbed during the election and come back strong in 2012. If she would have done that she would actually stand a chance. But, since shes more happy with her stupid reality show and reducing every single complex political issue to a Twitter post/bumper sticker slogan, she has no chance.

The only GOP candidate right now that stands a chance is Mitt Romney….but he’s Mormon so that will turn off a lot of independents.

I’d put my money on John Thune.

Gordon Bloyer is a dirty old man who likes to go on blogs and make up sick perverted fantasies about female college students and blowjobs! You belong on a sex offender list, Gordon!

Pablo said:
Did you sleep through the ‘10 elections?

You’re right, costing the GOP control of the Senate does count as a substantive accomplishment: the Palin candidates lost in Delaware (O’Donnell), Nevada (Angle), Alaska (Miller), Colorado (Buck), California (Fiorina).

Palin may have “won” the House, but she’ll definitely lose the White House, again

Palin Expand Policy Knowledge, not in my life time.. she just doesn’t have the brain for that, but maybe she would make a good ah…… Fox host?

SUPER Chundy said:
You’re right, costing the GOP control of the Senate does count as a substantive accomplishment:

Who in their right mind thought the GOP was going to take the Senate? Sarah stopped a frigging miracle?

I’d agree mostly, except that expand implies prior existing knowledge, of which there is no evidence to date. And no, ghostwritten books and facebook posts do not count.

Publius219 said:
I’d agree mostly, except that expand implies prior existing knowledge, of which there is no evidence to date. And no, ghostwritten books and facebook posts do not count.

Amen to that!

Lets see…. Charles K considers himself to be an expert on policy, a highly intelligent expert on it as a matter of fact. If you accept Charles’s logic, then he might be one of the most qualified people to be President.
But, as we all know, Charles doesn’t have a hope in hell of being elected to even a minor position in government. And why is that? Because being a genius or an expert on policy has nothing to do with being electable.
Sarah Palin is not a genius or an expert on policy, but she sure as hell is electable.
And if people can’t figure out the difference, then vote for that so-called genius who is an absolute disaster called Obama next election…. you would deserve another four years of the ongoing destruction of America aimed at accomplishing a massive redistribution of wealth.

Pablo said:
Who in their right mind thought the GOP was going to take the Senate? Sarah stopped a frigging miracle?

The Fox News channel? Or were they just entertaining middle America?

Bright idea, hope there can be more useful articles about
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“media’s fault, and while Krauthammer said they’ve “contributed enormously” and that “the animus to her is unprecedented,”

The “animus” goes both ways.
Never before has there been a politician who childishly call the media names (lamestream) and blames them for her gaffs (as she does Couric).

Palin has shown so much hate towards the media, Hollywood and “elites” that’s its no wonder that anyone with a pen, some talent or some class hates her.

I love Charles, but how the hell does he know the interview with Couric was not a “gotcha” one? CBS has NEVER released the interview, just those snippits it edited and repeated endlessly. CBS is the corrupt bastard (or in Couric’s case, bitch) station.

Palin endears herself to a large segment of the population when she called the media lamestream because they are. She is the most maligned politician probably evah because the left fears her so much, and Katie and her pals in the left wing media will do anything/everything to diminish her and praise hehimselftehone.

I personally don’t think she is going to run in 2012 and I don’t know who will emerge as the republican candidate, but who ever it is will indeed carry on Palin’s attack on the media, because that is what they have earned.

The WAPO spikes it’s own poll – see newsbusters or instapundit for details. This is what “journalism” has come to these days……withholding information from the public if it is detrimental to himself.

PATHETIC.

Pablo said:
The Hammer is right, as he usually is. She’s not ready yet. But then, I don’t think she’s running.

Did you sleep through the ‘10 elections?

What did she do during the election season other than show up and repeat talking points? What did she do to actually improve her knowledge of all of the highly complex issues that she would face as president? Nothing! Zip! Nada! If you think that simply showing up to a rally that is already full of people who support you and saying a few talking points is doing something substantive, then, well, woww…

Almost every poll out right now has Sarah Palin losing by double digits to Obama. They show how unpopular she is with independents. Sorry, but Sarah Palin has a 0% chance of becoming president. Thats not partisan, that is reality.

I have said this before, I truly believe Sarah is playing the role of “decoy”. I don’t think she will run, but knows the media will keep ALL their attention on her until she says one way or another. In the meantime, the REAL GOP candidates fly “under the radar” while time ticks away on the “candidate destruction” clock for the dems.

Just take the comments on this article alone. Charles says the person he thinks SHOULD run for the GOP (and this has been said several other times) is Mitch Daniels. Mitch himself has made it obvious he is considering it as well. However, ALL the comments so far here are about PALIN, NOTHING about Mitch.

Just my opinion.

Kermit said:
Palin Expand Policy Knowledge, not in my life time..

Fact: Kermit is just affected by; Napoleon complex ! The condition of being small in stature but aggressively ambitious and seeking absolute control.

jjay7381 said:
Amen to that!

Fact: Wise 22 year old that continues to do the butt drag on all her post!

Bumptious Bill & Kraphummer: Useless old fossils, left in the dust by Supersonic Sarah Palin.

DorkyMcForky said:
The only GOP candidate right now that stands a chance is Mitt Romney….but he’s Mormon so that will turn off a lot of independents.

Many Evangelical Christians in the South as well, and virtually all Roman Catholics.

DorkyMcForky said:
Sarah Palin has a 0% chance of beating Barack Obama. She has done nothing substantive since the 08 elections. I really dont understand why she didn’t capitalize on her popularity and actually learn about all the things she flubbed during the election and come back strong in 2012. If she would have done that she would actually stand a chance. But, since shes more happy with her stupid reality show and reducing every single complex political issue to a Twitter post/bumper sticker slogan, she has no chance.

It’s hard to figure that one out, isn’t it. I’m not sure if she is dense or stubborn. Maybe a combination of both. Maybe ADDS.

gordonbloyershow said:
You must believe in the tooth fairy. LOL. In a year and a half Obama won’t be able to beat Rod Blogojivich.

That’s why I say go Big Kahuna. Drop Out Governor and Allen West ’12. Strike while the iron is hot.

BFD said:
The “animus” goes both ways.
Never before has there been a politician who childishly call the media names (lamestream) and blames them for her gaffs (as she does Couric).

Palin has shown so much hate towards the media, Hollywood and “elites” that’s its no wonder that anyone with a pen, some talent or some class hates her.

I’m not sure the Drop Out Governor is able to make the causal connection. She seems weak when it comes to even rudimentary analysis. Most people can grasp the meaning in the adage: “Never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel and newsprint by the ton.”

Krauthammer is a RINO.

DorkyMcForky said:
The only GOP candidate right now that stands a chance is Mitt Romney….but he’s Mormon so that will turn off a lot of independents.

The Real Royal King said:
Many Evangelical Christians in the South as well, and virtually all Roman Catholics.

Why would Romney’s religion be a detriment? I agree with CK’s suggestion that maybe voters won’t be so enamored of voting for a charismatic candidate this time, which could work against Romney, but I don’t know why his religion should be a factor.

jjay7381 said:
Gordon Bloyer is a dirty old man who likes to go on blogs and make up sick perverted fantasies about female college students and blowjobs! You belong on a sex offender list, Gordon!

Monica go back to your full time job. Why do you keep opening your mouth here. I know it is not full, yet.

Kermit said:
Palin Expand Policy Knowledge, not in my life time.. she just doesn’t have the brain for that, but maybe she would make a good ah…… Fox host?

I like my frog legs deep fried.

jjay7381 said:
Amen to that!

jay uses his prison number to post here. He pretends he is a 22 year old female that has a job working for a state senator. He is just trolling for teens.

DorkyMcForky said:
What did she do during the election season other than show up and repeat talking points?

It’s called campaigning, nitwit. If you think she didn’t have a positive impact, you’re kidding yourself. If she didn’t matter, you wouldn’t HATE her so.

Nacho said:
The Fox News channel? Or were they just entertaining middle America?

I know this is going to overload your peabrain, but there are many, many people on Fox News and they don’t all agree. Soooo….WHO on Fox News thought the GOP would take the Senate? I think maybe Dick Morris, and that’s it.

DorkyMcForky said:
What did she do during the election season other than show up and repeat talking points?

What do you do everyday except repeat your hate for Palin. Why do you think anyone would take you seriously while hiding behind the phony name DorkyMcForky? Whooops, maybe that is your real name?

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Judge Mental said:
Why would Romney’s religion be a detriment? I agree with CK’s suggestion that maybe voters won’t be so enamored of voting for a charismatic candidate this time, which could work against Romney, but I don’t know why his religion should be a factor.

It’s called reality. Kennedy’s Catholicism cost him 5%, and you can’t get much more mainstream in Christianity than Catholicism. I’d say, even today, Mormonism cost someone at least 5%.

gordonbloyershow said:
I like my frog legs deep fried.

Obviously, you like your bacon deep fat fried. And, your toast.

Fox News: Waging war against secular governance said:
It is like a sick, twisted, perverted joke to even think of her in the position of the presidency.

no more sick or twisted than the reality our current president who is in the office……

Palin/Gosselin 2012!!!!

That’s what this country NEEDS to get back on track. The lamestream media will REALLY have something to squawk about when Sarah and Kate show the libtards, Obama and those limp-wristed RINO, establishment, blue-blood, and elite Republicans how to run the USA. Sarah’s policies will make the country great again for all real Americans – there will be nothing to refudiate.

While I do think Palin is generally an all around god person (good mother, wife, etc.) if she wants to be president she needs to step it up big time. She needs to learn that her way is not always the best way and that sometimes advice or statements you disagree with does not automatically make it wrong. Palin has a lot of growing politically to do but I think (and I hope) she will rise to the occasion.

Reading Sarah Palin’s new book, “America By Heart” you can see how her policy ideas have been developing. She explains her position on the “Ground Zero Mosque”:

http://www.tcunation.com/profiles/blogs/sarah-palin-reflects-on

Judge Mental said:
Why would Romney’s religion be a detriment? I agree with CK’s suggestion that maybe voters won’t be so enamored of voting for a charismatic candidate this time, which could work against Romney, but I don’t know why his religion should be a factor.

Many Catholics view the Mormons as a cult and the evangelicals think that they don’t believe in Jesus. Romney’s book is written in “MBA speak” so that won’t appeal to many Americans that are not business managers, so it not likely that he will receive support from a lot of independent voters.

Sarah Palin appeals to more independents and she states her position on the “Ground Zero Mosque” in her new book, “America By Heart”:

http://www.tcunation.com/profiles/blogs/sarah-palin-reflects-on

Jackyboy said:
She needs to learn that her way is not always the best way and that sometimes advice or statements you disagree with does not automatically make it wrong

You sound like one of those who likes (or is neutral with) Sarah, but realizes she is not qualified (yet, you say) to be president. You’re one of many who are neglected in polls that base Sarah’s electability solely on whether people like her or not – it’s a significant number (like 25-30% of those who like her).

Sarah won’t change. She’s not geared toward details and numbers, or thinking and planning long-term. Such things would bore many of her supporters. If she does change, many won’t change their opinion of her – they will not start “liking” Sarah; she’s dissed too many people (calling them smarmy 5th-grader names) for them to listen to her.

For Sarah to appeal to Dems/Indys, she’d have to move left, stop the name-calling, stop making up words, etc – in other words, stop being “uniquely Sarah” not sure if this would cause her fans to bolt, but it would wake up Republicans to start coming up with solutions instead of criticism (only diff between them and Sarah, is they don’t name-call).

Mitch Daniels is the one who can do the job – he turned Indiana’s $600M deficit into a $300M surplus within a year of his first term. Not all changes were popular (they never are) but they worked and he easily won a second term.

“[W]hile Krauthammer said they’ve ‘contributed enormously’ and that ‘the animus to her is unprecedented,’ he also allowed that ‘she is not practiced in policy’ and that the infamous Katie Couric interview was ‘not a ‘gotcha’ interview.’”

What exactly does Dr. K want from her? She’s written Facebook posts and/or newspaper editorials on the health care debate, quantitative easing, Paul Ryan’s Roadmap plan, illegal immigation, Iran, Afghanistan, public sector pension reform, taxes, and Porkulus. She’s also given speeches on many of the aforementioned topics.

Is that not substantive enough for you, Chuck? If you disagree with her on what she’s said or written(and I doubt you would incidentally), so be it. But for you to complain that she’s “not practiced in policy” and cite the nearly 2 1/2 year old Katie Couric interview as evidence leads me to believe you’re not paying any attention whatsoever to the national debate on these issues. My advice. Get out of that insulated bubble known as DC. Oh, and buy a new calendar. It’s not 2008 anymore.

And one other thing. Dr. K keeps singing the praises of Mitt Romney. Yet he only served 1 1/2 more years as governor than Palin. He also has no foreign policy experience that I’m aware of unless you count the Olympics which is quite a stretch. He signed Romneycare into law which is essentially a state-level version of Obamacare. And he’s remained silent and on the sidelines during the last 2 years during a number of intense debates over such topics as Obamacare, Porkulus, Arizona SB 1070, and quantitative easing. It’s kinda difficult to be “practiced in policy” when you never offer your 2 cents on anything of importance.

DorkyMcForky said:
Sarah Palin has a 0% chance of beating Barack Obama. She has done nothing substantive since the 08 elections. I really dont understand why she didn’t capitalize on her popularity and actually learn about all the things she flubbed during the election and come back strong in 2012. If she would have done that she would actually stand a chance. But, since shes more happy with her stupid reality show and reducing every single complex political issue to a Twitter post/bumper sticker slogan, she has no chance. The only GOP candidate right now that stands a chance is Mitt Romney….but he’s Mormon so that will turn off a lot of independents.

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You do realize that it is 2010, right? Therefore, by my calculations, 2012 is still in the future. How do you know she isn’t ‘learning about all the things she flubbed’? Also, where has it been announced that Sarah Palin is indeed running for President in 2012.

Why would she need to expand on her gut feelings?

redwriteblue said:
Reading Sarah Palin’s new book, “America By Heart” you can see how her policy ideas have been developing. She explains her position on the “Ground Zero Mosque”:

http://www.tcunation.com/profiles/blogs/sarah-palin-reflects-on

I forgot about that one. She’s also spoken out about the Ground Zero Mosque. Has Romney said a word about it yet?

The Real Rabid Kook said:
Many Evangelical Christians in the South as well, and virtually all Roman Catholics.

Right, that’s how he became Governor of Massachusetts, by losing all the Catholics. Kook, you’re almost as much a bigot as you are an idiot. Granted, it’s a close call.

Wapiti00 said:
You do realize that it is 2010, right? Therefore, by my calculations, 2012 is still in the future. How do you know she isn’t ‘learning about all the things she flubbed’? Also, where has it been announced that Sarah Palin is indeed running for President in 2012.

Excellent point. Would have to look at her accomplishments over the past two years
Quit AK governor job

Made up a few new words (lamestream, refudiate, more???)

dissed “establishment, elite, blue-blood, mainstream, RINO” and other Republicans because they don’t agree with her.

dissed Michelle Obama, parents trying to wean their fat kids off Twinkies, the military saying childhood obesity is causing too many applicants to be refused for being overweight, the health system which will have a heavy burden (pun) because of diabetes and other obesity related diseases

revealed her childish smarmy side (BIGtime) by calling others 4th grade names as she tries to boost her/her parroting sheeple’s low self-esteem.

Provided no solutions to what she whines about

Clearly putting social issues ahead of major issues (see above)

there’s more. I’m sure she did some good stuff, but has a lot of ground to clear if she wants to impress anyone. I don’t think changing is possible for her, mostly because she likes the spotlight more than the job.

Doughboy said:
What exactly does Dr. K want from her? She’s written Facebook posts and/or newspaper editorials on the health care debate, quantitative easing, Paul Ryan’s Roadmap plan, illegal immigation, Iran, Afghanistan, public sector pension reform, taxes, and Porkulus. She’s also given speeches on many of the aforementioned topics.

Thanks for posting this. I just don’t see much of any plans from Palin or ANY Republicans. If there were viable plans, why don’t Republicans brainstorm and fine-tune them instead of putting out more junk like the empty “Pledge to America”.

I have a feeling the plans are ideas without details on how to enact them without causing major repercussions down the line. Bush tax cuts are a good example – no one wants to waste tax money, but the Repubs/Sarah want to extend all cuts after they were whining about TARP/bailouts and stimulus money which created windfall profits and bonuses (not to mention those by oil speculators/execs as they squeeze money from everyone’s wallets). Doens’t make sense. If they DO come up with plans, they’ll see they aren’t popular with everyone even if something is better for the country (like letting all Bush cuts expire and take it up next year after the govt gets some revenue resulting from TARP/stimulus – most people didn’t benefit, and some who did [window, furnace/AC installers, etc] won’t have AGI over $200K).

Krauthammer and others have just given all of you Palin Haters who don’t listen to her or read her policy positions a new arguement against her. She has been talking policy more than any other potential presidential candidate out there. If you read her OpEds or her facebook posts (which I know many of you crazy libs won’t do) you would get her stance on a wide variety of policy issues. Her post about Quantitative Easing and inflation was well received and well thought out. The thing is that it doesn’t fit into the narrative that she doesn’t take things seriously or doesn’t comment about policy or that she is stupid or BLAH BLAH BLAH. She has….you all (Krauthammer, liberals, RINOs) just haven’t been listening. As for those of you that think she is dumb, I would like you to run against an incumbant Governor in a primary, win that then go on to win the governship. Then, I want you to run that state (which is the largest in the country) making lots of reforms along the way and cutting the size of state government while you do it. When you do that you can criticize her intellect.

chris87654 said:
Excellent point. Would have to look at her accomplishments over the past two yearsQuit AK governor job Made up a few new words (lamestream, refudiate, more???) dissed “establishment, elite, blue-blood, mainstream, RINO” and other Republicans because they don’t agree with her. dissed Michelle Obama, parents trying to wean their fat kids off Twinkies, the military saying childhood obesity is causing too many applicants to be refused for being overweight, the health system which will have a heavy burden (pun) because of diabetes and other obesity related diseases revealed her childish smarmy side (BIGtime) by calling others 4th grade names as she tries to boost her/her parroting sheeple’s low self-esteem. Provided no solutions to what she whines about Clearly putting social issues ahead of major issues (see above) there’s more. I’m sure she did some good stuff, but has a lot of ground to clear if she wants to impress anyone. I don’t think changing is possible for her, mostly because she likes the spotlight more than the job.

There are so many lies, inaccuracies and nonsense in this comment. But let me try to educate you. She didn’t invent the word “lamestream” that was Bernie Goldberg. She has come up with MANY solutions, you just prefer to knock her rather than read them in her facebook posts and her OpEds for the Wall Street Journal. She has not put any social issues ahead of major issues…in fact just the opposite. She is very “libertarian” on social issues. Just keep up with the talking points blind to the truth.

You currently have a president who can’t tell you the frakkin time of day without a teleprompter and who thinks there are 57 states and the leader of the Senate Republican’s name is “Mike” and a Vice President who has to be kept locked in a closet so he doesn’t keep asking cripples to stand up and take a bow and you don’t think Sarah Palin isn’t qualified?!!!!! Sounds like that river in Egypt again to me……… Fack is the left is scared to death of Palin because they know she can and will do a “Chris Cristie” on the DC govt/media/union bureaucracy. And since the Dem party is the party of envy, another reason they hate her is she has already accomplished more than most of them will in their entire pathetic lives. And she’s just getting started.

Should read “you think Sarah Palin isn’t qualified?!!!!” Sorry about the double neg.

Also, VP Biden, with all his policy experience, was supposed to crush Palin in their only debate. In fact, just the opposite took place. Palin not only held her own with this huge policy wonk DC insider professional pol, but many said she outright won the debate. And after Biden was caught in that plagerism deal, what makes anyone think HE is capable of independent thought……?

She’s currently a diamond in the rough.

Dan Pet said:
She didn’t invent the word “lamestream” that was Bernie Goldberg. She has come up with MANY solutions, you just prefer to knock her rather than read them in her facebook posts and her OpEds for the Wall Street Journal. She has not put any social issues ahead of major issues…in fact just the opposite. She is very “libertarian” on social issues. Just keep up with the talking points blind to the truth.

Thanks for letting me know Sarah didn’t invent the word. If she has something useful to say, beyond criticism, then she needs to make it more than an article – she needs to develop an outline of how to implement her ideas. That’s where all Republicans are stuck – they may have some good ideas, but making Obama a one-term president, and letting benefactors from TARP etc get by without paying tax on windfalls is not a good fiscal policy – tax cuts to upper earners get saved, not circulated (which is why they haven’t helped yet).

Aside from that Sarah’s name-calling and childish behaviour defines her psychological state more than anything she says – she’s too unstable and needs to work with others, which she has a tough time doing.

Daniels/Christie 2012

The Real Royal King said:
I’d say, even today, Mormonism cost someone at least 5%.

I would have to agree with you. People seem to search out anything possible to disqualify or marginalize someone with whom they disagree. I think Mr. Romney’s religious preferences cost him the nomination in ’08.

Even though the brilliant Dr. Krauthammer is somewhat of an elitist, his remarks about Ms. Palin are accurate and fair. Ms. Palin is a diamond in the rough insofar as a presidential candidate is concerned, and I would add that she also needs a voice coach. She doesn’t yet seem to have the knack for working with a microphone.

Don DeVan says:

Also, VP Biden, with all his policy experience, was supposed to crush Palin in their only debate. In fact, just the opposite took place.

On which planet? Why does every tea have to give her credit for something she is clearly not! She pimps her kids to the public, then claims media bothers her! She spins information and lies daily and everytime she makes a moron mistake or statement she tries to spin it to a different meaning. Beat Biden, pick your heros better!