CNN or not, I think this is a fair assessment.

Sarah Palin

Rarely will I start political threads, because I don't like how they end up, but this article raises a good point about why people are growing weary of Palin.

Its pretty well on the mark from what I see, even as a conservative.

In B4 "I've always hated her, long since before it was cool too."

and before FE runs roughshod over me for not being a real right winger.

I really think though that she's been spoiled by the attention she's gotten. She may have been what the Tea Party, and even the GOP needed back in the beginning, but she's become the typical caricature of a politician now, just without the brains to EVER shut up. 

choopie911 wrote: I've always hated her, long since before it was cool too.

Looking at that sentence. I'm bothered by it.

Should I have dropped the last 'o'?
It makes sense that way, but I don't think it flows correctly. damn you engrish.

So basically anyone who runs on the GOP ticket in 2012 can say "Hey, at least I'm not Palin?"

Or are you saying that she's blocking negative attention to other prospective candidates by clowning around in the public eye? While 'taking one for the team' would be a grandly noble gesture, I don't believe that ever happens in politics, because there's nothing to gain from it personally....unless she's got an eye on an appointed position.

I don't know it seems all too clever to be plausible for the GOP. They're not as sneaky and slithery as the left is.

(obligatory jab. It was required by my voter's registration)

Reb Cpl wrote: So basically anyone who runs on the GOP ticket in 2012 can say "Hey, at least I'm not Palin?" Or are you saying that she's blocking negative attention to other prospective candidates by clowning around in the public eye? While 'taking one for the team' would be a grandly noble gesture, I don't believe that ever happens in politics, because there's nothing to gain from it personally....unless she's got an eye on an appointed position. I don't know it seems all too clever to be plausible for the GOP. They're not as sneaky and slithery as the left is. (obligatory jab. It was required by my voter's registration)

Reb Cpl wrote: In B4 "I've always hated her, long since before it was cool too."

I thought she was an excellent pick by McCain until the Couric interview. Her inability to not be dumb was exposed after that, and I found it much harder to respect her.

25 of the U.S.'s 44 presidents have been lawyers. 

Did she at least come up with another case that had been before the Supreme Court?  Honestly, I'd be surprised if she could.

I think Palin was a hail Mary attempt to swing women and younger voters. IMO, it was a crippling blunder that  alienated a fair amount of voters, myself included.  I had no interest in voting for Obama, but it also made me question McCains worthiness for picking such a glaringly incompetent running mate. I have never seen her as even remotely qualified to hold a governors seat, let alone the highest in the country.  I don't doubt that a lot of her "campaigning" is simply riding the horse of fame until it finally collapses from exhaustion, where I then see here whipping it and beating it until it breathes it's last breath and beyond. She'll go away when the media finally realizes that by giving her attention it is feeding the troll. Do I think she seriously feels she is going to be the GOP's presidental candidate in 2012? Hard to say as she does seem quite delusional sometimes in her actual abilties and/or inabilities. Do I think if she was offered the opportunity to run she would without any regards to whether she was actually capable of doing the job? You betcha!