Sarah Palin has released her memoir, and it has a lot of grass-roots conservatives in a frenzy. They love this woman, no doubt. But it would be a mistake to nominate Palin for President without more experience. She is still in her 40s and there is a lot that she can do. She could move to the lower 48 and serve a full term as governor over a state like Wyoming or Idaho. She could get elected governor over a smaller, conservative western state like that. She may even have a chance in a more moderate, energy-centric state like Montana.
She is not exactly qualified to be the President and she knows it. Only 2 years as a governor will not qualify her to knock off Barack Obama in 2012--such a win would be unprecidented. We do not want Obama to be THAT bad. If things are that bad, I think a lot of us will be living in shanties. If she wants to be the President, she will have to wait for 2016.
She can be the "king maker." She will be the factor that decides who is the 2012 nominee. The candidate that is philosophically most like Palin will get the nomination. The candidate that helps the Palinphiles feel most comfortable will get the nomination. The question is, who is that person?
I was excited about the possibility of Mark Sanford until we found out about his affair, now I agree that he should be impeached. I would be happy to see Rick Perry run for President, but the fight against Kay Bailey Hutchinson for another term is hurting his chances. I will be on the Rick Perry bandwagon if he gives up and runs for President instead. A lot of people are big on Bobby Jindal, but hey, he is from Louisiana...need I say more? That leaves it, in my mind, as a three man race for the GOP in 2012: Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty.
So if you are a Palinphile, who do you like? Other than Palin, who do you like?
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