I’m not sold on Palin, and some of her supporters’ attitudes push me away from her, among other things.
Anytime anyone in the Republican Party criticizes Palin that’s the response they get. “Just sit down and shut up.”
Why? Are all the Palin fans afraid of a little debate?
Before you go on some tirade, I don’t support Keyes, McCain, Romney or Huckabee. The closest anyone in the last election came to getting my support was Tancredo. Go ahead and attack Tancredo. I don’t care.
I think Palin has spent the last two years becoming what I didn’t like about the other candidates. She abandoned her responsibilities in Alaska under the pretense of “not being able to do the job” because of a scandal, even though her approval rating was well over 50%. She then proceeded to campaign for two years. By the time 2012 comes along, she’ll look like McCain in a dress, but most Republicans will refuse to see it.
With a country this great, I expect an Eisenhower or Reagan every election. She ain’t up to that standard.
As I replied to another FReeper - I am not 100% sold on Palin’s electability.
But I know FOR CERTAIN that Dr. Keys (who is a brilliant man and for whom I voted in the 1996 primary) probably couldn’t win an unopposed race for dog catcher. He’s a proven election loser, and largely a one issue candidate. His time has passed, and his public comments are the equivalent of RF interference. In the latter way, he’s kinda like Newt (brilliant man past his sell-by date, capable of little more than creating static).
As far as the 2008 election, I voted for Fred Thompson in the primary. He was the only reliable Constitutional adherent on the ballot.