Palin's a Brainiac

The Daily Beast ^ | October 27, 2008 | Elaine Lafferty

[DoughtyOne]

Which is precisely how we should look at it IMO.

[FreeRadical]

Here's an article you will enjoy and probably wish to share with your BangList. Thanks!

From the article (posted above, worth repeating):

Now by “smart,” I don't refer to a person who is wily or calculating or nimble in the way of certain talented athletes who we admire but suspect don't really have serious brains in their skulls. I mean, instead, a mind that is thoughtful, curious, with a discernible pattern of associative thinking and insight. Palin asks questions, and probes linkages and logic that bring to mind a quirky law professor I once had. Palin is more than a “quick study”; I'd heard rumors around the campaign of her photographic memory and, frankly, I watched it in action. She sees. She processes. She questions, and only then, she acts. What is often called her “confidence” is actually a rarity in national politics: I saw a woman who knows exactly who she is.

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[FreeRadical]

THANKS! For Posting this. Saw it linked from Instapundit. What a pleasant breath of fresh air, even if almost a bit glowing.