[sam_paine]

the article mentions that Palin may have been the first to actually come out publicly and criticize Bambi, but Newt was the first candidate to do so.

I give credit to Newt for actually bothering to go to the effort to actually run, given all the slings and arrows of the media.

He's in the ring. Up at bat. etc etc.

Palin is more and more just the obnoxious parent in the little league stands. Santorum and Romney should join her.

[Future Snake Eater]

I think Palin’s role is more important and effective than you give her credit for, but Newt is the one who will actually make electoral headway against Obama, so I’m glad he stepped up.

Have any of the other three candidates said anything remotely like this yet?

[exit82]

Palin is more and more just the obnoxious parent in the little league stands. Santorum and Romney should join her.

Obnoxious parent? What are you talking about?

[j.argese]

As much as I respect Governor Palin and all the effort she’s put forward and taking into consideration the “sacrilege” quotient here on FR; you have a point. There were and are people in this nation’s history who had a lot more to lose and still stepped forward in an hour of need.
If she didn’t want to run, that’s her business. If she wants to participate in the upper echelons of political discourse, God bless her. I would have liked to see her go for it, unfortunately it wasn’t the case. I make it a habit not to let the actions of others affect my mood, so I really wasn’t disappointed when she chose not to become a candidate.
Does she perpetually pussyfoot because she believes it’s necessary to maintain relevance? She’s relevant because she was governor and candidate for the vice-presidency. Her popularity is based upon her straight forwardness not because she’s enigmatic.

[mkjessup]

the article mentions that Palin may have been the first to actually come out publicly and criticize Bambi, but Newt was the first candidate to do so.
I give credit to Newt for actually bothering to go to the effort to actually run, given all the slings and arrows of the media.
He's in the ring. Up at bat. etc etc.
Palin is more and more just the obnoxious parent in the little league stands. Santorum and Romney should join her.

Can't argue with that logic. Newt is in the arena, swinging his sword at the lions, Sarah is up in the skybox cheering 'GO CHRISTIANS!! GO CHRISTIANS!! RAAAAH!!!!'

[marron]

I give credit to Newt for actually bothering to go to the effort to actually run, given all the slings and arrows of the media.

I also give him a lot of credit. Of course, he's my #1 choice.

After his fall he spent quite a few years in "exile", and I imagine he thought he would not get another chance. But he wasn't idle during those years, he wrote dozens of books, traveled, spoke, debated, taught, and essentially did what he could. He built his personal fortune to make himself financially independent.

And when things in the country got bad enough, the door opened for him to reenter the fray. When you've got the baggage he's got, getting back in requires courage, because everything you ever did or said is going to be thrown right in your face. But he has faced it gracefully and cheerfully for the most part.

So, I like the guy. I think the fact that he lost it all and had to earn it back has made him a better and stronger person, and he was pretty tough to begin with. I think he'll make a fine president, baggage and all.

[TigersEye]

Thanks for pinging me to your obnoxious and petty opinion of Sarah Palin.

[reasonisfaith]

You use the phrase “more and more.” But she hasn’t changed anything since her announcement to not run. So there is no logical reason for any progressive tendency to think of her as an “obnoxious parent.”

So all you have left is emotion. If there’s something I’m missing, let me know. But it sure looks like you’re just making stuff up.