Palin Is Ready? Please.

What do you mean "you people?"
-Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder

"You are not a born american. I don't want to hear what you have to say"... LOL.. can handle the truth, uh?

This has to be one of the most idiotic comments ever, but is understandable coming from an ultra right-winged conservative.

I think Palin is going to be one of the best Vice Presidents ever. She is going to show that a strong conservative woman CAN be a great leader. I know this is hard for all of you name calling libs to swollow but it is going to happen.

my daughter could have answered that question, it's called current events, as she would say "duh"

lmao that was a good one, now you know she is gonna be schooled and drilled the next couple of days by the Rovian school of politics and they are smart guys they know how to rev up the uneducated in our populace, of which apparantly there are quite a few, so dont write her off yet, just stay informed.

that's awesome...

Please reread the Anne Kilkenny letter. Ms. Kilkenny is a Wasilla resident who has known (not been friends with) Sarah Palin since Sarah was a young women in Wasilla. Ms. Kilkenny was trying to present an even handed, first person view of Sarah Palin to friends who asked her what she knew about this new arrival when she burst on the national scene just before the Republican National Convention. If you read the letter carefully I think you will see that Ms. Kilkenny acknowledges Sarah Palin's strengths without endorsing her in any way.

Also, many American's have commented on the fact that Alaskan's refer to the governor by her first name. This is one of the differences in Alaska. As long as I have lived up here (over 40 years), everyone refers to most of our polititians by their first name, whether we agree with them or not. It's just part of the casual culture of Alaska.

BTW - I'm a republican who did not vote for Sarah Palin two years ago.

Horrible article, it is true, what part are you missing, when you thrust your self into the political scene you should be able to answer a simple question, Katie appeared to be smarter than her and she aint running for the second highest office in the land. I could have come up with a better answer than that.

What do you mean "you people?"
-Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder

Did you know conservative commentators George Will, David Frum, and David Brooks and Kathleen Parker have asked her to step down too? Zakaria is now joined in the chorus of concern. I think that everyone should be taking a close look and think about one thing. Do you think based upon her interviews, that you can look at someone in their eye and say, I think Palin is presidential, and can take over in a moments notice?

And one other note, if Palin did step down, she would not be the first one either. Think Spiro Agnew and Thomas Eagleton in modern times. Sure saving face is ideal, however, under these circumstances, is it better to save face, or think of the good of our country. And this my fellow bloggers is coming from an Independent who would not have hestitated to vote for McCain in 2000.

What a sad little man you are.

You have just underscored why it is absolutely essential for Senator Obama to be our next president. To keep folks like you on the fringe.

This is who you want potentially running the country? PALIN:That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health-care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the???it's got to be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health-care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. And trade, we've got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, scary thing. But one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we've got to look at that as more opportunity. All those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that."

ARE YOU HIGH?

You see, there are people who tend to make lots of inexcusible gaffes, (including myself) are thinking way further ahead then their mouth speaks. It is a very difficult habit to break. And usually this condition is with people who are extremely smart. Biden is Biden, and we can all agree he makes some of the stupidist gaffes. However he is not running for President and the article is not about him. But to compare Biden to Palin is a stretch. Palin is not even close to being in the same league as Biden. It is called the Peter Principle.

I must correct you on a couple of things. Palin was mayor of Wasilla, AK which has a population of around 7,000-8,000. Alaska itself has somewhere around 600,000-700,000 residents. However she was elected to the office of governor with only 114,737 votes. I find it interesting that conservativess would vote for someone that less than 115,000 had selecteds to be their govenor. I agree she is in no way ready to serve as VP, or, God forbid, as president. I would hope she would drop out, but I'm not holding my breath.

RolandoLewis -

I agree with everything you said, except that ignorance is bliss. From now on, those who are ignorant will be eaten alive.

People who vote for Palin will wish they hadn't. They'll wish they'd voted for someone who could have saved them from the imminent raging apocalypse. They'll wish they'd voted for someone who can THINK.