by Charles Dean » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:08 am
So I've been thinking more about the Palin choice in light of her Couric Train Wreck, and here's my thought on her.
I think that she's been a very successful Alaskan politician. I think she really understands the culture up there and has a good handle on what people up there want. However, I think that she's never bothered herself with national or international politics her entire life. I think that she has a huge ignorance on very basic national issues. I think her only involvement on the national scale is figuring out how to get lobbyists to get her money for Wasilla when she was there.
While I may not agree with the way she has governed in Alaska and wouldn't be happy with her as my governor, I think that she's done very well for herself on a local scale and got alot of attention for her Evangelical leanings.
But I don't think you can teach national politics to someone in a matter of weeks when they've had no interest in it their entire life.
Thoughts?