Imagine this notice tacked up in Anoka, circa 1970: “Wanted: Future Member of Congress to babysit future Miss America and Fox News host.” That’s just one of the rabbit-holes your mind can wander down if you ponder this fact…
Most of the chatter about Sarah Palin’s political future rests on the optimistic premise that Palin, as a presidential candidate, would at last be capable of energizing social conservatives while drawing independent voters in ways that she’s been unable to do as a vice presidential pick. This tableau further assumes that Palin, having taken four years to mature as a national candidate, would carry none of the baggage she’s accumulated — quite literally — over the past two months. Barring a massive swing in the nation’s political climate, Palin will likely be a worse candidate in 2012 than she is at the moment.
George Will (pictured), David Brooks, David Frum, Charles Krauthammer, Ross Douthat, National Review’s Kathleen Parker: The LA Times runs down the growing roster of pro-GOP pundits making discouraging sounds about Sarah Palin following her tongue-tied performance in…
On Tuesday, Bloomberg’s Washington executive editor, Albert R. Hunt, wrote that one presidential candidate showed a “steady hand” in dealing with the crisis in financial markets — and it wasn’t John McCain. It’s a theme that’s getting traction,…
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