Most Americans Don't Feel Palin Is Qualified

From Washington Post:

"more than seven in 10 Americans now saying she is unqualified, up from 60 percent in a November survey."

Glad to hear that. While Palin might be trying to become the leader of the Tea Party, I hope repubs realize she is a liability. Also in the article:

"Two-thirds of Americans are 'dissatisfied' or downright 'angry' about the way the federal government is working"

While dems probably have some responsibility in this, I find that repubs (who don't like government, try everything they can to stop, clog, or "drown" the government) is the main reason for this. I am appalled at how the repubs ran the government into the ground from 2000-2008 then lost their asses in two elections and were at the helm when the worst recession of our lifetimes almost sank our economy, can possibly have any real say in how our government is governed. But with just 4o senators, they are basically running the show.

Palin's Palm Problem

It looks like Sarah Palin got caught cheating at a recent discussion at the Tea Party convention. Huggington Post has some great pictures of what Sara had written on the palm of her hand (not phone) in order to keep her focused on what she was talking about.

While I have no problem when people do this, it does seem a little hypocritical when she has criticized Obama of overusing a teleprompter. Check it out.

Update:

And here's the vid of her looking. It is about 44 seconds into the video where she sneaks a peak.

Meeting Of The Minds

It appears that the leading minds in the repub party got together Monday night. Sara Palin, on her book tour, met up with Michelle Bachmann to sign her book. From TMP:

"Palin had been in Minnesota as part of her book tour, while Bachmann was paying a visit back home to headline a state Republican Party rally at the state Capitol, to promote a proposed state constitutional amendment to limit spending."

Interesting to see that the crazies got together to whip up a fresh cup crazy. What is it that Sara wrote. "Michelle: We love you."

I am not quite sure who the "we" is. The GOP? The nutters? Women? Who knows.

GOP's Palin Problem

With Sarah Palin on her whirlwind book tour, the GOP is facing a problem with their up-and-coming star. For over a year now she has been doing everything she can to stay in the spot light. With all this fame comes a fanatical GOP fanbase that should have the GOP worried for 2012.

Because of the large shift within the GOP to right wing fanaticism, the likelihood of Sara getting the repub nomination has jumped up dramatically. That poses a rather ugly problem because Sarah is 100% unelectable. She will even further alienate moderate conservatives from the GOP party.

We will see where this goes, but this power hungry star will could end up severely damaging the GOP in her quest for the holy grail.

Sara Palin Quits

Alaska Governor Sara Palin annouced her resignation on Friday 7/3. Why? No one knows. The biggest thing that stands out for me is that a Repub is quitting. There are no scandals, investigations or family reasons.

In her announcement, she rambled on about this and that but never really stated why she's quitting. While the speculations are numerous, here are some choice quotes about her resignation.

The Times:

"In her tone and some of her words in an often-rambling announcement, she sounded like someone who was making a permanent exit from politics after what her friends have called a rough and dispiriting year.

But her remarks, delivered in a voice that often seemed rushed and jittery, sounded at times like those of a candidate with continued national aspirations, as when she suggested she could 'fight for all our children’s future from outside the governor’s office.'"

The Huffpo:

"I have said Sarah Palin's political ambition combined with her intellect is like putting a jet engine on a golf cart; lots of horse power and no steering capabilities. Today she proved it."

Maureen Dowd:

“On the shore of Lake Lucille, with wild fowl honking and the First Dude smiling, with Piper in the foreground and their Piper Cub in the background, the woman who took the Republican Party by storm only 10 months ago gave an incoherent, breathless and prickly stream of consciousness to a small group in her Wasilla yard. Gobsmacked Alaska politicians, Republican big shots, the national press, her brother, the D.C. lawyer who helped create her political action committee and yes, even Fox News, played catch-up."

Overall, she left everyone guessing. Which is good in politics.