Comments on: Why Sarah Palin won’t be President any time soon

By: Meanwhile, at True/Slant… | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Meanwhile, at True/Slant… | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:16 +0000

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By: E.D. Kain

E.D. Kain — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:56:46 +0000

Excellent analogy, David. She certainly does have charisma.

By: davidlosangeles

davidlosangeles — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:28:18 +0000

Mr. Kain,

Ms. Palin is very much the national political equivalent to a Rorschach inkblot, everyone looks at her and sees something important and different. Democrats see everything that they see wrong with the Republican Party, she is a brazen and effective demagogue without a serious thought in her head. She mindlessly repeats the same talking points the Republicans have been circulating for decades with complete sincerity. The Republican Right sees her as a true believer, someone who will stick to their principles no matter what. She also has an attractive appearance and engaging personality, in a word, she has charisma. That is an exciting combination.

By: E.D. Kain

E.D. Kain — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:01:28 +0000

Well I think that’s true to an extent. I think there are many “face of the party by default” folk on the right at the moment. Limbaugh, Beck, etc. etc. All have been given the mantle of “face of the party.” So I think it certainly does have to do with a leadership vacuum. Also a real shortage of good ideas. Perhaps this is just the restructuring process, though.

By: andylevinson

andylevinson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:39:29 +0000

…but Obama is paving her way to the White House with the jobs of Americans

…while making sure wall streets stocking are stuffed full this Christmas…..

By: Bob Cook

Bob Cook — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:14:45 +0000

The left’s “obsession” and the right’s “blind faith” in Palin come from the same well: filling the vacuum of Republican leadership.

There is no well-known, galvanizing figure for the Republicans, and if there isn’t, they’re going to have a hard time regaining the White House no matter what the unemployment rate is in 2012.

Maybe there is a figure like Obama who will start small in the primaries and work his or her way up, but right now it’s hard to see who that is. So until Palin says flat-out she isn’t running (which she won’t do because the threat makes her more powerful, like NFL owners who say they want to move to L.A. so they can shake out more tax money from the locals, even though they’ll never move), Palin’s the face of the party by default.