Palin for President in 2012?

We are only 10 days away from our country selecting the next President of the United States. It will be either the unknown senator from Illinois turned celebrity named Barack Obama or it will be the veteran of the U.S. Senate, John McCain.

So our attention right now should fully be on these two candidates, right? Eh, not so fast. There is already talk about who is going to run in 2012 and you might be surprised to find out who is the most likely person to represent the Republican Party. It’s not Mitt Romney. It’s not Rudy Guiliani. It’s not Mike Huckabee. It’s the Tina Fey look-a-like….Sarah Palin. (this is the time you get out all of your expletives).

Yes, you heard me right the first time. The governor of Alaska may be positioning herself for a run at the presidency in 2012 if Obama is to win on November 4th. It seems completely ridiculous at first, but it actually does make a little bit of sense…not much, but a little bit.

Just look at the campaign thus far. Palin has been getting in the news for disagreeing with McCain on several issues. The first issue came up about a month ago when McCain said he was giving up on Michigan, a key battleground state. Palin came out the very next day in the media to say that she completely disagreed with the move.

One of the most recent issues that Palin has disagreed with McCain on has been the robo-calls that are hitting battleground states across the country. Palin was asked what she thought about the robo-calls and she said she would reach the voters in a different way; she said the campaign would be better off going door-to-door and talking to the voters face-to-face.

Now on the surface, it seems pretty ludicrous for the running mate of John McCain to publicly dispute moves by the McCain campaign, but if you look deeper, it makes complete sense. By disagreeing with McCain on some issues, Palin will be able to come out after November 4th and say it wasn’t her fault that McCain lost.

As hard as it is for me to say this….I completely agree with Palin’s decision. Sarah Palin is not the reason why McCain is behind in the polls. McCain is behind in the polls because the economy is in complete shambles. Voters may not be going to the polls on election day to choose the person they think will be the best person to lead the country; instead, they will be pushing the pen onto the ballot to select the candidate that they feel is best suited to get the economy in better shape. Sarah Palin has nothing to do with the economy.

If it weren’t for Sarah Palin, the evangelical Christians and the hardcore Republicans would not be too thrilled with Senator McCain. McCain chose Palin so she could excite the base. Palin didn’t do a good job of this…she did a GREAT job.

So, while people may say that Palin was good for the Republican ticket in the short-term and bad in the long-term, to Sarah Palin all that matters is that she continues to keep her celebrity status, because look what’s happening to a senator from Illinois.


Until next time, goodnight from the press box.

VP Debate

It was touted as a must-see debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. It was the only debate between the two Vice Presidential candidates that the nation was going to see. One could call it David vs. Goliath. Click here to see the debate.

Sarah Palin, aka David, came in to this debate well-liked by conservatives and hated by liberals. The pundits said she was going to get the floor wiped by Joe Biden. Biden, aka Goliath, has been in the Senate ever since Palin was in 2nd grade. He has proven he knows how to debate....and he showed the nation why he is ready to become VP. Palin also showed the nation why it is a freaking scary thought to think she is a heart beat away from the presidency.

One of the main reasons why I thought Palin didn't do a good job on Thursday was because of the way she debated. Every time she talked, it seemed very scripted. We all know she had spent the past few days in debate camp and it absolutely showed.

Just a quick thought...Does this mean that if Palin were to become Vice President she would need to take a 'How to Be a Vice President' tutorial?

Joe Biden didn't need any debate camp. He knew his stuff and shined. He knew what he wanted to talk about when it pertained to every issue, unlike Palin who pivoted to discuss the issues she wanted to talk about. At one point, Biden even called Palin out by saying how Palin didn't even answer the question. Palin responded by saying she may not say what the moderator or Biden wants to hear, and she only cares about informing the American people of the issues they need to be concerned about. (In a nutshell, this mean Palin will only discuss the few issues that 'Debate Camp' taught her.)

Let's be real here...Joe Biden could have made Palin look awful and attacked her on foreign policy, her experience, etc...but instead, Biden concentrated on attacking McCain. The nation, especially the undecided voters, don't want to hear how bad of a vice president Palin would be, but instead why they should vote for Barack Obama over John McCain. Biden accomplished just this, because he attacked McCain at every moment possible, which meant Palin couldn't go after Obama because she had to spend her time defending McCain.

Therefore, I give Biden an A in this debate and Sarah Palin a C. She exceeded expectations because she didn't say anything moronic, but she told lies and wasn't able to attack Obama at all. Next up....Presidential Debate #2 on Tuesday. Should be a great one.

Until next time, goodnight from the press box.