As a conservative...

As a conservative I've got to tell you a little something about Sarah Palin. When she first came out in last year's campaign I was a fan. It was hard not to be. She was pretty, conservative, a governor, and running on the republican ticket for VP. What could be wrong about that.

The media hated her and that was all the more reason to jump behind her. When the whole campaign closed in around her and they lost, I convinced myself that her problem was McCain's people telling her what to say and when. Now that we're clear of the campaign and she can make her own decisions, it's a little more obvious what's actually going on.


Sarah is coming on a book tour to Roanoke this weekend. One year ago I would have been jumping at the chance to go see her. In fact, when she came to Salem during the campaign I was all about it. But this year, not so much. I don't think Sarah Palin is smart enough to be a good politician. I don't think she has the experience to run the country. We've seen what no experience means in the White House and we don't want more of that. I worry that it will take too long for other Republicans to figure this out. If she wins the primary, we've got no chance. NONE. All I can hope for is someone else to come along. Nobody is really standing out at this point except for her, and that could be the end of our hopes to get Obama out in three years.