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Originally Posted by Fly Rod
And on another note, the person you helped to become your president does not have any better credentials then Palin.
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Aside from the legal qualification, which they both meet/met, the rest is highly subjective.
I think their political careers are somewhat of a wash. Palin gets a few points for limited executive experience as Gov, but there's not much beyond that. Obama has more years in the US Senate and IL House, but without much of note.
Academically Palin's a dud while Obama enjoys a very impressive resume.
Ultimately though, people are looking for vision, intellect and integrity.
Ideology aside, even in 2008 it was clear that Palin hadn't really put much thought into how the world works and we never got much out of her other than snarky quips. Obama by contrast could discuss policy issues at length and demonstrated the intellectual curiosity that indicated a lot more substance.
So I'd argue that Obama's credentials were really much better. The proof is in the putting...Obama is POTUS and Palin is on reality TV.
God help the GOP if they can't put her in a box come 2012. Republicans need to get back to leadership and legislation and off this pundit led bender they've been on for the past 15 years. When Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin are the thought leadership of your party you've got problems.
-spence