If there was ever any doubt that Sarah Palin is a fool, she has removed it.
Once the governor of Alaska and a vice presidential candidate, Palin has left the confines of public office for the more sympathetic offices of Fox News.
She has also been acting as something of a de facto leader of the Tea Party movement.
Unfortunately, her new roles have not lent her the gravitas she was lacking as a politician.
No stranger to partisan pot shots, Palin predictably fired at Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for his use of the word "retarded." She has gone so far as to call on Obama to fire the man.
Meanwhile, when that model of conservative thought Rush Limbaugh uses the word "retard," Palin falls all over herself to defend him.
Clearly, it's easier to attack the other team than it is to stand up to a powerful voice from one's own group. Thus Palin shows herself lacking the spine of a true leader.
Furthermore, despite criticism of Obama's use of a teleprompter, Palin wrote crib notes on her hand to help her through her appearance at a recent Tea Party convention. Add hypocrisy onto her list of leadership qualifications.
Palin has consistently shown herself to be thoughtless, uninformed, impulsive and opportunistic. If these are the qualities people look for in a leader, then this country has bigger troubles than the economy or war.
Palin hasn't ruled out a run for president in 2012. If conservatives truly want to end Obama's reign, we suggest that she is the wrong opponent to match against him.
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