Analysis of Sarah Palin

After watching this amazing woman since she came onto the political scene a couple of years ago I have developed some opinions of which I will now share. She is not an intellectual as defined by the political elite around the world. She verifies this fact everytime she tries to be like one of them and usually fails. Knowing all kinds of facts and figures of which most are insignificant, is not the talent that should define the President of the USA, or for that matter any strong leader. The main stream media are going to try and crucify her ( and have done so) regardless of what gaffes she makes or doesn't make. Her strength is in her passion for Conservative values and the belief in the USA Constitution and everything it stands for in the lives of every American citizen. Because of these things she is a magnet for the "everyday" American who thinks as she does about a small Government with less intrusion into their lives. People can understand her positions because they are straight forward and simplistic without any political spin or beltway jargon and this makes her a dangerous foe of the elitists in Washington. Ronald Reagan faced this same sort of animosity from the left when he ran for the top office as they painted him out to be some "dumb" actor stumbling outside of his comfort zone. He faced these attacks with several skills that Palin must attain if she is going to be succesful. First she must recognize the fact that this will happen and understand that being humble and not taking yourself too seriously strengthens your profile with the folks that count, not the other way around. Concentrate more on how to communicate what you believe rather than what you know. This doesn't mean you don't have to be intelligent it just means that people will never know who you are unless you can clearly define yourself through words. Last and probably the most difficult is to possess a quick wit and an ability to think quickly on your feet, as they say. This comes with practice, experience and an ability to be comfortable with who you are. If you feel inferior to your opponent this will become apparent to everyone in short time and this is not the place to be when running for office. If she can garner these three skills and retain her core beliefs she will become a force to be reckoned with over the next 3 years and possibly a candidate for the "Comander in Chief's" job in 2012. Somewhere between now and the next 12 months she will have to decide because the process is long and arduous and will require a lot of energy and fortitude to make it to the finish line. Among the talents that make good candidates in this techo-age is the ability to look good and she does have this one sewn up. Personally I hope she gets her ducks in a row and makes a run for the top. I'd love to see her set a few of these Liberal elitists on their rear end.