Would Sarah Palin be Qualified to be President?

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she is as qualified as Obama only she has never befriended terrorist ...Show more

I don't agree with the author at all. Sarah Palin has no national experience whatsoever. We've had 8 years of a "butt-kicker," and look what it's gotten us. And the author has mischaracterized Obama's policy completely. She's throwing around negative buzz-words left and right, without really looking at what policies he's putting forth. I read an article which quoted one man whom she said was her "mentor." As soon as he was no longer able to help her up the political ladder, she turned her back on him. It's apparently been a pattern of hers, according to several people in Alaska. And the "reformer" who ousted at least one politician because he campaigned on government time was guilty of the exact same thing while she was mayor. She pressured the town council to waive zoning violations so she could sell her house. She promised if they did, she would correct the violations later, but she never did. And this "reformer" wanted a bridge to nowhere until it got too hot politically, then she refused to build it, but kept the money. She still supports a similar multi-million dollar bridge to her hometown of less than 9,000 people, even though it would only shave a few minutes off their commute time, and roads in Alaska are a mess. Coincidentally, she and her friends own the land it would go over. To me, that's not being a maverick, either--it really is politics as usual....Show more

I don't agree with the author at all. Sarah Palin has no national experience whatsoever. We've had 8 years of a "butt-kicker," and look what it's gotten us. And the author has mischaracterized Obama's policy completely. She's throwing around negative buzz-words left and right, without really looking at what policies he's putting forth. I read an article which quoted one man whom she said was her "mentor." As soon as he was no longer able to help her up the political ladder, she turned her back on him. It's apparently been a pattern of hers, according to several people in Alaska. And the "reformer" who ousted at least one politician because he campaigned on government time was guilty of the exact same thing while she was mayor. She pressured the town council to waive zoning violations so she could sell her house. She promised if they did, she would correct the violations later, but she never did. And this "reformer" wanted a bridge to nowhere until it got too hot politically, then she refused to build it, but kept the money. She still supports a similar multi-million dollar bridge to her hometown of less than 9,000 people, even though it would only shave a few minutes off their commute time, and roads in Alaska are a mess. Coincidentally, she and her friends own the land it would go over. To me, that's not being a maverick, either--it really is politics as usual....Show more

No. BUT I would vote for her even if it was Palin/McCain instead of McCain Palin. Only a STUPID DUMBO IDIOT would vote a terrorist sympathizer that will not even acknowledge the national anthem into office. Yall Obamites beat all I ever seen. Yall go ahead and call me stupid too. At least I'm not voting an America hater into office. Yall are a bunch of Jackasses. lol

PS. My point is my answer is NO. BUT she has more executive experience than Obama, Biden, and McCain Combined, so I think she would be a better prez than the ones running. I love her she'll get the hang of it....Show more

It seems pretty much unanimous so far.

But it depends on what your idea of a president is. GW Bush is a figurehead president. He was picked by a 'cabal' of party and corporate powerful to push their agenda. It wasn't necessary for him to have any of his own ideas, just to read what they put in front of him. He was no more than a spokesmodel.

In fact Bush was the perfect man for this because he did have no actual ideas or agenda of his own. Not an idea in his head, actually. Without a stack of 3x5 cards he doesn't even know what his opinions are! This is why he can't do unscripted interviews.

That's the job John McCain wants to do. If you were paying attention earlier this year you will remember that ALL the Republican candidates had all the same opinions and positions on all the same issues. They were all competing for this spokesman job, to represent the same agenda. It wouldn't have mattered which one of them got nominated.

And Sarah Palin can do that job as well as anyone. People who don't understand the issues and don't want to get bogged down with facts want someone who's fresh and perky and seems friendly. Palin is perfect for that.

If you ask me, though, a president should be competent, should understand the issues, and should be working for the American People, not the party powerful and selected well-connected lobbyists....Show more