Watch Your Back, Mac: Sarah Wants To Be President!

He's the shortest — at 5' 7" — Presidential candidate since Alfred E. Smith in 1928. He's the oldest Presidential candidate EVER. She's young (44), fit (a marathon runner), babelicious and bristling with ambition.

With her power stumping and and ability to deliver a stirring speech, even when she's supposed to be debating, Palin is singlehandedly keeping the Republicans afloat in the Presidential race, despite the devastating economic news. John McCain can't muster the charisma to look or sound like he's got the strength to pull the country back from the precipice. Palin has no such problem.

The hockey mom of five is the Republican party's Eva Peron, believes Carol Kauffman, a psychologist and assistant professor at Harvard. "She emanates, 'I'm so fabulous, I NEED to lead the country.'"

I think New York Times columnist Frank Rich was on to something big when he wrote on October 5 that he wouldn't rule out the Republicans pulling one more mavericky stunt and flipping the ticket, to replace McCain with Palin in the Presidential spot.

I say watch your back Mac — you're in the 2009 version of All About Eve. But in this case, your younger protege isn't distracted by your mate, she's focused totally on your role.

She's gotten a heady taste of national power and it's clear that she likes it. Her rival Joe Biden barely made contact with the American people during their debate. She was compellingly comfortable looking directly at viewers and establishing a personal connection. Like most celebrities she thrives by feeding off the energy of her audiences and with her packed schedule of campaign appearances, she's getting supersized ego meals.

John: I betcha she's convinced she could be successful as president. More successful than you!

She doesn't even try to hide her ambition, according to some. "Palin isn't deferential to McCain when they appear together," points out body language expert, Patti Wood. "She doesn't look down when he talks to her. When he introduced her at the Republican convention, she didn't go right up to him. She took her time." She doesn't even like him, believes Wood. "She's stiff when he hugs her and when she talks about him, the nuances of her voice don't show pride."

Realistically, Republican political operatives are high on savvy and low on principle. And apparently Palin is now surrounded by Team George Bush. They all know their Presidential candidate is wobbly. They also know that the "Wasilla warrior bitch" — as one of her local Alaska fans described her on "The Daily Show" — can pull off ballsiness that would seem like bad taste in others, simply because she is beautiful. Americans love a ballsy woman as long as she's Annie Oakley cute. That's why she can accuse Obama of having terrorist ties, without pundits pointing out that she's nasty or — God forbid for a woman — strident.

You can bet they're thinking about how only a Presidential (not Vice) pitbull with lipstick carry off a win over Obama at this point.

And doggone it, my guess is that she thinks it too. "This has to be a time when she says to herself that there are a lot of Americans who share her vision of herself as a leader," observes psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow, author of Living the Truth. "When you get confirmation for yourself as a leader, it makes your highest ambitions seem reasonable."

Now if the Republicans don't flip the ticket and they lose the election, there is no way that Palin is going to quietly cool her pumps back in Juneau. "I'll bet my boots, she'll be in the primaries in 2012," says media consultant Richard Valeriani.

On the other hand if a McCain-Palin ticket succeeds against long odds in winning the race I still wouldn't feel too secure John. Let's just say a taste-tester in the White House, wouldn't be a bad idea...just (half) kidding!

Bonnie Fuller in the CEO of Bonnie Fuller Media. You can follow her at www.twitter.com/bonniefuller and you can contact her at [e-mail].

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Comments

[palinmonger]

Mccain should not get too cosy with this woman. She will dump in a minute if she feels he is in the way of her success. I thought Edwards was going to be the nominee in 2008 and look what happened. Things change in four years. Palin will be blamed for Mccains loss and she will be a personality on faux news. Maybe cohosting a show with Elizabeth Hasselbeck. After the election she will probably launch a fashion line. As incoherent as she is she has no future in politics.

[AmericasMostGangsta]

Right on the mark about her ambition and her drive. But her ego is overinflated, and has thus blocked out ALL good sense in her. You give her too much credit for her positive attributes, and certainly for her looks.

[NuiLocSon]

I spent 19 months in South Vietnam. with the Marines.
I was never scared.
Palin scares the crap out of me.

[lew]

I've thought the saame thing. Old John won't make it a year if he wins the election. The neocons will make sure their 'babe' is running the show. Once again, unelected operatives of the right runing the country. Kind of like the last 8 years. Palin isn't up on her facts but she is ambitious and ruthless and with the right power brokers behind her, she could go a long way. Just like GWB. It's scary that Americans are so gullible.

[Hank007]

After the one and only VP debate, her negatives increased, and fewer people thought her qualified to lead. Alaskans are not happy with the governor's office being taken over by the McCain campaign. After the election, she will go back to Alaska, basically be cut out of politics over everything she has done, and that will be it. I do believe, however, she may very well end up as a commentator on Fox news. That would not surprise me at all. In these serious times, she seems too 'not serious' to have a future on the national stage.

[Claire618]

One thing i've noticed that no one has discussed is how Sarah Palin could want to be the second in command of our country and how she could even think about a presidential run in 2012. The most important thing in our country bar NONE is upholding our LAWS. However, Sarah Palin and her husband continue to disrespect our laws by ignoring subpoenas to appear in Troopergate. They say that the case has taken a political turn and that is why they refuse to obey the law. I guess I am NOT a good American, because I obey ALL laws; not just the ones that are convenient for me and the ones that I agree with.

[phylliscooper1]

You are a good American and obey all laws because you probably can't afford the lawyers McCain can buy you. Look what good lawyers did for his wife when the D.E.A. was involved, not to mention good old John during the S&L crisis.. People who have to rely on their own defense, usually play by the rules, or pay the consequences.

[Lala2]

Yep, you betcha, she "connects" with us averages.
She reminds us of someone we all know- at the office, in the neighborhood- nasty, ego-driven, first to take credit, last to assume responsibility, allergic to the truth...
Someone "like us" who would be disastrous in public office.
Kinda like George Bush...

[Puller58]

Not going to happen. She is a bright new toy for the GOP, but Wall Street isn't going to buy into her. The Fundies don't have that kind of pull or Huckabee would be the nominee. As it sounds like the investigation back in Alaska is closing in on her, I think her fate will be as another female flameout back in 1994-Enid Waldholz.

[DueTruthinesss]

Palin is the neo-con dream candidate, she does what they tell her to do and doesn't ask questions.

[OCanadian]

Not yet, but I agree with the post -- this lady wants John's job, as soon as she can get it. It is obvious that she's ambitious, bloodthirsty competitive, and ready to follow Cheney in disregard for the VP Office's powers. When she referred to the Palin-McCain ticket in her second week, she is obviously ready to move up faster than she already has, which was far too fast to learn, as she asked in June "what exactly does a Vice President do, anyway? She already wants the top job! Be afraid -- be very, very afraid. (Isn't that their message??) They're right --- of them.

[theoriginalfeminazi]

Who knew that even the Republicans could come up with a beauty pageant contestant that doesn't believe in world peace? I thought it was practially required.

[JulieAPH]

HA!

[bdaved]

I wouldn't want to get on an airplane with either one of them between now and the election.

[2876]

This article is right on. She's ambitious, ruthless, cold, sneaky, calculating, mean spirited, sly, and snotty. She is an opportunist and a narcissist. She's the queen of the subtle insults. She was using McCain as much as he was using her. When Palin agreed to be on the ticket, she wasn't thinking of the VP slot, she was picturing herself and Todd in the White House. Palin often gets a free pass because she's attractive. If she was ugly, uninformed, and incoheret there's no way she would have made it on the ticket. I'm not sure why people don't see through the facade. The whole folksy, cutesy, winking thing was/is an act. Palin has mastered the skill of delivering nastiness with a smile. As if a "fake" smile lessens the sting. Palin is vicious and the "fake" persona hides her true character. We've all known someone like Palin. She's a wolf in sheep skin. I don't want her to be my friend, boss, colleague, neighbor and I sure as hell don' t want her as vice president or president.

[rubinoff]

I stated as much on this forum yesterday afternoon....this individual (Palin) is treacherous, another Lady MacBeth....Sarah is 'only looking out for Sarah, paving the way to be in the political arena for a long time.....she has the gift of gab and will talk her way out of a paper bag, lies like a rug and will be the first one to say, 'who me?'...These kind of people are found in any and/or every office (there's always one)....a real slivered tongue.,,While the old dude, McSame thought he was pulling a surprise by picking Sarah for his veep....He just may be the one 'surprised.' WoooHoooo.

[thismachinekillsfascists]

John McCain and the Republicans have let the genie out of the bottle in the form of Sarah Palin. I really hope they get de-stroyed in the election!

[Sardonica]

Bingo - I agree with everything in this article. And I see the same thing in her body language - there is absolutely no deference to McCain whatsoever. Ms Palin likes herself very, very much.

This woman is very dangerous. Consider this: she's been campaigning for Vice President completely unprepared - and look at the kind of adoration she's inspired. Now imagine if she has the next 4 years to fully prepare, and soften her imagine into one with more moderate appeal. That thought makes me break out in a cold sweat!

Even if McCain is defeated, we have not seen the last of Sarah Palin. Obama will probably end up running for re-election against her in 2112. A lot can happen between now and then, of course, but we definitely need to keep a wary eye on this one.

[jan4insight]

I will never underestimate the Repub's and their capacity to stoop lower than any of us can possibly imagine, so I won't rule out the possibility.

But, Bonnie, did you really have to post this now and ruin my peaceful slumber? I'm going to be having nightmares! Sarah for pres ... oh, please, say it ain't so!

:-P

[gottatellya]

I've maintained all along that in addition to Ms Palin's lack of knowldge, and certainly lack of judgement skills, she is at heart, at the core, plainly just a narcissist. That's her sole motivation for all of this. It's truly in her eyes all about her, not McCain, not you, not me. After a marginal run on with the beauty pageant circuit, the political forum provided the best high profile stage for her to be noticed, and for her to impose her will upon others. The volume of vitriol and distorted rhetoric she spews is proportionatse only to the determined self-aggrandizement she embodies, in spite of her poor qualifications, inabilities and lack of true empathy. This oozes out in every condecending repetition of the "Joe-Six-Pack" line. Few of us are actually that pejorative stereotype, nor do most of us want to be called derogatory names. She in her delusion feels that we should know our lowly place in her world, and think of ourselves in this negative capacity. She thinks we'll be endeared to her name calling. She's wrong and clueless, and wouldn't get it if it was spelled out for her.

She didn't need to blink before answering that she would be the very best candidate for the VP spot. Her assuredness required no introspection and self assesment. Truthfully, I believe she does not posess those skills, as a true narcissistic personality does not.
She's dangerous, as her only priority is the relentless promotion of self.

[LexLuthier]

Pretty astute

[thismachinekillsfascists]

It seems the Republican party is rife with politicians with naricisisstic personality traits

[ThePeacemakers]

The shadow government with all its secrecy (which the neocons love) works best when your figurehead is more concerned with themselves than governing.

[MysticMichael]

Well said. And right on the mark...