Sarah Palin in 2012? Get Ready For It

Sarah Palin is campaigning in areas in which right-wing Republicans are already smitten with right-wing Republicans. She is going out and speaking to the basest part of the base, the part that believes Obama's a terrorist and wants him tried for treason. The McCain campaign continues to show no faith in her intelligence. Her speeches rarely vary at all, no matter the city or the venue; if an audience is old, she talks about health care and Social Security. If the audience is young, she talks about health care and Social Security.

Palin knows that not every audience cares about the issues she's discussing; she just is not comfortable with a slight change in the speech she has been handed.

It's a pretty jarring sight. But even though not every right-wing audience reacts to each part of Palin's script with the same enthusiasm, one thing is clear: the far right really likes Palin. And let there be no doubt about this: in 2012, Sarah Palin does not want to debate VP Joe Biden. She wants to debate President Obama. She wants to be the Republican Party nominee for President.

Now, many of you reading this blog just threw up on the computer screen, so please, take a moment to clean up. You are saying to no one, "That's insane! She's not competent!" I am not here to remark on the sanity of Palin's plans. I'm not saying she will be the nominee in 2012. I am saying that she will run. She may be one of those people who gets two percent of the vote in Iowa, and quits the race. Or, she may fare better. Mike Huckabee won Iowa, let's recall. While recently voted the Funniest Celebrity in Washington, D.C., Mr. Huckabee, a charming guy, is not on the same page as I am in regards to policy and whether or not we roamed the earth with the T-Rex. Sarah Palin is already adored by the religious right; Iowa, here she comes!

Don't believe me. But don't believe that the Bush era is really over, just because President Bush will be leaving office in January. The politics of Bush are not at an end. Sarah Palin is proof positive. She's not a genius. I'm not going to say she's a moron like "Mongo" in "Blazing Saddles," but she's certainly not someone whose brilliance we aspire to. She's not well-traveled, not well-read, not well-versed on the issues. Just like President Bush. So we can sit here and say, no way, she has no chance to be the Republican nominee. But she does have a chance. And it makes me want to throw up on my computer.

Comments

[Loompa2000]

only as Romney's running mate....that is why he was left outta this

[DRaymond]

Absolutely, bet on it. They will run her in 2012 and if they can't think of anybody better they will run her in 2016.

Fundamentally the top evangelical leaders, the Dobsons and the like, don't care if Palin is qualified. They are looking for a follower, not a leader. They are looking for an attractive company spokesperson to deliver THEIR message, not someone who has their own message that they agree with.

[TroubleNYC]

If she runs in 2012 the satirists will make millions!

But you're right. I expect to see her again in 4 years.

[devanate]

Nah, if Palin gets elected in 2012, there won't be enough time left to make millions.

[bayman]

You must be joking. Palin appeals only to an already dwindling base. Independents reject her overwhelmingly. She has no career in national politics and, after her corrupt politics in Alaska is flushed out, she'll be done there, too.

[hey0there]

republican nominee in 2012 will be a hispanic. bet on it.

[SaltySaltillo]

Alberto Gonzales?

[Rog49Thomas]

No

Since Roberto D'Aubuisson isn't available, I'm guessing Gustavo Alvarez Martinez.

[peskyliberal]

I pray that Palin running in 2012...how funny would this be.

[Rog49Thomas]

Not if she gets elected.

[GotRights]

She's definitely going to run in 2012, but she will not be the nominee. She'll do about as well as Rudy Ghoul-iani did this year. And that's if she doesn't get indicted first.

[Fabienne]

The rightwing loony fringe is fairly small, maybe not more than 20%, and it is shrinking as the world becomes more interconnected and American becomes less Caucasian. Sarah Palin has NO chance of ever winning the Presidency. She's even managing to lose the grip she had on Alaska.

[WolfLady]

Everyone is panicking about Palin in 2012, but I really think it's premature, because there's a certain fellow named Mitt who isn't about to fold up his ambitions in favor of some third-rate Alaska skirt.

~WolfLady~

[kavan]

The republican neocons can "groom" Palin for 2012 all they want. Let them lose all credibility and self-destruct.

[teacheng]

I don't know...she's losing popularity in Alaska pretty fast. She's got a lot of explaining to do to the people up there, who (Republicans and Democrats) are all quite peeved at her. We'll see if she survives there long enough. If so, maybe you're right.

[novowel4me]

Correct, Sarah has got to survive some well deserved scrutiny first - then maybe. For sure she will be a FIX NEWS regular for some time to come.

[NC4Obama]

It would make the 2012 republican primaries really funny to watch.

[NC4Obama]

It would make the 2012 republicans really funny to watch.

[Nitehawk]

Forget it, Jeb Bush will serve her up as little bitty moose patties.

[GotRights]

I doubt that anyone named Bush will have a chance of getting elected in 2012.

[Nitehawk]

You do know the party elites wanted him to run this year.

[eeVas]

Right wing dream ticket: Huckabee and Palin