If we’ve learned anything from the last election, we know we can’t go by how people look or what they say. We must choose candidates on the basis of our gut feeling. We must look at the whole person and judge. In Obama’s case, we simply did not pay enough attention. The election was treated simply as an irksome formality, to give Bush his final comeuppance. Everything else was willfully ignored. We wanted to wipe that smirk off of Bush’s stupid face; see him disgraced beyond redemption; satisfy our political bloodlust that had been carefully stoked for eight years. We played along enthusiastically because it was fun. And we felt bored. And we thought it didn’t matter anyway; and that it could never happen here. -- Well it did. And now we’re tuned in. And most of us are scared out of our wits. We cling to the November election like drowning men cling to straw.

Look, we know Palin’s heart is in the right place. She says all the right things; and, intellectually, she outpaces Obama by at least two lengths. But does anyone here truly believe she could lead the nation at this critical time? Just because she has put herself in the spotlight, surrounded by adoring crowds, doesn’t mean much. Obama did the same. But note: Despite the polls, Obama is succeeding. Why do you suppose that is?

It is true, if a presidential election were held today, Obama would lose handily. But, what difference does that make? There is no election today or tomorrow. His re-election will not come up until a couple of years from now. That is a fact.

Obama is not a political animal. He is ideological. In his ideological world, elections don’t count. He will do what he must to complete what he came here to do. He will do it if it takes him one term, two terms or the rest of his life. This is ‘do or die’ for Obama. He will not give up. We saw that with health care. If he has to postpone or cancel elections in order to achieve his goals, he will not hesitate. Barack Hussein Obama sees himself as a historic inevitability; a transformational, revolutionary figure.

Could Sarah Palin stand up to such self-importance; such crazed arrogance? Does she look like she’s tough enough? This is no longer “Mr(s). Smith Goes To Washington”. This is “Mr(s). Smith Goes To Tora Bora”! Can’t you just see how she’ll be attacked; the vile, filthy things they’ll say about her? The sewage mills will be pumping all out. An entire Palin term will be taken up by people debating if she did or didn’t (clean under her fingernails). She’ll be absolutely smeared and tarred by the media – worse than Bush. In the end, even we – her supporters - will deny her three times.

We have to have someone who will be able to withstand and counter all the partisan bile – like Reagan did (as Obama is doing now). And even he was wearied by it.

Sorry, Sarah! Would you settle for number two – after Petraeus?

http://peterkoelliker.blogspot.com/

PALIN might be doing great but POPE BENEDICT is not. RATZINGER'S signature was on papers between Oakland-Rome in which Oakland official asked for a pedophile priest to be defrocked.

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/lowe-down/2010/04/pope-benedict-xvi-stalled-removal-of-pedophile-priest.html