Sarah Palin's speech at the "Tea Party Convention" in Nashville this past weekend certainly received plenty of press. If you hadn't heard about her Presidential aspirations before, now you know. Snippets of her rousing oration have made many a thinking person wince in embarrassment. Sarah Palin for President? What is the world coming to?
I also wonder what the Tea Party was thinking. I understand that they are trying to become a force to be reckoned with, and they are steadfastly moving in that direction (even though direction is not their strong point). So, for their first convention they invite...Sarah Palin? Sure, she knows enough about national politics to fill a thimble, but does anyone, including the GOP, take her seriously?
Sound bites of her speech leave one astounded. Her statement that what this country needs is a "...commander-in-chief, not a law professor at a lectern", despite getting thunderous applause from conventioneers, doesn't make sense. You can't swing a dead cat in the U.S. Congress without hitting someone with a law degree. So, what's her point? That what we need is a former beauty queen? Not only does this comment make her look silly, it doesn't say much for the intelligence level of the average Tea Partyer, either. Thankfully, she had admitted brushing up on issues and events that spread beyond the state of Alaska. Well, good. The hokey, stupidey thing hasn't really done her much good so far.
What does the Republican party think of all this? They seem to be biding their time, keeping their distance. John McCain, who we can all blame for unleashing Palin onto the national political scene, has declined to criticize her publicly. Stand-up guy that he is, he probably never will. It will be interesting to see however, how he and the GOP handle this "Palin thing".
I also wonder what the Tea Party was thinking. I understand that they are trying to become a force to be reckoned with, and they are steadfastly moving in that direction (even though direction is not their strong point). So, for their first convention they invite...Sarah Palin? Sure, she knows enough about national politics to fill a thimble, but does anyone, including the GOP, take her seriously?
Sound bites of her speech leave one astounded. Her statement that what this country needs is a "...commander-in-chief, not a law professor at a lectern", despite getting thunderous applause from conventioneers, doesn't make sense. You can't swing a dead cat in the U.S. Congress without hitting someone with a law degree. So, what's her point? That what we need is a former beauty queen? Not only does this comment make her look silly, it doesn't say much for the intelligence level of the average Tea Partyer, either. Thankfully, she had admitted brushing up on issues and events that spread beyond the state of Alaska. Well, good. The hokey, stupidey thing hasn't really done her much good so far.
What does the Republican party think of all this? They seem to be biding their time, keeping their distance. John McCain, who we can all blame for unleashing Palin onto the national political scene, has declined to criticize her publicly. Stand-up guy that he is, he probably never will. It will be interesting to see however, how he and the GOP handle this "Palin thing".
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