More idiocy from ourside:

“Forget about Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential candidate in 2012 and probably ever. She may have no interest in seeking the GOP nomination. But if she does, her chances of winning the nomination have been minimized by her decision to resign as governor of Alaska. She’s knocked out one of three legs of the presidential stool and a second one is wobbly.

I say this reluctantly because Palin, in my view, is the most exciting Republican figure to emerge in decades. She mesmerizes crowds in a way that no other Republican leader can come close to matching. She has what can’t be taught–real charisma.

But personal magnetism is only one of the legs, or underpinnings, for a successful race for the Republican nomination. The other two are experience in office and enough knowledge of foreign and domestic issues to talk about them persuasively. By stepping down, she’s cut her experience short: it now consists of a meager two and a half years as governor of a thinly populated state. And, from all appearances, Palin has made little headway on the issue track.

Even a super-abundance of charisma cannot make up for her shortcomings in experience and knowledge. It might be enough if she were running for a lesser office. The election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of California proves that point. But running for president on charisma alone? I don’t think so.”

If so Fred, then explain Barack Obama. What “knowledge of foreign and domestic issues” did Obama possess to get him elected? Again what experience? Even Palin’s 1 1/2 year as a Governor trumps his so-called experience as a “community organizer”. So just who in the heck are you fooling.

Nothing has been more embarrassing in the last couple of days than the collected case of dumbass we’ve seen from our side. Last year right pundits one after another touted the experience of Palin over Obama, even without her governor experience. Now it’s as if they have the attention span of a fly, or at least they insult us by thing that we do.

in June of last year Barnes wrote:

“THE EMERGENCE OF Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee has changed the most important criterion in selecting a vice presidential running mate, notably for John McCain. This has given two Republicans in particular a serious shot at being picked: deputy House Republican whip Eric Cantor and former Bush budget director Rob Portman.

The criterion in this case: the readiness to step into the presidency should anything happen to McCain (assuming he wins the election). The vice presidential candidate must not only be a plausible president but someone who would be recognized as such by the political community and the media.

How has Obama changed this criterion? He’s made it easier to meet. If Obama, having served less than four years in national office and then only as junior senator, is a credible president, so are a number of Republicans whose experience or stature is limited. Obama, of course, earned his presidential credentials the hard way–by winning the Democratic nomination.

In the Democratic presidential primaries, Obama’s lack of experience as a national leader was used against him relentlessly by Hillary Clinton. She assumed experience was an Obama vulnerability. Her attacks didn’t work, even when she cited his failure to hold a single hearing as chairman of a Senate foreign affairs subcommittee. The result: Experience has been downgraded as a factor in the 2008 presidential race.”

So now the “experience factor” has shifted? Was it only for the golden child? Palin may run or may not run, but we surely have identified the problem our side suffers from, audacity and ignorance mixed with yes – a bit of sexism.

I’ve canceled my subscription to The Weekly Standard, I invite you to do so as well.

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