
President Sarah Palin, the 45th President of the United States of America
As awkward as it might sound, there are loyal group of Americans who anxiously await the day when they can officially say those words. There are some that think Washington (members of both parties) and the mainstream media are intimidated by the former governor of Alaska, and thus are doing everything they can to stop her from gaining power. Their belief system appears to be rooted in the notion that simply existing outside of Washington qualifies you with an overwhelming ability to change Washington.
But who amongst these people is paying attention to the facts? Who amongst these people is paying attention to Sarah Palin? I am speaking about the real Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska who left her position to write her personal memoir. That means she left serving the American people to serve her own bank account.
Forget the Katie Couric interviews. Forget the winking spectacle during the debates with Joe Biden. Forget the huge sums of campaign money spent on her own personal wardrobe. Forget the internal fighting with the McCain camp, and her newest public battles with her grandson’s father, Levi Johnston.
Forget her citing Alaska’s proximity to Russia as part of her foreign policy experience. Forget her inability to name a newspaper or source that she reads regularly. Forget her inability to name a Supreme Court case other than Roe vs. Wade (which was given to her in the interview) for which she had a disagreement. Forget her stepping down as governor early without any clear sound reason. Forget her bashing and mocking fruit fly research, a move that is especially ironic given that she has an autistic son. Forget her not knowing what the Bush doctrine was, or what a Vice President is supposed to do, or the fact that Africa is a continent, not a country.
Forget all of that! As hard as it may be, forget it! Let’s start from scratch.
What is this “future President” doing now for the American people? Did she visit the troops at Fort Hood? Did she make a trip to Afghanistan or Iraq? Is she working to help put Americans back to work, given the dire unemployment numbers? Is she working to use her star power to better the lives of Alaskans? Is she aiding Katrina victims, or Georgia flood victims, or California fire victims? Is she fighting for equal pay for women and minorities, or working on behalf of young children’s education? Who is she helping and how?

All I’ve seen is her in a public scuffle with Levi Johnston, public scuffles with the McCain camp, rumors of her pursuing her own talk show, her having a sit down with Oprah to promote her new book, and her lashing out at the President, former McCain staff, foes in the media, and her critics. She also gave a speech in Hong Kong to a group of investors, and now she is going on a book tour through red state America to (help them in their financial woes! Oops, no…nothing like that) encourage them to buy her book, a book about herself.
Yes Sarah Palin is about herself, but a President shouldn’t be. Yesterday was veterans day, and with a son or two in the military, I wonder how Sarah Palin spent the day? Or was that the same day she went to visit Oprah?