Frank Cornish has some thoughts about the issue:
Photo from The Guardian
If she [Sarah Palin] wants to be president, fine, it’s a Republic not a monarchy and anyone who wants to throw his or her hat in the ring is welcome to do so. They just need to raise money, get the supporters, convince the base of her party that if they nominate her then she will be able to push Obama out of the White House on a wave of popular support. But then, once she is in office she will actually need to do something constructive for the country. She will need to negotiate, and she will need to know what she is doing and what she is saying and she won’t be able to prepare for the negotiation session by putting a few phrases on her palm to remember that “Cutting taxes good.”
The President will not be able to sit at a table in Geneva, or a summit in Rejkjavik with the leader of a Muslim nation with crib notes that say “Islam is Terrorism.” The President will not be able to sit with the Secretary of Education and say “We need to teach more Bible in Science Class because” (reading palm) “Genesis is the literal word of God.”
Santayana’s Ghost shifts uneasily.
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub 
I have always enjoyed this comic. Political satire is really one of the best artforms left
LikeLike
The GOP which professes to be a “big tent” party despite seemingly different evidence is seeking to co-opt the tea party for its own political reward. You mark Michael Steele’s commentary that (paraphrase) “we have to operate in concert to shoot down Obama’s agenda.” Where are the proactive affirmations? How do you bring down the deficit by cutting taxes? How do you repair the health care issue? While I am very angry at dems in congress and, to a certain extent Obama and his advisors, for not being more aggressive in getting the facts out, I also think that while the repubs have gained momentum by general opposition the tide is about to turn. You have to promote ideas seconded by verifiable information that are good for the land
LikeLike