It's not 'bashing' Sarah Palin. Heck, when McCain picked her, I thought it was brilliant - for about 24 hours.

I don't have to go the route of most 'bashers' who pick on the sound bites, the writing on her hands, the "deer caught in the headlights" look and the other flubs. That's too easy and, more importantly, doesn't have ANY substance. Smart people can look dumb at times.

No, I prefer to keep it on the issues. She's supposed to be so accomplished but she was the mayor of a town where that is almost a do-nothing job - and that's coming straight from the mouth of the woman who was holding the post when interviewed last year. Wasilla depends on the state for most of it's services and when asked what city employees do, she responded that they show up on Tuesdays for their checks. (I know she was kidding but that was a bad joke to tell given the circumstances)

She's lauded as a governor, but there are 49 other governors out there who have harder jobs than hers. Oil revenues mean that every resident gets a check every year. She's had no budget struggles, no hard decisions to make. Being governor of Alaska is being in charge of a honeypot and deciding who gets the honey.

...and one other thing about those other 49 governors? They stayed at their post. They didn't quit to go on speaking tours.

Think about that. She said she wasn't quitting, though that's what she did, in the middle of her "I quit" speech. She said she had more important things to do. This consists of a reality show and speaking tours? Oh, it's more *profitable*, I grant you that.

Again, it's the SUBSTANCE she doesn't have. And saying that I'm "just a Palin basher" means you're turning a blind eye to her *real* and substantive weaknesses.

Why pick on her? Because if SHE becomes the standard bearer for the GOP next year, they WILL lose. She is NOT qualified. Every single "unqualified" remark you can make about Obama you can make about her - except now Obama has on-the-job experience (as scary as that can sound). And let's face it, he got The Bad Guy.

The GOP *has* to come up with someone better, someone who can handle being interviewed by 'hostile' interviewers. Someone who has experience dealing with a legislature that is hostile towards them. (Think about it - Romney.. A *Massachusetts* Republican)

It turns my stomach to see what the GOP is turning into. My voting record used to be almost exclusively Republican (and 3rd party later on) dating back to my first election when I voted for Reagan in '80.