Why Sarah Palin Why?

I have never liked Sarah Palin. I felt she was highly under-qualified to be Vice President and believe she would be detrimental to this country as President. I actually began to have more respect for her after truly realizing she was a pawn for the McCain campaign and they were just using her to get the female vote. I listened to her interview with Barbara Walters and with Oprah and realized that this woman may have something to offer, just not as President of the United States. Most recently she was invited to speak at the Tea Party convention in Nashville, Tennessee and after that speech, my growing respect for her was gone.
She mentioned that the Democrats have to held accountable for their agenda. I completely agree with her. She went on to say she disagrees with the Democrats' agenda. All I have to say is at least they have one. It is important that all methods of improving this country are questioned and debated, but it is useless to say no to what the Democrats want and not offer an alternative. The Republicans have become the party of no. And now with Scott Brown in the Senate, the Republicans can no longer blame the Democrats if nothing gets done; they will have to blame themselves too. Sixty votes secures the passing of legislation and the Democrats no longer have sixty. So if nothing is passed and nothing gets done and the parties can't learn to find a compromise that is in the best interest of the American people, both parties will be to blame, not just Democrats.
She said Americans deserve to know the threats we face, as if she knows and is suddenly an expert on foreign affairs. Sarah, we still remember your comment about seeing Russia from your home. She knew less about foreign affairs than I did when she ran and I'm pretty sure she doesn't know much more now.
Later she talks about how the Christmas Day bomber was treated once he was arrested. She says he was only questioned for 50 minutes and then read his Miranda rights and because of this, Obama is lax on security. What she fails to say first of all, they read him his Miranda rights because he asked for a lawyer. They had no choice; no matter the circumstance, our officials are obligated to follow the letter of the constitution. Although he is a terrorist,he had to be read his rights. She also failed to say that after he got a lawyer and we allowed him his rights, he gave them lots of information about Al Queda, their plans, and other leaders. So basically, we don't have to be cowboys, start shooting, and torture people to get information. Looks like if we treat them like human beings, we may get more out of them. She also failed to mention that George W. Bush treated domestic terrorists the same way.
When did Japan become a key Asian ally; I'm pretty sure our most important Ally in the east is China. She complains that Obama is too diplomatic and that he converses with terrorist dictators. Well how else is he supposed to negotiate with them to get them to stop their efforts? Oh right...like she said...we should go to war with Iran. Because that will totally solve the problem, not cause more tension between us and the Middle East, and not add to the deficit we already have being involved in two wars. I see her point now.
What else did she get wrong? Let's see...yes North Korea tested missiles, but if I'm correct, they also did the same under George W. Bush. (she isn't going to mention that.) She spent a lot of time talking about foreign policy, something she knows very little about. I found that interesting. She said we need tough sanctions on Iran; I guess she doesn't listen to the news and realize the President is working with the UN to do just that.
And how hypocritical can you get? She repeats quotes about respecting the constitution, but on the other hand, feels there are situations in which the constitution she be ignored, like when interrogating terrorists.
Then she moved on to the economy. Americans, including myself, are upset about Wall Street. She mentioned the stimulus package and how it didn't help when all economists across the board have said that if it weren't for the stimulus package, we would be in much worse shape. She mentioned the fear states have over more government control duo the bailout money. I'd like some examples of the federal government infringing more on states' rights. (Of course she didn't have any.)And there is nothing wrong with the government making sure the money is used for the reasons it intended.
And then the infamous comment about how all this hopey-changey stuff is working out for Obama supporters. I don't really have anything to say about that. I'm just glad she isn't in office and using phrases like hopey-changey when speaking to high ranking foreign and domestic officials.
Now, she complains of all of the broken promises and how Washington D.C is the same. Well Miss. Palin, Mr. Obama didn't say he would be able to do everything in one year. And he said that Congress would have to work with him to get it done. I think people forget that Congress plays a huge role in our problems; legislation has to go through them first before it even gets to the President's desk. Obama said he couldn't change anything alone and he said that the state of this country wouldn't change overnight.
I wonder if she actually listened to the State of the Union because judging from her speech, she didn't. Some of the same things she said, like needing to drill for oil off America's shores, Obama said in his speech. Yet she accuses him of not doing those things.
She is definitely campaigning for a run of office in 2012, which she continues to deny. However, I think with 71% of the country disapproving of her, that would be very difficult. And the polls show that disapproval rating increasing.
People like her because they feel they can relate to her. There is nothing wrong with being able to relate to a political candidate, but that candidate must also be extremely intelligent and she is not the brightest star in the sky. I don't believe she is stupid in any way, shape, or form, but I do believe she needs to take more than a year of studying American politics and what's going on in the world before deciding to suggest what this country can do to improve.
She claims that politicians are out of touch. Well, that would mean more coming from someone who doesn't charge 100,000 dollars to speak at a convention and who didn't decide to get paid a crap load of money to become a pundit on Fox News. She says she hasn't lost touch; I find that highly unlikely considering the fame she is soaking in.
So, in short, Sarah Palin needs to check her facts before making a speech to a group of people who seem a little out of touch with the real world in the first place. I'm all about tax reform, but some members of the tea party aren't aware of the real world consequences of some of the things they want to do.
She can continue to give as many speeches as she wants and give as much of an opinion on politics as she desires on Fox News. She just needs to stay away from the White House; that would only lead to disaster.