Political Perceptions: Sarah Palin Can Have Star Power Too!

John McCain and Sarah Palin attend a rally, Friday, in Cedarburg, Wis. (AP) If Barack Obama can make being wildly inexperienced seem like no big deal thanks to his mesmerizing presence, why can’t Sarah Palin do the same thing? Well maybe she can – and she’ll probably have to, writes The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer . John McCain’s strongest attack against Obama was Obama’s total lack of experience. But then he chose Palin. “The gamble is enormous. In a stroke, McCain gratuitously forfeited his most powerful argument against Obama. And this was even before Palin’s inevitable liabilities began to pile up,” Krauthammer writes. “McCain has one hope…In a year of compounding ironies, the McCain candidacy could be saved, and the Palin choice vindicated, by one thing: Palin pulls an Obama.” CLICK HERE to read the rest of Political Wisdom — the weekend edition. (link)