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Kristol: Palin qualifications on par with Obama
Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, who's emerged as one of Sarah Palin's highest profile conservative boosters, defended the Alaska governor's decision to step down today in a panel appearance on "Fox News Sunday," and compared her level of experience to that of Barack Obama, who ...
Kristol: A Contrarian Take
Kristol: A Contrarian Take
weeklystandard.com — If Palin wants to run in 2012, why not do exactly what she announced today? It's an... enormous gamble - but it could be a shrewd one. After all, she's freeing herself from the duties of the governorship. Now she can do her book, give speeches, ... (more) Kristol: A Contrarian Take
Kristol: Liberal Media and GOP Hacks vs. Palin
weeklystandard.com — Lefty journalist Todd Purdum has a hit piece in the new Vanity Fair on Sarah Palin. You... don’t have to be a big Palin fan to recognize the article is full of dubious claims, and is dependent on self-serving stories provided on background by some of ... (more) Kristol: Liberal Media and GOP Hacks vs. Palin
Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?
corner.nationalreview.com — The publication of a Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin appears to have opened old wounds in... the McCain campaign. At issue is a question that was never resolved following McCain's loss in November: Who in the McCain campaign was secretly trashing ... (more) Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?
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Fred Barnes: Palin Has "Dashed Her Chances" For 2012
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Numerous Republican pundits who heartily backed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in 2008 have tried to argue that her surprise resignation could help her run in 2012. But the Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes just can't bring himself to do it. Forget about Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential candidate in 2012 and probably ever. She may have no interest in seeking the GOP nomination. But if she does, her chances of winning the nomination have been minimized by her decision to resign as governor of Alaska. She's knocked out one of three legs of ...

Steele On Palin: "2012 Off The Table"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... who support her political career -- have suggested the Alaska governor is working on a 2012 presidential run. But Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele said, in no uncertain terms, ...

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