Palin vs. Obama in 2012. How to argue for Palin

I've been asked before, you would seriously vote Palin over Obama in 2012? I imagine if Palin gets the nomination, you'll hear this question a lot from Obama sycophants. They will, as they did in 2008, try to destroy her by smear and ridicule.

I've thought extensively how to handle this scenario (before and after) she gets the nomination. Here are a few thoughts on the matter:

1) Unlike Obama she has had formal executive experience (as Mayor and Governor). So, she's had to learn how to balance a budget. Given the explosion of debt under Obama this cannot be stressed enough.

2) They compare Obama's education with hers and say she is lacking.

• Obama hasn't released his records so we don't really know for sure his educational background. She has does have a B.S. in Communication from the University of Idaho.
  
• Stipulate that technically his might be better on paper, but note that Lincoln had no formal college, yet he is considered a giant. Likewise, Truman did not have a college degree,college education and is now considered a good POTUS. Conversely, Carter was in the top of his class at the U.S. Navel Academy and is widely considered one of the worst modern POTUS.
  

3) Indicate that she'd have to work hard to go through an $800+ billion 'stimulus' package with little discernible results. Indicate that it wouldn't take much effort to improve upon Obama's disaster response to protect the Gulf coastlines. Furthermore, indicate that anyone could, using unrealistic assumptions, could claim that healthcare reform will mean greater coverage for more people at a cost that "will not add one dime to the debt". In foreign policy, indicate that anyone with any sense could have seen that his "engagement" of a tyrannical fundamentalist Iranian regime would be result in nothing but ridicule from them and do nothing to slow down their nuclear weapon development. In other words, attack the credibility of his accomplishments and indicate that any executive with common sense would be able to get better results using the tools available.

 4) Indicate that Obama cannot be trusted. He has made little effort to keep his promises. i.e., unlike Obama you much more likely to get what you see with her. In other words, can we trust Obama to run this country for another four years?

 5) Unlike Obama, she doesn't have a history of extremists in her background.

 6) Unlike Obama, she is unlikely to ignore contract law and favor her constituency at the expense of the American people.


Do I know if Palin would make a good POTUS? Do I want her to be the one to get the nomination? Not sure on both counts. I am sure of this however. We cannot trust Obama to another term. He has been wasteful with what he has been given, unresponsive to the public opinion, more concerned with "fairness/social justice" than what is in the best interest of the nation, geared towards consolidating power in the Executive Branch at the expense of Democracy and generally seen as weak by opponents and unreliable by our allies. If it's her vs. Obama, we have little choice but to vote him out. What little we know about her indicates that she is not bought and paid for like Obama has been.

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