re: #134 Cato the Elder

One word: Bush.

Bush and Reagan are the two recent presidents most often portrayed as stupid. Both of them worked hard, along with their handlers, to dispel such images. If they hadn’t had some success, they’d have never been elected.

And I’m not sure Palin is smarter than Bush. There’s no indication that she can hold her own in serious policy discussions. Remember: ALL her media interaction since those disastrous interviews of 2008 have been friendly (Oprah, Hannity) or stage managed.