re: #479 Charles

But if she’s planning to run, this is political suicide.

Political suicide, or unbridled hubris?

In this last week, Sarah Palin has come across as arrogant, grandiose and most of surprisingly, entitled. I’m disappointed. I didn’t think she was ready for the VP job, but assumed she would work in earnest to shore up her weaknesses and build a foundation upon which she could launch a legitimate campaign. If she would have put forth the effort, she perhaps could have inherited Reagan’s mantle.

As it stands, it appears Palin doesn’t believe she has any weaknesses, including the biggest one - experience. That is a troubling development.

Conservatism isn’t about charisma or celebrity, it’s about meeting the responsibility of your commitments and getting ahead based purely on your own merits. It’s a political philosophy based on meritocracy, not entitlement.