http://corner.nationalreview.com/post... " And see Stephen Roberts in the New York Times Magazine: “In 1976, the reasoning goes, Reagan would be 65, and too old to run.” “When a guy’s built on celluloid,” Democratic State Senator George Moscone said, “he goes up fast, but he burns out quickly.” " - Noah David Simon

It is a win win situation. Palin doesn't hurt Alaska with her ambitions and she can move forward with a national campaign after she is rested. a brilliant plan. I was very impressed with her speech today. I have no doubt that she will be America's first female commander in chief. guys in New York like me are rooting for a real strong woman to show the world values not Gloria Steinem lies about androgyny. Palin is about dignity. she will lead us out of the gender cultural wars of the 20th century. as I watched the wretched death of Michael Jackson and his world last week I am reminded of what Palin is fighting for and what she is up against. Sarah is a strong woman who breaks the mold. she is strong on the terms of woman and she is a leader because she understands where her strengths are. she is not creating the grand myopic androgynous lie of the blue states. - Noah David Simon

How about @ExAKGovSarahPalin? - Mike Doeff from iPhone

somehow I don't even think twitter is terribly relevant to American politics anymore. maybe to HuffPo, CNN, and the NYTimes, but not to present persuasion. twitter is a dead horse. I don't need an account anymore. a facebook fan page would suffice. twitter is so 2006. - Noah David Simon

What she needs is a team of lawyers to get her out of whatever trouble she's in. - Morgan Collins from BuddyFeed

Morgan are you assuming she doesn't have lawyers? she has plenty. it is about the state. she has to fight for her constituents... who by the way still support her strongly. but she is strong enough to say she can't rep them right now. did Hilary do the same when she left my state New York in a financial nightmare? Palin is a better person then those that put their career first over the people. Anderson Cooper was pathetic. I don't remember exactly what he said... but it sounded dumb and bitchy. wasn't professional at all. Sam Donaldson like him or hate him... would of never asked Reagan something like that. Cooper is really flimsy... and I'm not saying that because I'm biased. I hate Rachel Maddow, but she is dangerous because she is snarky sharp. but Anderson Cooper I can only sum up as being a bimbo. Cooper said something to the effect of how is quitting leadership? then trolled Sarah's PR person on the phone form upstate NY by saying he didn't understand sports metaphors? if a person thinks they won't do a good job under circumstances for the state because they would be putting their personality in front of the state then this is the right decision. it really was a flake question. the way he said it was kind of like "oh snap", but the actual words had me scratching my head. name one accusation that hit a target concerning Palin? I heard about the SBC accusation last night. I noticed it didn't viral. perhaps people are begining to figure that it hurts credibility after "book-ban-gate" and "trooper-gate"? Even Ted Stevens turned out to be innocent. I didn't even expect that one. - Noah David Simon

I see her as undoing gender accusation culture. I don't disagree with her... but she is a bit of a soap box lecturer. but I see her as being able to do what I need her to do for the country. frankly her best stuff comes out when you attack her kids. she lacked jaded conviction. it takes a whole lot of abuse to be a real Reagan. I liked what I saw of her this month, but she needs to learn to really hurt her opponent and come across confident with her battles. I think this time around it will seem a bit more dangerous then the little hockey mom. she will see the alarm bells and know she has to hurt people. she was just a bit too scripted... and perhaps that was McCain people's fault. I liked her taking on Letterman. she really killed him. on the other hand you can't be an ogre or bitch either. it is a fine line. it is taking jabs and looking like you enjoy doing it because the other guy is a shmoe... but you would still share a beer for him out of love. you fight your battles and respect the enemy. it is a man's world. she can't just smile on SNL and think everything is honky cool. she has to make the audience enjoy watching her take apart another human being. - Noah David Simon