What business in their right mind would hire now if they can avoid it ? The prospect of ObamaCare and “Cap-n-Tax” are frightening to small business. Medium to large corporations are moving offshore in order to protect themselves from a government gone positively nuts on fiscal policy. In the process they are shedding as many US jobs as they possibly can so as to protect themselves from the long term costs (i.e taxes and mandatory fees) are expected to go thru the roof once monetary policy kicks off the next round of inflation.

Effectively, our government is doing everything it can to destroy our economy in both the short and near term. By the time Obama finishes his first term, they will have made a dent in extending that to the long term as well.

I’m kind of surprised that Pajamas Media tolerates your heresy. That’s now how I had them pegged.

So she may be nuts - who know? But she is marching at the head of the parade. Exactly what a politician should do.

So your analysis may be true. But it doesn’t matter. It is irrelevant.

It was stated her knowledge is a mile wide but only an inch deep….
Oh my God…I hate to say that reminded me of obama - no In Depth knowledge of far too many things.

Those childish conservatives who stayed home in 2008 and didn’t vote because McCain wasn’t conservative enough for them should be feeling remorse also because They Helped Elect Obama.

Her history shows that she does not support corruption inside her own party much less the Democrats. At least we know where she stands. Obama double talks more, if not better, than Bill Clinton. He LIES to us everytime he talks.

As such, I would not necessarily say her supporters are in a “time warp.” Tax cuts are clearly a good place to start, however, we need to look closely at how we can make government more efficient.

A good place to start would likely be with Defense. We should focus more on “smart defense.” To start with all troops should be withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan as quickly as our transport vehicles can get them out. These should be redeployed along the borders. There would be tremendous savings here.

Also, we should upgrade the nuclear arsenal and spend less on some of our conventional forces. Still more savings. Nuclear weapons are much more effective and are likely less expensive. Also, most of our conventional items would not be expected to last very long in a war with our most likely adversaries in the 21st century, which are Russia and China. Having an improved muclear capability is less expensive and it gives us a better chance of winning than with what we currently have. While countries like Iran and Venezuela are certainly capable of winning a war with America it is unlikely that they could actually conquer America, at this time. An improved nuclear capacity helps us realize cost savings and it helps us to be in a better position to actually fight and win the likely conflicts of the 21st century.

How many government departments are involved in education? At least 10 I think. This could be streamlined to one or two departments and the cost savings would likely be enormous. There are likely a number of examples of where greater effieceny could be utilized across the government. This combined with tax cuts would be extremely helpful.

In any event, national health care should be out of the question right now. We simply cannot afford it.

While Ms. Palin is certainly correct about tax cuts, the proposal is far from complete. It needs more detail. For example, it needs to focus on how we can make current government programs more efficient. If we can do this, we may not need to cut out anyone’s “entitlement” or government services as some would call them.

While we’re looking at how we can do this, no new government progams should be added. This means national health care should be shelved for the foreseeable future. It’s going to take some time to analyze each government program to make it more effiecent. Since Ms. Palin is not a part of the government right now, there would likely be no way she would be in a position to know which government programs can be made more efficient or how to do it. As such, she is only able to go into detail on the starting point right now which is tax cuts.

Finally, Ms. Palin is not as influential as either her supporters or her detractors give her credit for. She is simply a political pundit right now. She holds no office nor does she hold a position of influence within the RNC. Right now she has no chance of being elected to any office any where and it is unlikely she will have a chance in the foreseeable future. She quit her job as Governor in Alaska right in the middle of her term. The voting public would rightly want to know if she will quit again should the going get tough furthermore any potential opponent either in the genral election or the primary will have a field day with it. At this time, I see no way for her to overcome the fact that she quit in midstream.

Just a lucky idiot, right?

If you want to improve your track record at predicting Mrs. Palin. Google, then read Malcolm Gladwell’s essay on David & Goliath and girl’s basketball. And remember which sport Mrs. Palin played in high school. Look at her history in Alaska and how she fought and won there.

The question isn’t whether Republicans be fools to nominate her, but whether Mrs. Palin will choose to run.