>Sarah Palin is wayyyyy more successful in life than most of us here on the thread in terms of jobs, money, influence, and exposure...
>
>Agreed that she's made money hand over fist.
>
>Agreed on the exposure - and some of it is bad. When a person says they'll never debate or be interviewed by Katie Couric again, that's a clear sign that the exposure has gone bad.
>
>Influence? More like polarizing. She has probably influenced as many to go one direction vs another. Many mainstream republicans are very concerned about her. Yes, she has many supporters, I'm not denying that. But for someone with really limited actual accomplishments, she's also negatively affected a reputation that she really has yet to build.
>
>And jobs...sorry, but I don't see it that way. She lost tremendous credibility when she stepped down as governor. Especially since her reasons ("protecting her family, escape ethics probes that have drained her financies and hampered her ability to govern") are specious at best. Most of her actions since resigning as governor could hardly be considered protecting her family - and she herself launched many of the ethics investigations HERSELF AGAINST HERSELF as a political manuever.
>
>It's not so much that her constant flubs (e.g. "North Korea") are pretty silly....does anyone really believe Palin is competent to act as an expert in Korea policy? ...that she even understands the leadership struggle over there?....that she even knows basic Korean history?....


And you think Obama does? surround yourself with enough qualified advisers and you'll look like a champ or chump depending...