Palin? Yes, but not now

I like Sarah Palin… A lot.

I do not however like her as President – not now at least

Here’s why

I believe the most pressing issue this country is faced with is not the economy, or health care but rather international terrorism. If we are constantly under the threat of being attacked – possibly by a nuclear armed unstable nation – then all the domestic issues we face are merely a distraction.

I am completely confident the US will be hit again and I firmly believe that attack is right around the corner and quite possibly the threat could endure for years.
On domestic policy I think Sarah Palin is a gem. On issues like immigration, taxes, gun control, healthcare reform, environmental issues she falls right in line with what I believe and know to be true.

On foreign policy issues she’s a novice. And with the unstable nature of our world, the move towards globalization, a one world monetary system, the increasing attempts by many nations to grant more power to the United Nations, tension between Israel and Palestine and a whole host of other foreign policy challenges I do not think Sarah Palin has the experience to govern as the President of the United States – not yet at least.

And with the almost certainty that we will be involved in a war for probably decades to come – a President that has a firm grasp on international affairs is no longer a luxury – it is mandatory – and the Presidency is no place for on the job training – no matter how fast a learner someone is.

Imagine this:
It’s 2:15 am, 85 days into the Palin Presidency and the phone rings. 3 Russian Subs have been spotted by the Coast Guard 8 miles off the coast of Long Island NY. They do not respond to attempts to reach them by radio contact and they’re headed this way.

Or perhaps…A Muslim bomber just detonated a nitrogen and phosphorus based fertilizer bomb hidden in a rental truck. The blast caused a gaping hole and a fire ball that reached a 100 feet into the air. The bomb was set off on the lowest level of a parking deck killing dozens and trapping hundreds of people at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover Alabama (My home town)

Is Sarah Palin really the person you want in charge?

Now?

With this crisis unfolding?

Do her views on death panels, immigration, global warming or cap and trade legislation really matter when and not if - a major international catastrophe hits this country

Sarah Plain has many of the exact same experience flaws many of us on the right said should preclude Barack Obama from being President.

How do we justify this position to our liberal countrymen?
Many Palin supporters have sound much like the giddy Obama supporters we said we’re delusional. She is taking on that same rock star persona we warned people on the left to not become drunk on.

As this point we cannot afford to become enraptured with Sarah Palin – the stakes are just too high.

I like Sarah Palin, a lot. I think she has a long, brilliant and possibly history changing political career ahead of her

We cannot afford to put her in office simply because we like her pluck or because she’s sassy.

Not now. The stakes are just too high