Sarah Palin’s Future: A Second Chance at the Presidency?

It’s a bet that politics in Alaska were never as tough as the few months spent on the Republican Presidential ticket and even though she appeared to give the McCain/Palin ticket her all, seeking this office never seemed like it was originally part of her agenda, at least not at the time of her nomination. Now, the real question is whether Sarah Palin would now consider running for President in the future if the GOP were behind her. Patriot Depot is already offering bumper stickers and other materials for Sarah Palin to run in the 2012 election. The motto: “I’ll keep my guns, freedom, and money. You can keep “the change!”

It can be recalled that women in public office has been accepted for quite a few centuries, it was not until the 1984 nomination of Geraldine Ferraro that a woman was ever considered for a nominiation to executive office by a major party. The old school argument put forth for why a woman should never be President has always been a women’s emotional stability while undergoing monthly physical changes with the concern that it may coincide with a national crisis. Of course, thanks to President Bill Clinton, it has been proven that, without affecting the nation’s security, a President can continue to function while having oral sex so, changing a tampon and popping a Pamprin shouldn’t cause too much of an uproar, even in times of crisis. How times have changed.

To many, Sarah Palin was like a breath of fresh air in the 2008 election. The problem was that fresh air in politics is confusing. We have become accustomed to a certain type of personality for a politician. The country wanted a change, but with so little time left in the election to really get to know her, the GOP offering us a good looking, gun-weilding, hockey mom for a Vice-Presidential candidate was a mistake. Many people did not know how to respond to the nomination announcement and for many the knee-jerk reaction was to reject her without cause. Unfortunately, it also had us witness the dive in maturity levels for media personalities, hard-core Democrats, and even some Republicans. Even so, Sarah Palin rose above it without one shred of evidence during the election that the situation she was in was bothering her. That, my friends, is a President!

This election, we certainly saw attempts to undermine womens qualifications to lead when, as a political strategy, Sarah Palin’s ability to be a Vice-President while continuing to provide care for her children was questioned. We also saw the media go out of their way to show us, what some of us view as sexist photographs of Sarah Palin, as if good legs and high heels are some sort of detriment to performing the duties of Vice-President. Sarah Palin’s main deficit as a serious Vice-Presidential candiate appeared to be her looks, hence the nickname “Carribou Barbie.” She was given what she was given. What was  she supposed to do, take fashion and make-up tips from Ugly Betty to win the day?  

If we are lucky enough, Sarah Palin will now take the time available to her to build the credentials needed to make a serious run for President and should she wholeheartedly decide to do so, it will most certainly be a race.