J.P.: Sounds like Miss Teen USA from South Carolina and “the
Iraq” fame? Whose payroll are you on? Eva Longoria’s? Susan
Sarandon’s? More seriously, it would be swell if Palin could sit
down with journalists for some ribbing and getting to know one
another — but that would require a certain amount of good will on
the part of the journalists, which at this point I don’t see
materializing. However out of her league she seemed in the sitdown
with Charlie Gibson, what came across more than anything else is
that Gibson was snooty and condescending, using fancy words solely
to suggest to viewers that she has no idea what they mean. (Do you
think Biden ever tosses around words like “hubris” and
“existential” — when he’s not out with Charlie Rose, of
course?)
In any case, given her relatively brief experience in high
office, it’s understandable that it’ll be a while before she’s up
to speed on Washington/national/international matters, but there’s
nothing in her other than lack of experience that she lacks the
talent and energy to acquire the requisite knowledge. Whether that
will require “tutoring,” or whatever else you can call it —
briefing, instruction, cramming — why should we be surprised? She
wasn’t running for vice president, but suddenly was asked to serve.
So upward and onward. What brought her this far will take her a lot
farther.
