Bullshit. Charles Kraphammer just pronounced her done on Faux (h/t C & L).

If Faux--and it's toadies--are calling her toast, she's toast. And if lack of experience was her big detraction on the trail in '08 (and polling showed it was), she's just made it worse. She can talk in front of the Orange County chapter of Old White Men Against Socialism for Jesus all she wants, but it doesn't make that problem go away. She's not even a *ONE-term* governor, now.

No, this is Little Billie trying to spin a serious negative. And when has Little Billie ever been right about anything? Ever?

Bill Kristol is a damn fool and an utter hack. Glad to see he's willing to keep contributing to his record of never being right. About anything.

Have an opinion, Bill. This is a nothing statement. It's a gamble, but it could work? Well, sure, why not? I mean, anything could happen. And it is a gamble. Whatever, talk about trying to have it both ways. This guy gets paid to have an opinion, no? What a weasel.

Why even mention him? He's a joke.

"It's an enormous gamble - but it could be a shrewd one."

Notice the key word in this article... "Shrew"...

I was so looking forward to Obama v Palin in 2012!

I noticed how even Kristol mentions she could use the time to get more educated on the issues.

Kristol's next job: Sarah Palin's Brain (yikes!)

The very fact the Billy Kristol supports her proves she is incompetent, since Billy is and has always been exactly wrong about everything. The problem is that there is no negative reinforcement. All his spectacular failures keep landing him better and better jobs.

How can anyone who viewed her performance today conclude that this was a carefully calculated decision? My money is on evidence that she's not Trigg's (or whatever her kids name is) mommy.

Y'all making me laugh. So now is the quitting half way through your term because you don't want to be a lame duck and waste the taxpayers money become the new Republican trick just to show the taxpayers how conservative they are? Is Billy going to talk about how shrewed Obama is if decides not to be a lame duck president and just flipping leaves office? That is just the wildest thing I have heard since Sanford last spoke.

I do try not to listen to her so I couldn't tell if she was speaking about 20 times faster then normal or not but what little bit I heard she was real borderline. Makes me wonder.

The timing also makes me really wonder about the pres prep stuff. She said they owe about half a million in legal bills. If it is not a big indictment then it is big money trouble and she needs to get that book written.

Who knows? It coud be she believes she could actually be the next Oprah. This lady has a huge ego.

Have just listened to the entire press conference for the second time. Anyone who thinks her confaluted rambling answered any questions, is as nutso as she is.

Billy, why would anyone want someone as uneducated as she is for POTUS? Glad to hear you finally admit she was a little lax in that department. Hasn't that always been the reason only the equally uneducated faction of your party is really her only staunch supporters?

My favorite part of her speech was this gem

In fact, this decision comes after much consideration, and finally polling the most important people in my life – my children (where the count was unanimous… well, in response to asking: “Want me to make a positive difference and fight for ALL our children’s future from OUTSIDE the Governor’s office?” It was four “yes’s” and one “hell yeah!” The “hell yeah” sealed it – and someday I’ll talk about the details of that…

I'll bet the "hell yeah" vote came from the 1-yr old Trig.

I just watched (or tried to watch) Palin's speech. The thing that disturbs me the most about this freakshow of a woman is her complete and utter lack of humility or humanity. With most politicians, even when they champion the most abhorrent policies or points of view, I can usually detect something in them that is human. I used to think Michelle Bachman was like Palin. But, truth be told, I actually have a soft spot for Bachman because as much as I want her gone, deep down I can at least sense that deeply insecure teenage girl who just wants daddy's approval. And as much of a creep as Marc Sanford is, the one thing you cannot say about him is that he's lacks the quality of human emotion. Reagan, Bush, whoever. They all reveal their real selves in some weird way or another.

And yet with Palin? Nothing. Not once. Ever. The only person I can compare her to is Dick Cheney. They are complete opposites in terms of outward appearance and style. But in terms of the complete absence of any sense of humanity, they couldn't be more alike.

Bill Kristol still supports Dan Quayle for President, too. Who cares?

Wow. Has anyone checked to make sure Kristol didn't plagiarize this from some high-school-age blogger? Because honestly, that's how this reads.