Re: The Tragedy of Sarah Palin

On Thu, 12 May 2011, Karl Swenson wrote:
> Yes, of course, because Alaska being the last American frontier, they 
> don't have tv yet.

TV, schmee-vee.  The question is, how involved in national political 
affairs can you be when you govern a sparse and barely-populated territory 
that is physically cut off from the rest of your nation?  What knowledge 
have you picked up by rubbing shoulders with other politicians?  How many 
constituents, and what sorts of issues, have you been responsible for? 
Etc., etc.  I'm not saying the governor of Alaska (or Hawaii, for that 
matter) wouldn't have *some* experience in these areas, but it doesn't 
surprise me at all that such governors tend to be unknown outside their 
states, or that no one but Alaskans and politics junkies (like Douthat) 
had a clue who Palin was when McCain nominated her for veep.

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