Per the Chicago Tribune:
Palin has been fielding questions about her political future since the campaign ended, most recently in an interview with Fox News on Monday.
"I'm like, OK, God, if there is an open door for me somewhere, this is what I always pray, I'm like, don't let me miss the open door," she said. "And if there is an open door in '12 or four years later, and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I'll plow through that door."
Well there's a shocker. She didn't hesitate before accepting McCain's offer to be his running mate; why should she hesitate to contemplate what it means to be President of this nation?
It should be noted that President Bush "plowed through" Iraq, and see where that got us?
We're all done with reckless presidents, Governor Palin. America's into people who think first, then act, not the reverse.
Also, I'd like to for no good reason highlight the use of the word "heckuva," which simply magnifies her folksy charm... and for that matter, her use of the word "collapse" to describe the McCain campaign:
"I think the economic collapse had a heckuva lot more to do with the campaign's collapse than me personally," the governor said in an interview broadcast Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show.
And, what we've all been fearing:
"She could seek a second term as governor or challenge Republican incumbent Lisa Murkowski for a Senate seat in 2010. Still uncertain is the fate of Sen. Ted Stevens, who is leading in the continuing count from the election but could be ousted by the Senate for his conviction on seven felony counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts, mostly renovations on his home. If Stevens loses his seat, Palin could run for it in a special election."
I suppose if Alaskans are willing to send a criminal back to the Senate, they wouldn't have any qualms sending someone who can't tell whether Africa is a country or continent... but America is decidedly smarter. Thank God.
... I hope.