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This from Gail Collins to David Brooks interesting:
...When I hear Palin talk I remember a lot of state politicians I’ve run into over the years who are often very smart, but who see everything in terms of their particular turf. Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton had never been elected to anything outside their states, but they had a national vision by the time they ran for president. And all those months of campaigning around the country stretched that understanding that whatever happened in Georgia or Arkansas might not really be relevant to what happened in Washington.But all Palin’s got is Alaska. Energy is supposed to be her key issue, but her energy policy is about more drilling in Alaska. Her reform instincts are all about fighting the Republican Party in Alaska, which is unique unto itself. And like George W. Bush, she’s been forged in a state where the Legislature is rather bipartisan. Which creates a totally inaccurate vision of how one could operate in Washington.
Sarah Palin: Alaskan solutions to American problems.