I'd prefer to try to pretend that Sarah Palin doesn't exist. TYo me, she embodies a combination of ignorance, unbridled ambition, hubris and egomania. Frank;y, I do nor understand how anyone sentient can view her as a serious candidate for anything above dog catcher - and that's probably stretching it. Were she ever to receive the GOP nomination, it would be a signal that the end of the nation was at hand and that thinking, rational people need to start fleeing the USA as if it were a reincarnation of the Titanic on the night of April 14/15, 1912. While Palin and her handlers can clearly manipulate the most ignorant and/or mentally unbalanced portions of the GOP base, one would think that there would be someone left in the GOP to stop the inmates from taking over the insane asylum. Huffington Post looks at Palin's weekend stunt to apparently re=energize her prospects as serious GOP candidate.*
Sarah Palin rumbled through Washington on the back of a Harley as she and her family began an East Coast tour Sunday that renewed speculation the former Alaska governor would join the still unsettled Republican presidential contest.
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Wearing a black leather jacket and surrounded by a throng of cheering fans, Palin and family members jumped on bikes and joined thousands of other motorcyclists on the Memorial Day weekend ride from the Pentagon to the Vietnam Veterans' memorial.
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Palin remains one of the biggest questions for Republicans, who have not yet settled on a frontrunner to challenge President Barack Obama's re-election. While many of Palin's likely rivals have worked to build campaign organizations in early nominating states such as Iowa or New Hampshire, Palin has taken no concrete steps to begin a presidential campaign.
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Given Palin's star power, she might be able to wait longer than others. But clock is ticking, the establishment isn't happy with its options and one of the earliest tests of campaign infrastructure, the straw poll in Ames, Iowa, is scheduled for August.
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Palin showed no hints she would join the field on Sunday although she again demonstrated her ability to build excitement and practice person-to-person, retail politics.
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On the windshield of Palin's bike: a likeness of President George W. Bush. Next to it, the words "Miss Me?"
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