You wrote a blistering piece on Politico about Sarah Palin in November. Did you hear from her? No. I will say I flinched when I wrote it, because I know the personal impact words can have on candidates’ kids and spouses. But I just know she’s not qualified to be president. By the way, I don’t think she’s going to run. I don’t think it was a coincidence that a lot of that presidential talk came when she was releasing her book. As Newt Gingrich said, “Tell people you’re going to run for president—it helps move books!”
What advice do you have for the incoming Tea Party members? In 1994 we were elected because of [dissatisfaction with] Bill Clinton, and we were seen as overreaching and shrill, so we effectively re-elected Clinton in 1996! If Republicans overreach in 2011, they will re-elect Barack Obama in 2012. They need to focus but make sure they don’t scare little kids and pets. This is the Republican Party’s last chance—not just for me but for the American voters. They will either mean what they say or be swept aside.
In your 2009 book, The Last Best Hope, you favorably compared Barack Obama to Ronald Reagan. Would you still make that comparison today? No, I wouldn’t. Ronald Reagan knew who he was. Barack Obama is still working through that equation politically.
What Democrat do you admire most? Hillary Clinton. She’s doing a great job as secretary of state. I was surprised that the woman we were deriding as an out-of-touch left-wing elitist in 1993 became the hero of working-class Americans in 2008. It was a remarkable transformation.
What Democrat do you admire most? Hillary Clinton. She’s doing a great job as secretary of state. I was surprised that the woman we were deriding as an out-of-touch left-wing elitist in 1993 became the hero of working-class Americans in 2008. It was a remarkable transformation.
It was a remarkable transformation....by the friggin MEDIA. Hillary has always been and will always be Hillary.
I will NEVER forgive the DNC or the media for the hatchet-job they did to Hillary in 2008. They are responsible for misleading the voters, rigging the system and denying this nation a chance to have our best and brightest as POTUS.
-- Edited by VotedHillary on Friday 31st of December 2010 10:54:39 PM