Palin Puzzle

" Alaska governor Sarah Pailin stunned the political world last week with a surprise announcement that she'll leave her post eighteen months early widely considered to be a rising star in the Republican Party and a front runner for the presidential nomination in 2012. Palin's abrupt. Departure leaves many wondering if her future in politics is dead. And who will lead the GOP. Joining the panel this week Wall Street Journal columnist and deputy editor Dan Henning. Editorial board member Jason Riley and Washington columnist Kim distrust on making a rare appearance here in New York welcome -- all right."

" So how much has -- on her political future plumbing it depends on if she did it for her political future -- there as a a group of people out there who think that she may have just. Been sick of the attack sick of the complaint sick of everything was happening to our friendly and that she's. Stunner at least going out for a -- that this was stumped for political reasons I think she hurt herself a lot -- people be able to say in the future look you had -- earlier governor."

" You -- executive position why should we let throughout -- much more rigorous job is as the president though thus far and the problem she always had Paul was in giving independence to think that she had a policy test for this job thinking that."

" That means she always had that they set their their loved it loved her charisma they love to personality he needed to convince even intellectuals within the GOP that you can do this and and you don't do that -- turned eighteen months."

" But I think it also has a certain logic if she wants to run for president is campaigning. From Alaska. With the lower 48 so far away would be very good of -- was gonna end in 2010 anyway she -- if that's true let's not kill time and make some money raised the money. For the party. And sort of control her problem her public image and bone up on me -- on the issues on the on the side than. And you know sit back and wait and see what happens after the mid term. And again I think that she didn't she show -- unfortunately I agree that the with a lot of people say the media was merciless and attacking her neighbor and her family which is rare. But she didn't demonstrate that she was up to the rigors I think of a presidential campaign and has done the hard work of preparing on the issues to run for president. "

" No not at all and I still don't think she can quite quickly. Fall across the goal line she's gonna have to really go to school. And showed it to me she can speak intelligently about a wide range of issues. If she does that and if -- Jason suggest she goes out and races big box for the GOP. Which is capable of doing and which is a crucial element of being a presidential candidate these days. I think given her gift of -- her charisma when the time comes she might have a shot but he does have to get across that sophisticated I."

" oh so Republican Party doesn't have really any who have nationals to. It's identifiable. Leaders. It doesn't matter. Here that right now or who wanted to."

" What little early coming and look what we've got coming up here's a couple of years in the Obama administration we're gonna have a lot of opportunity for some new Republicans to define himself and we should expect that to happen people --"

" He's going to be people in congress should -- from the people of the state houses and he's going to be people in private life. Who may be or like Mitt Romney who ran before former governor and then and then thousand private life again."

" I think you're gonna see more of that the private life and also the -- look right now one thing that the GOP has got going for is for the events happening in Washington huge chance for them to define themselves. In a different way especially from statehouses this say this is what you may be doing in Washington this is Austin a different way. The whole states as laboratories are those governors -- well you've got people that the people -- talked about so far you've got by the agent doll down on Louisiana you've got people like Tim Pawlenty out of Minnesota mean you've got. I'm Mitch Daniels and Indiana he got there a bunch of different."

" But the reality is now make all have to resign you cannot be a sitting governor and run successfully for the presidency. Yeah George Bush did. George Bush dividend 2000 -- Barack Obama ran from the from the Senate. I even got rules have changed the amount of money you have to raise me to have to be out in the country great thing about Mitch Daniels is one of -- understandings -- they wanted 2006 and 2008 very big years for Republicans and not in southern Republican conservative states. Don't we have to Republicans need. Somebody from the north not another southern candidate. The Republicans have a twofold problem one they need a leader they need someone who can articulate an alternative narrative how we got into the situation how we can get out. But two they need someone with. The sort of star wattage to match Barack Obama at target that anything it is a tough but very tough road to hoe but that is what. The dilemma that the Republicans face right now I think it's to fall below but I mean -- if if if you're caught talking about a celebrities aren't very many of those in politics that come around kitchen just as somebody who says this Kim suggests. Look I'm govern well but I did it was different principles. And -- offer kind of sober even stolid kind of alternative leadership I'd start with finding someone whose confidence and then they have to that first but I think -- also gonna need a charismatic figure which is why I think -- Still as the challenges do you think they're still got out okay all right I. And even what do you think should 2012 or you talking -- for Palin 201620. Briefly. I think it'll be no longer on the road she's got a lot assistant cook for first right thanks can still."