Enter into the equation, Rig, that if Palin were qualified to inhabit the highest and most visible office we have in the US, no one would be happier about it than Alaskans, of whatever stripe.

But she is not. Far from being a feather in Alaska's cap, she would be an embarrassment, if not worse.

Even those partisan peeps who bemoan the reality that her stab at vice president was short lived and hope she runs for president in 2012 cannot give one actual reason that she should. The closest to a reason that I've heard is that "a president has LOTS of advisers- she'll do fine."

I think they confuse her with Walter Brennan. They like her looks and her folksy ways.