If Governor Palen tries a run for President in 2012, she'll find that some of her Republican primary opponents (some of the same folks who were so fully supportive of VP candidate Palen) will be more than ready to point out the same weaknesses and lack of qualifications that Democrats were pointing out a few months ago. It's one thing to have the other party saying you're unqualified. It's quite another to have high-ranking members of your own party saying it. She hasn't had that experience yet because she hasn't participated in the national primaries. Guys like Mitt Romney or Rudy Giuliani would chew her a new anal opening without giving it a second thought.