Megyn Kelly, Bob Dole, and the Coming Palin/Romney Throwdown

As painful as it was to view the coronation of High King Obama yester-eve, one is always wise to look for a silver lining in all dark and dank situations.

There’s one! Megyn Kelly of Foxnews is apparently not a great speller but certainly has been gifted with a compelling personality and exterior. She made Fox’s election eve coverage fair, balanced, and also quite cute.

OK… now that’s out of the way. It looks like the fight to lead Republican-ism in 2012 is already on in full furry. Tucker Carlson, a man with no small affection for bow ties, writes that 2012 may well boil down to Mitt Romney versus Sarah Palin. If it so boils, he believes Romney might have the edge due to his self control:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-03/romneys-game-plan/

But others, including hordes who gently reprimanded me for my words in Volume 14 of TWG (and my Dad), make the case that the charismatic Governor Palin is the next Ronaldus Magnus. Scott Horton accuses the venerable Bill Kristol of using his New York Times column to build up the Palin-ator along these lines while tearing down the campaign in which she was engaged:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-07/palins-mole-at-the-times/

The things I continue to see and read, not all of which do I think are posted with the intent of destroying Sarah Palin, are bolstering my uneasiness with the idea of her hands on the helm of Conservatism come 2012. To be fair, Sarah is denying all the charges levied against her:

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/07/palin-aide-calls-anonymous-campaign-charges-sickening/

Also, I miss Bob Dole. That guy was an empire. I’m very tempted to post the Youtube video in which the good former presidential candidate speaks to his pooch regarding Britney Spears’ frollicking endorsement of Pepsi products. Alas, I estimate that Ms. Spears hip movements and wardrobe could perhaps hurt the family friendly image of GooseRadio.com. Therefore, I’ll say farewell with Dole’s humorous handling of the issue of his own age in a 1996 debate with King Bill.