Sarah Palin Will Never Be President of the U.S.A.

[Conservatives in Disarray AND Is American Conservatism Dead?]

You know how it is when Pepsi invents yet another flavor, or Pizza Hut finds a new way to make pizza. It's interesting for a while, sales bump up a bit, then it's back to normal. People stick

with tried and tested Pepsi and pizza. The same will happen with Sarah Palin. For the moment, she's flavor of the month, but pretty soon she'll slide into relative obscurity.

Remember Geraldine Ferraro? Her crowning acheivement was standing unsuccessfully as Walter Mondale's VP candidate. After that campaign, she did little of national importance (except make a fool of herself as a Hillary surrogate).

Palin's fate will be similar. Her achievement -- not really hers but John McCain's for picking her -- was to pave the way for women who are better than her more gifted, more articulate, more intelligent and more highly educated. In four years, women much more talented than Palin will emerge on the GOP scene.

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Palin Has Reached Her Political Peak

Joe Six Pack came to prominence during Palin's campaign. There aren't enough six packs to elect a Palin for president.

Katie Couric: Palin nemesis. Couric's interview with Palin shattered the Republican dream of election victory.

Spending spree: "Buy a few outfits," McCain's staff told Palin. She went out and spent $150,000 of someone else's money.