Presidential candidate Sarah Palin in South Korea; addendum

I woke up at 4 a.m. with a brilliant scenario dancing in my head. It caused me to rethink some of the my recent reflections on when/how/whether Sarah Palin will announce for president.

For a long time I have thought that she really does NOT want to run. Yet, she has always said that if there is not a good candidate, she would jump in. It is becoming clear that there is no such candidate. She also indicated (I think it was to Greta) that, if she announces, no one will miss the announcement. Recently she has said that the coming election will be different from anything before.

Until last night I thought she would not announce before her trip to Korea, as doing so would upstage the other speakers -- and she is too much of a modest person to do that. In the wee hours of the morning, however, it struck me that there could be no better way to position herself for 2012 than to go to Korea as an announced candidate for president of the U.S. The South Koreans -- and the Japanese and Taiwanese and so on -- would take this as a sign of the importance of East Asia to America. The media coverage would be immense, more so than if she goes as "former governor of Alaska and Republican vice-presidential candidate." Her speech would be broadcast all over the world, and it would absolutely knock the socks off of everyone in the U.S.

As Sarah has said, no one will miss her announcement, perhaps on the Bob & Mark show, after which she boards the plane and flies over the Arctic Circle to Korea.

ADDENDUM: And how priceless won't it be to watch the flat-footed LSM trying to get a flight to South Korea!

Sarah in Korea

I thought this was a very cool picture, though I've no idea what the quote is about. It concerns her October visit to South Korea to participate in the World Knowledge Forum. More details later.

For those who have wondered where I have been, well, I am back! I had always planned to wait until Sarah puts herself in contention for the Republican nomination for president before I started posting, but earlier in the summer I had a few things on my mind that got me started.

I visit a couple of Palin websites, principally Conservatives4Palin, but recently the constant complaints among Palinistas along the lines of "when is she going to announce" have got me down. Hey, folks! She is waiting for the present field to shoot itself in the foot. Stay cool and be patient. You will be rewarded. Sarah never undertakes anything unless she knows she will win. She is a hunter. She is a barracuda. She wants to position herself in the best possible way before she leaps in. Let the others tear themselves to shreds first.