Conservative blasts Palin's possible 2012 run

Conservative columnist Mona Cheron, who previously wrote for the National Review and was a speechwriter for former first lady Nancy Reagan, has taken former Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin to task, labelling the former half-term governor "consumed and obsessed by the media." Writing on the conservative website Townhall.com, Charen blasted Palin for having very little experience and for being obsessed with celebrity and her own fame:

"Palin was advised by those who admire her natural gifts to bone up on policy and devote herself to governing Alaska successfully. Instead, she quit her job as governor after two and a half years, published a book (another is due next week), and seemed to chase money and empty celebrity."

Charen then called out Palin for not having any basic form of intellectual curiousity:

"She should be presiding over meetings on oil and gas leases in the North Slope, or devising alternatives to Obamacare. Every public spat with Dave Letterman or Politico, or the "lamestream media," or God help us, Levi Johnston, diminishes her."

Charen would go on to question Palin's judgment and parenting skills:

"Perhaps the former governor should not be blamed for the decisions of her adult daughter. Yet there in the audience we see Sarah and Todd Palin, mugging for the camera and cheering on their unwed-mother daughter as she bumps and grinds to the tune of "Mamma Told Me (Not to Come)." Her parents had advised her, the 20-year-old Bristol told an interviewer, that she had to stay "in character" if she expected to win. Being "in character" apparently meant descending to the vulgarity that "DWTS" peddles on a weekly basis. The momma grizzly was apparently unfazed by -- or, equally disturbing, unaware of -- the indignity. And this is supposed to be a conservative culture warrior?"

It's nice to see others from the other side call out Palin. Surely having her represent the entire Republican Party, or conservative causes, must be an embarrassment for many, and it is a good sign to see Charen stepping up.