The XX Factor : stupidity

We'll Miss George

Hanna Rosin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:43:00 GMT

Juliet, I think this is going to turn out to be a real crisis moment for the conservative movement. The difference between Palin and Bush is: He was just pretending to be regular folk from the heartland, whereas she actually is. Bush was perfect for the...(read more)

IQ Challenge

Marjorie Valbrun — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:46:00 GMT

Juliet, I hate to be in the position of defending President Bush, especially when it comes to his level of intelligence, but I have to say I disagree that he and Sarah Palin are cut from the same aptitude cloth. As you noted , Bush does have more executive...(read more)

Déjà Vu

Anne Applebaum — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:22:00 GMT

Seems to me, Juliet , that it's not just sexism that is driving conservatives away from Sarah Palin in droves. It's déjà vu. I write here as one who heard President Bush speak a few times during his first trip to Europe in the summer of 2001 and was impressed:...(read more)