One cinderella story may be in its final chapter. After Sarah Palin’s underwhelming interview with Katie Couric of CBS, which aired Wednesday and Thursday night, conservative commentators began distancing themselves from their vice presidential candidate.
Nationally syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker called for Palin to step down Friday, saying she didn’t have the necessary experience.
“As we’ve seen and heard more from John McCain’s running mate, it is increasingly clear that Palin is a problem. Quick study or not, she doesn’t know enough about economics and foreign policy to make Americans comfortable with a President Palin should conditions warrant her promotion.”
Parker is a lot less enthusiastic about Palin now than she was after her speech at the RNC. She wrote then:
“Palin brings more to the ticket than the possibility of a few female voters. She has animated voters who had little enthusiasm for the race. She has given them the very thing Democrats have been enjoying the past several months: hope and change.”