Future of the GOP?

Governor, may I suggest an extended study break wherein you actually get to know at least something about policy matters and serious issues that face our government? How about some semblance of intellectual curiosity and rigor ? Or, an attempt to move beyond awkwardly phrased nonsensical platitudes? Perhaps, these things are too challenging for you. May I recommend hiring a speech writer who can at least make you sound half-way serious when you are on the national stage?

Politico:

Two events were added to the annual Republican Governors Association meeting especially for the Alaska governor and former vice presidential nominee, but her objectives were unclear and her message, mixed.

...“As far as we’re concerned, the past is the past and we’re all focused on the future,” she said, surrounded by many of her fellow Republican chief executives.

But then, immediately after addressing reporters, she walked across the hall and delivered a speech before a session titled “Looking Towards the Future” that was largely a nostalgic trip back through the last two months, replete with mention of Joe the Plumber and the other memorable campaign trail moments.

... She said at the press conference that the GOP governors “want to reach out to the new administration and offer our assistance, our support, offer solutions.” ... But in the same speech she implicitly offered the same criticism of President-elect Barack Obama that Republicans leveled throughout the fall. “We are not the many voting yea or nay or present,” she said of her fellow governors, a veiled reference to Obama’s “present” votes as an Illinois state senator.

... Asked about what the party could do to appeal to women and Hispanics — two demographic groups which tilted toward the Democrats this election — Palin had little to say about a topic that has been a focus for many of her colleagues...