Sarah Palin at Mid-Career

Thomas Lifson, AT "Sarah Palin's debut on FOX News last week engendered the usual disdain from the usual suspects, but more significantly, not much enthusiasm from her fans. The ratings were great, but it is clear that the governor has not yet mastered the skill set of a television pundit. Still, it is too soon write her off as a figure not taken seriously in public life -- a twenty-first century Dan Quayle And this: Palin's Curious First Week at Fox "So while the O'Reilly segment was first and full of interruptions, let's start with the unorthodox Beck interview."