Women Communicate Differently And Process Information Differently,

I Am Endlessly Fascinated That Playing Football Is Considered A Training Ground For Leadership, But Raising Children Isn't. Hey, It Made Me A Better Leader: You Have To Take A Lot Of People's Needs Into Account; You Have To Look Down The Road. Trying To Negotiate Getting A Couple Of Kids To Watch The Same Tv Show Requires Serious Diplomacy.

Palin Was A Political Hail Mary, A Long Bomb In The Closing Minutes Of A Game That John Mccain And Co. Were Certain To Lose. They Didn't Care If She Had The Policy Or Political Or Emotional Capacity To Serve As Vice President, Let Alone President. They Were Willing To Drive The Country Off A Cliff, If That's What It Took To Win.

During My Years As A Press Secretary, I Developed A Powerful Internal Filter, Which Worked To Strip All Things 'off Message' From My Thoughts Before They Came Out Of My Mouth. It Didn't Always Work, Of Course, And I Said More Than A Few Things I Regretted.

No Reporter Is Flying Around In Borrowed Twin-engine Airplanes.

It Isn't Fate But Fecklessness That Has Shoved Sarah Palin To The Sidelines Of National Politics. The Real Tragedy Is That She's Taken A Lot Of Other Serious Republican Women With Her.