Caroline Glick is Impressed by Sarah Palin

Caroline Glick has an interesting analysis of Obama, the emerging nuclear state Iran, and Sarah Palin. Check it out here.

As always, Glick is incisive and logical.

From her essay:

"To date, in light of his sinking approval ratings, the main thing Obama has had going for him is that since the presidential election, his political opponents have lacked a leader capable of uniting his opponents around an alternative path. Over the past week, that leader may have emerged.

"On Saturday, former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin gave the keynote address at the Tea Party Movement convention in Nashville, Tennessee. As she did in the presidential campaign, Palin electrified her audience in Nashville by credibly channeling the populist impulses of American voters. In her signature line she asked, 'So how's that hopey changey stuff working out for ya?'

"Palin excoriated Obama on his handling of US foreign policy. Among other things, she noted that a year into his quest to appease dictators, America's international standing is in shambles. 'Israel, a friend and a critical ally, now questions the strength of our support,' she added.

"Palin bellowed that on issues of foreign policy, there is no room for self-delusion. As she put it, 'National security, that's the one place where you've got to call it like it is.' And then, 'We need a foreign policy that distinguishes America's friends from her enemies and recognizes the true nature of the threats that we face.'

"If her address wasn't enough to convince Americans - and specifically American Jews - that Palin thinks supporting Israel and standing up to Iran are the keys to US national security, then there was her interview on Fox News Sunday. Asked how Obama can win reelection in 2012, Palin responded, 'Say he decided to declare war on Iran or decided really to come out and do whatever he could to support Israel, which I would like him to do.'

"And if that still isn't enough, there is her lapel pin. The politician who leads the populist opposition to Obama decided to make her most important speech since the 2008 election wearing a pin featuring the US flag and the Israeli flag.

"Palin, who is considering a run in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, is using her public platforms to reassemble the coalition of security hawks, social conservatives and blue collar workers that propelled Ronald Reagan to the White House in 1980. Her support for Israel serves her in building support among both security hawks and social conservatives.

"Unlike Obama's empty protestations of support for Israel, Palin's support is obviously heartfelt and therefore will not diminish while Obama remains in office. And as Palin becomes stronger, her ability to influence the US debate in a manner that constrains Obama's freedom to intimidate Israel into allowing Iran to become a nuclear power will rise."

Read the whole thing. Glick's analysis of Obama's dealings with Iran at the beginning of the essay is also quite good.