Alaska: Rush Limbaugh

From David Hulen in Anchorage --

Gov. Sarah Palin hands over the keys to the governor's mansion to Sean Parnell tomorrow, and, once again, there's a lot of national media attention coming our way. The bulk of it around the question of what lies ahead. Some of it:

> The CBS Early Show this morning had three Republicans debating Palin's future. GOP strategist Bay Buchanan, commentator and author Ann Coulter and author and NewMajority.com founder David Frum argue over whether Palin's departure with nearly a year-and-a-half left in her term does her in as a national candidate. (Buchanan: "It will hurt her badly in the long run.

From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage –

Politico and the Boston Globe are reporting “what appeared to be a diss of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin” (as the Globe put it) by Mitt Romney on CNN's "State of the Union" yesterday.

Here’s how Politico described what happened:

Romney, appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” was replying to a question from moderator John King on whether Time’s inclusion of Palin and talk show host Rush Limbaugh on their list of “The World’s Most Influential People” was good or bad for the Republican Party.

Romney, who has not ruled out another White House bid, said he wanted more influential Republicans on the list before adding pointedly: “I think there are a lot more influential Republicans than that would suggest.

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