Newsweek compares Palin to Jackson, Lincoln, Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson,

Ford, Carter, Reagan and Clinton. Tim Blair explains.

"The article, by Jon Meacham, is … odd:

Jackson, Lincoln, Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and Clinton were born to ordinary families, but they spent their lives doing extraordinary things, demonstrating an interest in, and a curiosity about, the world around them. This is much less evident in Palin’s case.

One page later:

The unease with Palin is not class-based. It is empirically based. She is a rising political star, a young woman—she is only 44—who has done extraordinary things.

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