Mark Davis: Dems should be careful of what they claim to wish for

Democrats should be care of what they say they wish for. Mark Davis is a morning host on News/Talk WBAP (a Dallas station that's been around so long that it has a "W" call sign) and writes op-eds for The Dallas Morning News:

When the crowded Republican race to end the Obama era kicks off – and that will be the morning after the 2010 midterm elections – her fate will be tied to perceptions of whether she can win from a private-sector springboard filled with book tour stops and campaign events for off-year GOP candidates.

I believe she will excel at both, placing her squarely amid the leading 2012 aspirants. But will she outperform Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, should they return with appreciable support bases? Will she shine as brightly as other new possibilities, from Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to U.S. Reps. Mike Pence and Paul Ryan?

Only time will tell. But if this is the beginning of a year filled with evidence of her passion and clarity – and largely free of deer-in-the-headlights moments – she will land squarely where her fans want her and where her critics say they want her. And that's in a position to argue that she should succeed Obama.

Then her fans will get a chance to see if she can rise to that mighty occasion. If she can, those who have mocked her with such glee will eat those words, washed down with a large gulp of an appropriate adage: Be careful what you wish for.

The complete Davis opinion piece is here.

- JP