https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/09/10/tigerhawk-for-president/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:42:43 -0400<![CDATA[Tigerhawk answers 20 foreign policy questions proposed by Rebecca Frankel of Foreign Policy meant for Sarah Palin. Tigerhawk writes, &#8220;I have taken the liberty of supplying the answers that I would give. Note that my answers are not necessarily the best for somebody trying to win an election.&#8221;  His answers, besides being lucid and sane, are reminders how commonsensical such answers can be when you are not being asked trick questions. The problem politicians often face when answering a question is not how to give the right answer &#8212; any reasonably intelligent person can do that &#8212; but how to give the acceptable answer. Success in Washington consists, not of knowing where the solutions are, but of understanding where all the sacred cows are hidden. And a politician will be accounted both wise and statesmanlike not if he actually does something but succeeds in completing four years as President without challenging a single shibboleth. Consider Tigerhawk&#8217;s answer to question number 1:]]>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:37:44 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/09/10/tigerhawk-for-president-n186058