Bush Doctrine Question

Here's how I would have liked to have seen Sarah Palin handle Charlie Gibson's question on the "Bush Doctrine".

Sarah Palin: Charlie, each President comes into office under different sets of circumstances and they have to form their own policies based upon those circumstances. For example - the Soviet Union was clearly in violation of the Monroe Doctrine when they placed troops and missiles in Cuba. Did that mean that President Kennedy was supposed to go to war with the Soviet Union? No. President Kennedy had to deal with the circumstances of his time. President McCain will do likewise. To paraphrase a recent movie - the doctrines of past Presidents are more like guidelines than rules.

Charlie Gibson: But do you agree with the Bush Doctrine?

Sarah Palin: Charlie if you want to get into the details of the Bush Doctrine - I'd be happy to spend the rest of the interview time discussing them. If you are just fishing for a "gotcha" quote to use as a soundbite for the ads for the interview then I suggest you move on to the next question.