 She administered a budget successfully," and of Obama, "He's never run a city, he's never run a state, he's never run a business, he's never administered a payroll, he's never led people in crisis".He also stated, if Sarah Palin had been president when the U.S. came under attack on Sept. 11, 2001, he is confident she would have been able to handle the crisis.According to the "Washington Times", Palin's faith has made her a "favorite with the staunchly pro-Israel neoconservative elements in the Republican Party."