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Saturday, July 04, 2009
Further Thoughts On Sarah Palin
I'm not as sanguine about the events of yesterday as are some of my Co-Conspirators and other colleagues in the libertarian-conservative Right. To resign her governorship in the middle of the term, whatever Governor Palin's motivations for doing so, can't make her look strong or principled. Given the waterfall of venom that's drenched her and her family since her nomination to the vice-presidency, and the barrage of vicious attacks launched against her through nominally legitimate channels, Palin's resignation, whatever her true motives for it, can only make her look as if she's running away. You may be sure that her detractors and their annex in the Mainstream Media will give it that characterization at every opportunity.
Perhaps Palin can be a useful blocking back for other conservative Republicans in the races of 2010 and 2012. However, the contemporary political milieu is far less kind to losers than that of 1968. On the plus side of the ledger, John McCain is finished in national politics. On the minus side, now that Sarah Palin has "abandoned her responsibilities," so is she.
I'd love to be proved wrong about this, of course.
Meanwhile, there's the chortling from the Left, where the backslapping and high-fiving about Palin's imminent departure from office has been continuous since her announcement. I don't pollute myself with the vitriol published on their sites; my stomach lining already endures quite enough, thank you. But I can't help but be aware of their glee; much of it is conveyed to me through the Eternity Road mailbag and commenting system, to which I alone am privy.
Perhaps those among our adversaries who aren't sleeping off last night's bender are still tuning in to giggle over our dismay. If so, here are a few words specifically for those...persons:
Titter, caper, and fellate one another while you can. Your turn has come. You've convinced us in the Right, at long last, to apply the Golden Rule: to treat you and yours as you treat us and ours. You deserve no better; a garden slug has more moral standing than you do. Even the very best of us have sickened of waiting for justice. We're going to mete it out ourselves.
Here's hoping you like the flavor of your own cooking.
