DNC Shows Duplicity, Admiration For Resigning Palin

In their scathing criticisms of the soon-to-be-former governor of Alaska, the Democratic National Committee and their accomplices in the State media have unwittingly provided evidence for Palin’s good judgment and executive importance.

by Michael Naragon

Maureen Dowd: “But just remember, beloved Alaska, it’s all about you.”

David Kurtz:  “Quitters stick to it. Winners quit.”

Philip Elliott:  “It’s not obvious that going back into the locker room is her best play.”

Nick Sabloff:  “Why did Sarah Palin decide to ‘abandon the state’?”

DNC: “…her decision to abandon her post and the people of Alaska who elected her…”

When John McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate last year, the liberal media was quick to point out her green record–and I don’t mean environment.  To those at The New York Times, Washington Post, CBS, and their accomplices elsewhere, Palin was inexperienced and much too folksy to be a national candidate.

Noted political analyst Matt Damon compared her to a Disney mom.

Despite their criticisms, Palin won the hearts of the conservative base of the G.O.P., packing arenas in much the same way as the media’s candidate, Barack Obama, was widely reported as doing.  Palin’s rallies were dismissed as “rock star” popularity events, while the much-less-experienced Obama was hailed as the Second Coming.

Palin’s popularity was likely the reason for the rift between her and her running mate, and was undoubtedly the reason her appearances were culled as the campaign neared its climax.  Liberals in both parties attempted to link McCain’s loss with Palin, when in actuality his defeat would have been much more substantial had he chosen Tom Ridge or Joseph Lieberman, reportedly his first two choices.

Now the governor has decided that a year of character assassination by the media has been enough, and she will step down, finally giving liberals a reason to celebrate on July 4, since freedom is not something for which they would typically party.

In their haste to bury the political career of the Alaskan Republican, however, they have revealed not only their continuing fear of Palin’s popularity and potential, but also their true feelings for the job she has done and her importance.  Almost to a man/woman, the liberal commentators–who lambasted her in 2008 for her lack of governing skill and experience–chided her for “abandoning” the state of Alaska.  Abandoning Alaskans?

If Palin truly were the empty-headed bombshell that liberal women love to hate and about whom liberal men daydream, they would applaud her decision.  What better way to help the people of the state of Alaska than by ensuring that an incompetent leader steps out of the way voluntarily?  Given the State media’s assessment of Palin thus far, I was surprised to hear not one commentator yell, “Good riddance!”  All that made the op-eds were chastisements about Palin’s decision-making and her callous skirking of her duties.

Were Barack Obama–again, a far less experienced executive than Palin–to decide to step down as president of the United States, I would not lambaste him for abandoning his people.  My immediate reaction would be one of jubilation, as even Joe Biden could not be as inept and ineffective.  Ok, well, no more inept.  The point is that I believe his removal would be a good thing–my record of complaints concerning his idiocy speaks for itself.  “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!  And remember to duck,” I would cheerfully call as he boarded Marine One.

The liberal pundits, however, have had almost exactly the opposite reaction.  It tells me that they see what could come from the governor’s hiatus from public life.  Palin could simply be removing herself permanently.  If she is, I applaud her.  Few politicians ever give up power willingly–which is another reason the media are befuddled.

What Palin’s absence could mean politically, however, is that she will become independently wealthy through speaking engagements and book sales.  She will be able to devote her efforts to self-education on foreign policy and weaknesses in her game.  When she re-emerges from the chrysalis of time, the Left fears, she could be a much more formidable opponent: attractive, able to connect, and knowledgeable on every issue.  Such a potentiality has brought out the fangs of those who would love to continue to paint the Republican Party as a petty band of leaderless ideologues.