Palinophobia

Well, it's been almost 4 months. Graduations, overtime, etc. 401K is still down the crapper. Thank God I got a job.

The big news is Sarah Palin. When I first heard it, I thought, "this is interesting." She's definitely got something up her sleeve. Can't figure it out though. Most of the professionals think she's toast. However, I don't think so. My gut told me: wow. bold. audacious.

Word was that she was going to finish her term and not run. In other words, she was going to be a lame duck. here's a different take: I just read where she pulled the rug out from her political adversaries in Alaska. By putting Sean Parnell (an ideological ally) she's ensuring that he wins reelection, thereby ensuring her conservative legacy.

Still, is that all? After all, the pros, Republicans and allies even, think she shot herself in the foot, even if this stunt does help her successor. A few problems with that though:

1. She's dominating the news. Right now.
2. Her PAC just had an uptick in money. That means her base is on board.
3. She's a completely free agent. No more "ethics" violations that would accrue to her as governor zhould she desire to go help some senator win reelection in one of the lower 48.

This is more than her just being free to go on the rubber chicken circuit in Iowa. She doesn't need that. She doesn't have to. She can fill a stadium. You see, Sarah is now a force of nature. She's been one since Johnny Mac chose her to be the best thing going for him in 2008. Thanks to her, he damn near pulled it off.

Of course, she's got positives. Lots of them. A resume rich in executive experience. More than Obama. She's also got negatives but these are working for her. The negatives are the hate-filled Bill Mahers, Maureen Dowds, and Sarah Berhnardts of the world. The more she fills them with rage, the better for her. "Keep it classy Arianna" has become a cliche that exposes the sheer wickedness of Mme DeFarge and her band of unmerry men. Andrew Sullivan, probably the first gay man in history to be so obsessed with a woman's genitalia will continue making a world-class fool of himself. That's free publicity, and tells the ordinary working-class, God-fearing people of America to ask: "what the fuck?" What is it with you people? Why the derangement? I ask you, when was the last time you saw such vituperation?

Reagan, that's when.

OK, but Reagan didn't quit. He stuck it out as governor of California, even when things were going south. Reagan was also a national joke. I get it: Palin quit. So I guess she's a quitter. But is she? People forget that we are no longer the same people as we were in Reagan's day. The Greatest Generation has died off. People who grew up hungry in the Depression and men who slogged through the jungles of Guadalcanal no longer rule this land. Instead it's a bunch of self-absorbed baby boomer who are addicted to Viagra. Botoxed Jr League wannabes are what passes for matrons. We elected a president with a resume so thin it looks like a straw. His mom raised him on food stamps. My dad worked two jobs to put food on the table and he would have been mortified to accept food stamps. We would have eaten beans and bacon before that ever happened (and often we did). Our veep is a political hack who never did anything in his life and can't help but stick his foot in his mouth. What he says is either hilarious or delusional. The Speaker of the House thinks that there are "500 million Americans" who will lose their jobs if the stimulus package doesn't pass. (Last count: 300 million total; babies and children don't work.)

So where am I going with this? There's an old Russian saying: People get the priest that they deserve. Do we deserve Palin? No, but we do deserve President Lightworker. And after he trashes the economy, we'll be sufficiently chastened that we will be able to go to Shithead Maher and say: "You know buddy, I don't really care what you elitist bastards think. I lost my job, my taxes have gone up, and unemployment is 15%. That's depression levels." So, all you frigging elitists: why should we listen to you? Who cares if the DC matrons think she was born in a trailer? I don't care that Oprah thinks she should have had an abortion. None of these bastards are putting food on our tables. They ain't employing us because they've got Meskins doing all the work on their palatial estates.

In retrospect, Palin will look like a stalwart, which is what she is. Plus, she's a magician. She plays by her own rules. The one thing that they'll be able to say if she wins the nomination is: what guarantee do we have that you won't quit in the middle of your first term? That's going to be a toughy. But things may be so bad that the majority might just not care.