Rock and Roll Conservative

Didn't see this one coming

For someone who was derided as a numbskull on a hugely losing presidential ticket, Sarah Palin continues to surprise people. The announcement today that she was resigning as governor of Alaska was unexpected and certainly seems to be part of a plan to run for the GOP nomination for 2012.

And she hasn't got a chance. Sure, she's not the first prominent presidential wannabe to be hated by the press. Barry Goldwater had his sanity questioned and his failed campaign prompted op-ed pieces arguing the GOP was finished for a generation.

The difference with Palin is that the jihad launched against he began about two minutes after John McCain named her his running mate and is continuing to this day. Palin could go on to cure AIDS and cancer and still be subject to a bitter obit by the New York Times. She may be popular amongst the conservative base but the GOP and the media isn't conservative. You can fight one or the other but both? Good luck.

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