The critics of Sarah Palin have been many and varied. Bitchy Democrats, stuffy Republicans, the just-plain-jealous, to name a few. And now Sarah, who withstood an almost unheard-of amount of vilification, investigation, and obscenity with amazing grace and toughness, is leaving the arena. Or is she?
I hope that question gives her enemies sleepless nights. I hope they worry about what she may be thinking, planning, strategizing.
Much of the hatred focused on Sarah Palin came out of fear. She stood up for herself and her principles, the same principles so many of us hold dear. She is a superior communicator, whether she drops a few "g's" and sounds like a soccer mom, or not. Sarah resonates with Americans in a unique way. And so she is feared by those who would twist this country mercilessly into something the Founding Fathers would have abhorred.
When Sarah made her entrance at the Republican Convention, with a speech that brought down the house, she became a marked woman, someone who needed to be destroyed and ground into the dirt. And so the muck-rakers headed to Alaska, certain that no one could really be as good as Sarah Palin appeared. They raked and raked, but could come up with nothing that would stick. But if the mud doesn't stick, you can still stick your target with huge legal bills.
Sarah was one of the poorest people ever to run for such a high office, with a family income well under $200,000. So the vultures now have her and her family $500,000 in the hole. I'll bet John McCain hasn't put a penny in her defense fund.
Her speech resigning as the Governor of Alaska was both bold and touching, like Sarah herself. She has always genuinely sounded like what we see so rarely, a true public servant, driven only by what's good for her country.
I hope the future holds great things for Sarah Palin, but most of all, I wish her happiness.
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