Trolling diarists have been frothing at the mouth that folks here at Daily Kos are in a panic over Sarah Palin. They must be mistaken. They have been looking for a silver bullet that will propel them into the White House and they honestly believe Sarah Palin is 'The One.' The party of fearmongering believes that all they have to do is send out the pitbull in a skirt to tear us limb from limb and eat us for supper. They have got to be kidding.
I have read many Sarah Palin diaries and I have not seen any 'panic.' These diarists view Sarah as a worthy opponent who must be systematically brought down and dismantled. The diaries have focused on possible malfeasance, scandals, investigations and conflicts of interest.
Don't confuse fierce counterpunching by diarists for fear. It makes me sick that Republicans think the American people are this stupid to fall into their trap. The media is playing along with their sick game, and sites like Daily Kos have been invaluable in bringing Sarah's hidden truths to light. That's why the media and the powerfully entrenched Republicans cannot manipulate voters in this election cycle.
Rick Sanchez of CNN remarked that Republicans are waiting for Sarah Palin to shoot McCain's poll numbers into the stratosphere.
Why do they have such an elevated view of her? According to CNBC's Ronnie Deutch, she is a 'scud missile' aimed at Democrats. The Republicans are beside themselves with glee but the poll numbers are showing that McCain has gotten precious little bounce from the convention. Democratic voter registration is going through the roof and state by state polls show us having a comfortable lead over McCain. Sarah Palin is all smoke and no fire and Democrats will not let this gimmick distract us from our mission to remind voters of eight years of hell. This race is not about personal stories of candidates, charisma, starpower, vacuous attack and well crafted lies. This race will be won by focusing on a collapsing economy, ridiculous energy costs, an eternal occupation of Iraq that is bankrupting the treasury and the most incompetent government in history. As Obama said:" We have come too far to turn back now!"