My latest creation may not be very popular with some around here, but... c'est la vie. I kind of waited until the evidence for this one was pretty overwhelming. It wasn't hard to continue to give her the benefit of the doubt as a woman doing the best she could in a tough situation, maybe way over her head, and facing real sexual discrimination.
That being said, I honestly believe that I don't really have a problem with either men or women exercising flirtatious behavior provided they don't cross some acceptable boundaries, in order to advance themselves. When you begin crossing boundaries repeatedly, or descend into total hypocrisy, however, I think you become fair game, man or woman, for ridicule.
The repeated references to Joe sixpack, the winks, and the virtual lap dance offered in millions of American living rooms last night (as best described by NRO's Rich Lowry), as well as the McCain campaign's cynical attempt to continually turn this election into Political Pornography have made Mrs. Palin fair game IMHO...
Therefore, in my continual quest for truth and humor to power, I go with the flow... may I present Josie Sixpack...
To Rich Lowry or any of you lurking Limbaugh or O'Reilly trolls out there, enjoy... but be careful you don't go blind.