I really don't know whether to roll on the floor laughing or bang my head against the wall in amazement, but the leader of RedState has some random thoughts on the front page over there in bizarro world that I have to dissect just a bit.
After the surprising news today, I want to see how the wingnuts were taking the demise of their top idol, Sarah Palin. I guess I wasn't prepared to see what I did (not sure why...it's not like logic is required to live over there), but when you see a random thought like this, you have to wonder:
I’ve had this running thought all day, perhaps because I was watching it on TV in HD for the first time, that this is kind of like Ben Kenobi letting Darth Vader strike him down. Palin is not going to run in 2012, but by doing this she can now become Barack Obama’s worst nightmare, and help rebuild the opposition to Obama. How? Because were she to remain a 2012 contender, she’d keep having stories by anonymous McCain campaign staffers and other 2012 contenders going after her and her family. Take that ambition off the table and it neutralizes a lot of that. So she can focus on candidates and ideas without an ulterior motive focused on 2012.
Emphasis mine. More after the jump...
So, let me get this straight, by quitting the only position that legitimizes her as a politician, she can put herself in a position to become the foil of the President of the United States. This is just so screwy on so many levels.
Does he really think that by resigning and not seeking the Presidency, she will avoid "stories by anonymous McCain campaign staffers and other 2012 contenders". Not likely, since those stories were not of single purpose (to damage her political hopes) but rather multiple purpose (to provide some cover to McCain operatives in the "what went wrong story"; to make a buck off the inside story of a campaign that imploded; to tell some interesting gossip of a very public figure). These stories will not go quietly into that good night.
And, of course, on what planet will Sarah Palin lead the opposition of a popular president? She showed little interest in preparing for one debate with Joe Biden; now she is going to lead the charge for the next 2+ years in becoming the voice of the GOP's opposition to Obama's healthcare, energy, tax, environment, civil rights and foreign policy plans. Unless the GOP just plans to keep it to one word, "No", there could not be a worse idea for opposition leader. Worst nightmare. Yep...I am sure the President is worried about a thin skinned, shallow thinking, quitter as the face and brains of the opposition. Makes perfect sense....in bizarro world.
The hilarity did not stop there. Some more comedy gold in that post:
Sarah Palin resigned, I think, to spare her family from more attacks. I don’t think it is a coincidence that Sarah Palin is doing this just days after a very nasty Vanity Fair article
Yes, yes. Jokes were made about Chelsea Clinton. How many allegedly credible media organizations pursued stories that she was not Hillary Clinton’s child? How many late night comics joked about her getting raped at a Yankee’s game?
In the end, I think why I look at sites like RedState in moments like these, is to see if there is consistency in message. I always wonder how so many on the right always clamor for accountability of the masses (don't have a job..get one, don't have health insurance...must be your fault,etc.) but seem to give there leaders a pass. This case is no exception. Sarah Palin campaigned for a job and made a deal with the voters that if they vote for her that she will look out for them for the next four years. She barely made it half way through that deal and has now backed out of it. She quit on them and instead of holding her accountable, it is time to break out the excuse factory: the media did it, the ethics investigations were political distractions, she wanted to protect her family...blah, blah, blah.
No accountability whatsoever. Just the fantasy that she helped out the party today with her selfish act...and is about to become the President's worst nightmare...BWAHAHAHAHAHA!