Dreher's blog on Palin.... July 5

http://blog.beliefnet.com/crunchycon/2009/07/palin-forensics-day-two.html

I'm going copy something I said to one of the mindless libs...

Arrrrghhh
July 5, 2009 5:11 PM
I'm sorry, but that's 100% BS. Whatever her qualities may or may not be, Palin cannot have been so oblivious as to be unaware of how elections for President are fought and won.

Your post paints her as this poor naive who suddenly found herself confronted with indignities of modern campaigning. Bull. Do you seriously expect us to believe that Palin was unaware of how scandal has been used against politicians of both parties? Do you seriously expect us to believe that Palin did not understand precisely the VP candidate's role: to attack, attack, attack while the Presidential candidate soars above it all? (And that's precisely what she did during the campaign
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More rank dishonesty from you. I didn't say any of the above. I didn't imply them, hint at them, or leave them as logical conclusions of what I said.

Thus, you lie. In public, no less, where everyone can read exactly what I said and know that you are deliberate in your misrepresentation.

I said nothing about her being "poor naive person who didn't know what a run for presidency entails". I just said she's not a person who plays YOUR political game. Plain and simple. When she was asked to run for VP, it was at that moment that she had to decide if it was fine with her to leave the governorship. Duhh.

She may very well have known that at least some of this was coming. On the otherh and, the media and Democrat Thug Mob attack on her has been completely beyond anything seen in public before. Ever. I have never seen anything like this from EITHER party against ANYONE. Clinton's impeachment was factual and true, for instance.

But for her to stay in office, clinging to an office, when it becomes clear that the intent of well funded and orchestrated people is to obstruct her ability to be governor, the logical thing to do is simply to leave the office in someone else's capable hands. IF YOUR INTEREST FOR HOLDING OFFICE IS THE BEST INTEREST OF YOUR STATE, that is.

If her interest was in holding office and accruing political power, then by all means, leaving office would constitute "failure". But nothing about her or her past suggests that has EVER been her motivation.

There are several false presumptions which even Rod makes here, and they need to be exposed:

1. Running for office is a statement that you beleive YOU are the answer and the ultimate benefit to whatever office it is. For Obama, this is true. For Palin, it is obviously not.

2. Leaving office is a failure.

3. Holding office for a full term is a "contract" with whatever constituents voted you in. Perhaps it MIGHT be considered to be. You certainly owe them your best while there. Resigning, if someone else can do a better job due to circumstances is not only a good thing, it is the ultimate demonstration of good character. It the definition of LEADERSHIP. (something you absolutely do not understand)

4. Palin complains about the media. Ummm... yeah, once or twice. Mostly, she just makes valid points about their abdication of responsibility to truth.

5. Palin is a great politician. She doesn't look or act like one. She looks like an ordinary person holding high executive office. And, has accomplished more in a half term than most governors do in many terms. But in terms of being a politician, she seems to have not the slightest interest. REAGAN was a politician. Palin is not.

6. Politicians are better at running the country than ordinary people.

Regarding the last one...

Even the most cursory examination of things... down to the most intense scrutiny and detailed analysis... Demonstrates that the current political class is beyond abject failure. We would be better off with children holding ALL the national offices.

I don't say that lightly, either. While I doubt they would be very good... well, actually, they'd be pretty bad, it takes intense effort and studied ignorance to accomplish what's been done the last 6 decades.

What's needed is men and women with sober judgement, selfless determination, and good ideals, combined with the history of having acted and upheld them. Palin's got that. And that's why she's so viciously hated. She completely invalidates the left's world view. She demonstrates daily that the left is... completely and utterly invalid.