Sara in Wonderland

Clarence Page, in his Chicago Tribune opinion column on 7/8/09, seems to share at least part of my confusion about what on earth she's talking about most of the time. He quotes from her recent speech and Facebook postings in which she claims that "countless others" have left their positions for a "higher calling" without finishing a term without the criticism leveled at her. He observes:

"Countless others?" Like who? "Higher calling?" Like what? "Different standard?" Like how? So many questions, so few answers. Yet, when her coverage implies that she might not be ready for prime time on the national stage, Palin calls the media sexist, elitist and too dense to understand "it's about country."

No, governor, it's about you.

Mr. Page goes on to discuss Palin's remarks during the Presidential campaign in which she advised Senator Clinton to avoid "whining" about media bias, and he asks

Why doesn't Sarah Palin take Sarah Palin's advice?

Because you can gain a lot more mileage these days as a victim, even if you have to inflate your victimization.

Page speculates we haven't seen the last of Governor Palin on the national political scene, and I suspect he may be right. He mentions her huge popularity among conservative Republicans and white Evangelical Republicans, and her undeniable "star power."

Who else could knock the run-up to Michael Jackson's funeral off cable TV news as easily as Palin's resignation announcement did?

Indeed. Check out this timely political cartoon by Mike Luckavich.