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Well Longbow, your words have been proved very true.

And ConservativeGG is owed a sincere apology by those who have been flaming her.

But why was Palin allowed to continue her weird non-campaign for so long? Why did her supporters only fawn on her, every time she slighted them?

If I may, I will cite some words from Ayn Rand, a great woman and a great thinker:

"The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see." -- Ayn Rand

Thank you, no hard feelings. I think my attitude goes way back to when I was a little girl in Sunday School when I was taught that it is wrong to put any human on a pedestal--they are all sinners and will fall short.

I remember as a young lady and all the others were fawning over the likes of the Beatles and Elvis, etc. I considered that behavior wrong for the same reason then and when I see people acting this way now, it turns me off. No human is worthy of that kind of praise.

But why was Palin allowed to continue her weird non-campaign for so long? Why did her supporters only fawn on her, every time she slighted them?

Cult of personality. Frightening isn't it? This is a good lesson that human nature is what it is, and even people with learned, common sense conservative political beliefs can fall into the trap of glorifying an individual to the point they believe that person infallible.

Yes, ConservativeGG unfairly took a lot of abuse and venom for speaking the truth. She handled it well, consistently responded thoughtfully and is a most impressive member of the conservative community.

As to the Palin fanatics who were blinded and couldn't even rationally discuss anything to do with Sarah, well, I hope they learn a lesson from this. It was an unhealthy obsession and it's good this chapter is finally closed.