[Steel Wolf]

As frustrating as it might be to sit there wondering whether she's in or not, you've got to try and see things from the perspective of major campaign strategy. It would have done her no good to have jumped in during the middle of summer

Your post is reasonable and logical. I suppose this is the crux of it. I'm frustrated. It would be wonderful if Sarah is channeling Sun Tzu. It's how I would run a campaign. That said, my list that records the number of times candidates have done things I would have is tragically short.

GOP incompetence is normally just aggravating. Facing economic collapse and the idea that the country could wind up looking like Baghdad in 2007 is just getting to be a lot to bear. I'd prefer we could stay more or less united, but I guess human nature is what it is.

Anyway, thank you for your rational and well written post.

[Windflier]

It would be wonderful if Sarah is channeling Sun Tzu.

She is. Read Sun Tzu with fresh eyes and compare what she's been doing over the last several months with his master work. You'll get chills up your spine.

There's no doubt in my mind that Palin is a keen and long-term student of Sun Tzu.