Yes, we could never be in this position, given the economy and Demagogue b.s., without Sarah Palin. Win or lose, she has given McCain a fighting chance when otherwise his campaign was going to be D.O.A.
Whatever the outcome, and I sure do hope it's turning into a McCain/Palin victory, the sleazebags who tried to torpedo the McCain/Palin ticket from within the party ought to be dead to Republicans and certain to conservatives forever.
I will never give the time of day to Noonan, Parker, Frum et al nor to Colin Powell and friends.
It's one thing to have healthy honest discussions and disagreements, it's quite another to pull out all the stops to try to torpedo your own party's candidates in the final stretch!!!!
Noonan, Parker, Powell et al did not merely "disagree" -- they did their very best SMEAR and to try to defeat the McCain/Palin ticket. That is a very different thing from "ah, well, I don't support my own party's ticket this year but I won't campaign energetically for their defeat."
NOTE: this is a very different thing from the "PUMA" phenomenon moving away from their party, BECAUSE whatever one thinks of them on particular policies, McCain and Palin are both completely beyond reproach with regard to basic patriotism, honor, and devotion to country -- whereas Obambi is highly dubious in those categories.
Amen to your post!