"I understand your reasoning, but it's too complex for reality, in my view. You're talking about the sort of reverse psychology and three dimensional chess that the left just isn't capable of"
The left does have a problem with a governing strategy. If they were smarter, they would have not pushed things as fast and as hard as they did and there would be no Tea Party revolt. I think that we can agree on the fact that they are not as infallible as many think they are. They also helped in the rise of Sarah's political fortunes. On that we can agree as well. We are probably in agreement that Romney is not who we want at the head of the GOP ticket in 2012. Where we disagree is the threat Sarah poses to them as a candidate. I am not convinced that they fear her nearly as much as some think. I think that they have a visceral dislike for her, but am not convinced at all that they fear her. I also am not convinced that she is the consistent ideological conservative that she is portrayed to be. In my opinion, she serves the cause better as a media figure attacking the left. I am looking elsewhere for a political leader who will advance our own agenda.
Where we disagree is the threat Sarah poses to them as a candidate. I am not convinced that they fear her nearly as much as some think. I think that they have a visceral dislike for her, but am not convinced at all that they fear her. Well, I don't know what to tell you, except to stop for a moment and look at all of the negative commentary about Palin the leftstream MSM is pumping out.
Their output against Palin is prodigious, and as far as I can tell, unprecedented. Don't forget, they're attacking someone who hasn't even declared her intention to run for the presidency.
If you don't read that reaction to her as pure, unadulterated terror, then I don't think you're reading the opposition correctly.
A "visceral dislike" is one thing. The MSM has a visceral dislike for a whole lot of people on the right, but they're not filling the public square with bombast about them, day and night.
No, there's a marked difference in their reactions to Sarah Palin, and every other center-right politician in the country. There's no doubt whatsoever that they fear her like no figure since Reagan, and will do everything in their power to bring her down.