I know. I had a very insignificant website for for her in 2008-09, wegotsarah.com— But, then she went to the Alfafa dinner- then hooked up with McCains money men, then made a serious pitch for hillary women, named a liberal female to the Alaskan Supreme Court—as you say, cozying up to the establishment. I know why she was trying—but I knew it wouldn’t work for her.
It wasn’t until Iowa this year, that she attacked the Dem/Pub coalition that you inveigh against. That should always have been her message- but too late.
Nonetheless, I agree wholly with everything you said in your missive.
— We’re kindred spirits, my friend.
I have to tell you, ordinarily this is one thing I hammer Governors over. Some states give the Governor a free hand to appoint, others are constrained by preexisting laws. For example, in Texas, Rick Perry appointed a radical left-wing Democrat La Raza type to the state Supreme Court (Xavier Rodriguez). Rodriguez had no prior judicial experience, zero credentials, and Perry appointed the guy as a Republican. You want to see the Perrybots on FR get upset ? Mention this guy's name.
Anyway, what does this have to do with Palin ? In Alaska, Governors don't have a free hand to appoint members of the court. We have a similar problem in Tennessee (despite it being blatantly against our state constitution). You have an elitist group of leftist lawyers that "pre-select" a group of leftist jurists that the Governor must choose from. Palin was forced to pick the applicant that was the least leftist. I can't hold such situations against her as a result. You can only judge them when they have a free hand. That's why Rick Perry was an instant disqualifier, because he had no excuse (and that scumbag jurist is now on the federal bench wreaking havoc).