This is how Palin reacts to the media "there is a double standard...a good point guard knows when to pass the ball"
This is how Quayle reacted "I wear their scorn as a badge of honor"
More like the team is looking to the leader, the team captain, for direction during the middle of a tough game; and the captain says, “don’t ask me! I quit. But, I still love the team, and will be cheering you on from the sidelines”