To have somebody "in the crosshairs" is an old expression; Democrats and Republicans alike have used it for years as a macho-sounding way to denote their political targets.
It's never been a big deal before, and really shouldn't be a big deal now.
Except that Palin's brainless spokesman tried to tell us they're "surveyor's marks" ... if it wasn't an issue before, this transparent and silly fib made sure that it would become one. Now it looks like Palin is running away.
I'm sure that if you ask pretty much anybody on the "Palin caused it" bandwagon, they'd admit that they don't actually believe Palin was calling for people to shoot the folks whose districts were in the crosshairs.
In reality, this "issue" is really just something they've latched onto, as a way to express a pre-existing unsease about Sarah Palin -- they simply don't trust her, and see her as a rabble-rousing loose cannon. Her tendency to use aggressive rhetoric has not helped her in this regard.
Whether or not it's fair -- and it's not remotely fair, IMO -- this is going to define Sarah Palin in the eyes of a lot of people.
What Sarah Palin needs to do, is convince people that she's a serious and sober person. But I see little indication that she's willing to give up her schtick.
An amateurish response. And why make it on a pro-choice lesbian's show?