They were not blamed for the murders. Sarah was. I doubt that Sarah would have given that speech had she not been singled out.
The usual suspects on the right were not singled out by the left for attack and demonization, because they're all too chicken to stand up and fight, like Sarah has.
The left does not fear them, but they fear Sarah Palin (and rightly so).
Well-said, Windflier! Sarah has “fortitude”. An old fashioned word for courage in the face of adversity. No other political figure out there has it and a conservative with fortitude drives the left to the edge of the cliff.