[stop_fascism]

Bush tried rising above with critics and ended up with 20% approval ratings. You can’t whine, but you must fight back. I know that’s a fine line, especially for a pubbie.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Bush tried rising above with critics and ended up with 20% approval ratings."

Reagan had far more critics than Palin. He also had only the big three media outlets in which to communicate with, not the plethora of outlets that are available to Palin. He managed to rise above his critics.