[hinckley buzzard]

It doesn't matter about "Reader Richard." Of course he's not real. But what matters is that you can still make points by trashing Sarah Palin, even if you are a self-described conservative.

It is reminiscent of the aftermath of the Nixon debacle and resignation. For years after Nixon had left the national stage, writers and media types gleefully and gratuitously would include snide insults and sideways shots at him, without reason or purpose, other than to enjoy doing harm to someone they hated.

Expect that the same thing will continue with Palin, now already six years after return to private life and with no likelihood of ever running for anything again. You will still see this kind of drivel for years from now.

There is no hate that endures like the hate of a leftwinger.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Which is why she should run, just to drive them all into paroxysms of spittle spraying hate, insanity, revulsion and misogyny. It would be very illuminating for the erstwhile conservatives and moderates who don't usually pay much attention.