Republican pundits open fire on Sarah Palin Their harsh views conflict with those of grass-roots GOP voters, revealing a serious split within the party. By Mark Z. Barabak July 13, 2009 Since announcing her resignation, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been pummeled by critics who have called her incoherent, a quitter, a joke and a "political train wreck." And those were fellow Republicans talking. Palin has been a polarizing figure from the moment she stepped off the tundra into the bright lights last summer as John McCain's surprise vice presidential running mate. Some of that hostility could be expected, given...