WARNING: Palin Derangement Syndrome Outbreak at the Daily Beast

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[Michael van der Galien]

Kudos to Daily Beast editor-in-chief Tina Brown for penning an anti-Sarah Palin tirade so vitriolic, I thought there had been a mix-up with her byline and Andrew Sullivan’s. Well, technically she’s blasting John McCain for allowing Palin to campaign for him, because…uh…it’s Sarah Palin, Personification of Evil! Get with the program!

From the hit piece: "Cindy McCain was glacially self-contained in a trim, chic suit, at her husband’s side. When will high-def pick up the grinding of teeth? She introduced Palin as “a breath of fresh air” when in fact, as far as the McCains are concerned, Palin was a tornado wreaking havoc on the senator’s campaign for president with a personal reality show that enthralled the public but appalled the voters. She has since used the celebrity he bestowed on her to become the La Pasionaria of the No Spin Zone crowd, who now want only to unseat him and install his cocky challenger J.D Hayworth.

"No doubt for Cindy McCain the thought of having her husband back in town and hanging around the house if he loses his Senate seat is worth the indignity of once again appearing next to him to pretend that the current pin-up of violent populism stands for the same things as a principled war hero."

[luvbach1]

...stick with someone whom they've already wasted all their ammo on.

You make a good point; that is, if it's wasted.

[kevkrom]

Use McCain himself as a case in point. He was the media's favorite Republican. Until he won the nomination. Then he was too old, too unpredictable, "Bush's 3rd term" (most laughable out of all of them, given the personal dislike between the two of them), etc.

They will demonize anyone who stands against them. Why let that drive our choice?

[luvbach1]

All I want to drive our choioe, other than a dedication to conservatism, is the likelihood of winning.