By the way no one is a bigger supporter of Sarah Palin than I. But some people are human and not up to the standards of 100 per centers found here and elsewhere.
So, personal honor and integrity are just throwaway buzzwords to you? Or do you not even see that Michelle Bachman utterly failed the test in that incident?
When Michelle Bachman was being savaged by the looney left and the media, few Republicans rallied to her side. Sarah Palin was one who did - and she braved even further personal assaults from the left, for doing so.
It was a selfless act of true loyalty, and how did Michelle repay her? By allowing her attack dog to publicly savage Sarah during a time when Sarah was still a likely entrant into the 2012 race. After the shameful deed was done, Michelle did nothing to discipline her campaign manager, nor did she publicly apologize to Sarah at all.
That's a failure of basic character, my friend. I doubt you'd be so defensive of anyone who'd done something so heinous to you or someone you know.