Inside-the-Beltway folks are having a field day analyzing the motives of Gov. Sarah Palin. Conservatives and liberals alike seem mystified. I am reminded of the story told about Talleyrand, the nineteenth century French foreign minister. He was on his way to a Paris meeting with the Russian foreign minister when the Russian collapsed in his carriage and died. When informed of the Russian’s sudden death, the wily Talleyrand stroked his chin thoughtfully and said: “I wonder why he did that!” I’ll bet you didn’t know that Paris even had a Beltway.
One thing that surely contributed to Gov. Palin’s decision is the super-human viciousness of her opposition. Because she’s pro-life, because she is upfront about her Evangelical Christian faith, her liberal critics assume she must be dumb.
And it’s interesting to see, when their guard is down, what they really think of people who are not highly intelligent. The Huffington Post website—a leading liberal chat room—posted a piece in which the author said Palin will run for President in 2012 on a platform of “more retardation.”
Now that Al Franken’s gone to the Senate, the field is wide open for tasteless satire. Here’s how the HuffPo humorist assailed Palin:
Her first act as President: To introduce a Pre-K lunch buffet that includes lead paint chips. Sort of a Large HEAD-START Program.
She will then encourage women to hold off on pregnancies until their 40's just to mix up some chromosomes. Continued...