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Profiles In Poignancy
02 Sep 2008 01:31 pm
"I wish that the news about Palin’s daughter had been released the first day — the day Palin was announced. I wish it had been part of the general news about her and her family — the introduction. Why? Because the dribbling out of the news a few days later . . . makes the ticket look somehow sneaky. Deceptive. The news taints the whole Palin roll-out, just a bit. It takes the bloom off the rose, just a bit. Plus, many people don’t believe that the McCain team knew about the pregnancy, in advance. And, frankly, I don’t blame them. That said, Palin is a sensation — something that the Republican party has not seen much of in a long time. I’ll have more to say (which is just as much a warning as a promise!)," - Jay Nordlinger, NRO.
The drama that could unfold in the next few days is simply immense. The emotions involved - especially among the Christianist base who have immediately bonded on purely religious and cultural terms with Palin - are epic. What I fear is some kind of pure emotional-religious wave that redefines the GOP for ever as a purely religious party, swamps all genuine questions about governance, celebrates this woman as the epitome of modern conservatism and rides the tidal wave of fundamentalist fervor to the White House.
This is not what McCain intended or wanted.
He wanted a reformer. He's got a saint. He doesn't understand the profound forces he has unleashed with this pick, especially when all the facts are on the table. I predict that as this story develops, it will be Palin who is effectively running for president for the GOP. Or if she is forced to withdraw, McCain will be forced back to Romney, but they will blame Palin's demise on the librul media, and hoist Palin like a martyred mascot on a freight train.
But, hey, I don't know. This whole thing feels like a South Park episode to me. The real question: whose side is Cartman on? (Yeah, of course: Romney's.)
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