Peggy Noonan lays waste to Sarah Palin in this piece: “The world is a dangerous place. It has never been more so, or more complicated, more straining of the reasoning powers of those with actual genius and true judgment. This is a time for conservative leaders who know how to think.”
Here’s a round-up of some of the best analysis on Sarah Palin’s resignation: Ross Douthat, Reihan Salam, Mark Steyn.
It should be no surprise, but the gradual demise of Sarah Palin as a viable candidate for, well, anything seems to be gaining steam. Reihan Salam: “Palin’s campaign antics can be forgiven. What can’t be forgiven is the ham-handed way she’s tried to build her national profile since she returned to Alaska. She’s abandoned the bold right-left populism that won over Alaska voters—and me—in the first place in favor of an increasingly defensive and harsh partisanship.”
