I have a lot of respect for Steve Schmidt. I know he’s not a left wing moonbat, but I also know that he isn’t just a Mitt (“buy my snake oil!”) Romney fan boy, so his critizisms of Palin carry the most weight so far for me. And he’s correct that she hasn’t helped herself out at all in the almost 12 months since the election. This being said, a fair read of Schmidt’s comments would lead one to the conclusion that he is implying that if she were to moderate herself and act more like the lady she was when McCain first picked her, a lady who initially engendered great feelings in most Americans according to every poll, she may still have a future. I think that at this point thats where I’m at vis-a-vis Sarah as well.