re: #412 J.S.

Not only that, but Bush poked fun of himself. Plain’s still wrapped up in responding to hostility.

I liked it better when she went head-to-head with Tina Fey. So did the ratings. And it did nothing to reduce Palin’s popularity. I don’t believe, as many people do, Fey’s “I can see Alaska from my house” is what lost Palin votes. In fact, Fey’s comments didn’t deviate all that greatly from what Palin, herself, had said. Like Biden, Plain had a tendency to be a bit of a gaff machine.

Palin’s on the defensive, now, and stands to lose a lot depending on how it goes. There may be more to “Never let them see you sweat” than Palin recognizes. If she pulled a Bush, and laughed it off, I think more people would get behind her.