Is Palin Quitting Because She's Hiding Something?

It has become painfully clear that Ms. Palin is to some extent intellectually deficient--just look at the rambling speech she gave, and the way she writes--but also somewhat emotionally unbalanced. These things would not necessarily be enough to keep her out of public life, were she able to accept direction, mentoring and advice from people who have had successful political careers. Sadly, however, she has a naracissistic streak that causes her to believe that she's always right, and to constantly posture herself as a victim.

As somebody else put it, a candidate who is simultaneously that intellectually impaired and that ambitious is like a golf cart driven by a rocket. It breaks the sound barriar, but you can't guide it.

The ultimate judgment of history will be on John McCain. By making such a choice, he placed the republic is great danger. It's also a judgment on the Repuclican party, that McCain wasn't free to pick somebody else, because they had to cater to rightwing Christians.

Finally, Sarah Palin's journey is a cautionary tale about the treacherous nature of beauty, not just to the world but to the person who possesses it. Hers gave her tremendous momentum at first, but it concealed something frightening, because there is nothing quite as dangerous as the narcissist. Such people hurt others, but they also hurt themselves, because once people understand the narcissism they end up being objects of ridicule. And they don't have enough insight into what's driving them to keep quiet.

I wish her the best, but I'm so glad she didn't get power. America dodged a bullet.

PilgrimSoul of CA 10:04PM July 08, 2009