Leave Sarah Palin Alone right NOW

First, a few admissions.

Sarah Palin was not ready to be 2nd in line to the, for the time being, most powerful office in the world.  She probably isn't fully equipped for the office she currently occupies.  She lobbied intensly for the VP nominee slot.  Since November 4th she's accepted every request for an interview, or at least it seems that way.  Helicopter Hunting Enthusiast is, sadly, only a quarterly publication, so we'll have to wait and see on that one.  It's been a non-stop saturation of Sarah going back to the RNC; it's been in a higher gear since the McCain campaign handlers unlocked the cuffs.

That said, there are a few things that aren't Sarah Palin's fault...

• It was the Democrat's year.  Had a middling to elder white man been the nominee, the race would have ended in August.
• The economy tipped the scales in the "we'll vote for whoever Democrat" two weeks before the election
• She was picked by McCain, not the other way around
• McCain admitted the economy was "not his strong suit"
• She's a woman

If Saxby Chambliss, Sen, (R) - Georgia (far right) were the VP candidate, made the exact same statements as Palin, would his phone be ringing off the hook right now with interview requests?  Perhaps, if he had a vagina.

Many have pointed to the "Charlie" interview on ABC as testament to the fact that she was a terrible choice for the Vice President nomination.  Maybe so.

But can anyone remember Obama, Biden, or McCain being asked that question?  Sure, they would've recognized the reference, and that alone does not qualify one to be President.  All we can do is conjecture how the three of them would have responded to the question, "What do you think of the Bush Doctrine?" (what follows assumes they would be off the record, hence, not evade the question):

Biden:  In a changing world we ought to reserve the right of pre-emptive  attack.  Iraq was a mistake, yes, but the general concept is right on.

Obama:  Ditto

McCain:  The Bush Doctrine didn't go far enough

The Bush Doctrine is one of the dozens of grounds for his impeachment.  Our constitution considers the three branches equal.  Bush/Cheney took the Nixon route and said nuts to that, we can do whatever, whenever.  Congress rolled over, Pelosi took impeachment "off the table".

The Bush administration is leaving the Obama administration-elect a toolbox chalk full of powers none has seen in the 219 years since our constitution was adopted.  No matter how nice the guy seems, power is never given up easily.

Back to Sarah...

She's been blamed for more than she deserves, and most pundits know this.  There's been a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking happening in reference to the failed McCain campaign, but in reality, they had as much of a chance as the Minnisota Vikings did against the Oakland Raiders in 1976.  It was really easy to tell Fran Tarkenton he sucked after the fact.

So knock it off with the 2012 crap, the $100,000 in dresses garbage (Cindy McCain wore an outfit to the RNC said to be worth $250,000.  One outfit.  One.  For one night.), the fake mid-northwest accents.  It's officially the off-season.  Get over it.

And, please, for Goodness sake, leave Sarah alone.