HuffPo has yet another example of Palin being Palin -

As the epigram to Chapter Three, "Drill, Baby, Drill," Palin assigns the following remarks to the Hall of Fame hoops coach:

Our land is everything to us... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember our grandfathers paid for it--with their lives.

Only the quote wasn't by John Wooden. It was written by a Native American activist named John Wooden Legs in an essay entitled "Back on the War Ponies," which appeared in a left-wing anthology, We Are the People: Voices from the Other Side of American History, edited by Nathaniel May, Clint Willis, and James W. Loewen.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn/palins-latest-emrogueem-g_b_373453.html

If politics comes down to the simple question of who shows up, then the people who do like Palin could end up exercising a much greater influence than their raw numbers would suggest

Influence when? In 2010? When she isn't even on any ballot?

I'm still curious about the rush to publish this book so soon. Why not wait until later in 2010 when she could have an even greater impact on candidates? Think of all the excitement: she publishes her "memoir", and travels around the country doing book signing AND stumping for the chosen few. By next spring or summer, the buzz about the book will have died down, and then what will she do?

I'm wondering if there's a reason Palin published this is such a hurry, and whether that reason means she's not really going to be such a force next year.

Queen of the Stupids Sarah Palin can't even finish a 3K run. How would she ever be able to handle any real responsibility?
I guess that's a "gotcha" question we're not supposed to ask.

Many of us believe that as extremists at both ends of the political spectrum become more vociferous and divisive, more Americans will move towards the Center.

If any form of extremism or "political correctness" is abhorrent to you, please consider joining our brand-new Centrists Group at Linked In. We welcome all who believe consensus is not only desirable, but possible, whatever their party affiliation or lack thereof.

Provocative, but cordial and respectful, discussions and debate on national and international issues. No Flamers, ranters and ravers, script bots, or clandestine political operatives allowed.

Please contact me at Linked In for an invitation.

Thank you so much.

Ellen Brandt, Ph.D.

There is a bridge between conservative upstate New York and Vermont. It fell into such disrepair two months ago it was condemned. It's pretty much an underutilized commuting corridor for low wage workers. I think I read the New Yorkers use it more than the Vermonters.

The town halls they convened (especially on the NY side) are full of angry commuters demanding action from the government. Tens of millions of dollars will be spent to replace the bridge, mostly Fed dollars. Ferry service will be 100% subsidized in the mean time. The economic "pay back" of the spending will never be realized - ever.

It's funny how when people's very own situation is impacted in a noticeable way, government largess is of course wholly justifiable.

There are exactly zero Republicans from either state saying publicly that even considering delaying reconstruction or scaling back the ferry subsidies should occur, let alone ANY suggestion that that the bridge should go away and all government support of ferries should be suspended. But every one of them says taxes should be slashed and spending should be cut.

These same Republican state politicians are the first to legislatively suspend massive amounts of corporate state taxes, lower commercial utility rates and make massive municipal public economic development investments to woo companies to stay or come to their states.

Like Sarah, I was for the bridge to nowhere before I was against it.