Joe Fitzgerald, who certainly doesn't seem like a partisan Republican judging from his past work in the Boston Herald, writes the following editorial in the Boston Herald: If you wonder why so many Americans are attracted to Sarah Palin, just take a look at the crowd now nipping at her heels, doing its best to derail her appeal through personal attacks that are scurrilous.
Shes been a mayor and a governor, yet they say she lacks experience, though they remain enthralled by a loquacious president whose own resume was barren by comparison.
Shes a happily married mother of five, one a soldier who served in harms way, another a son born with Down syndrome, meaning she understands what it means to live life on lifes terms....
Palin has many ways to incense her critics, yet they all seem to endear her to the masses.
She doesnt believe in killing unborn babies, and feels marriage is the union of a man and a woman, an institution defined and ordained by God. For this, shes called hateful.
She believes immigrants ought to submit to an established process that would lead to legal citizenship. For this, shes called divisive.
Shes not ashamed to admit her life is informed by her faith, which was nurtured in the Assembly of God Church, the fastest-growing denomination in this country. This offends her critics, who thought it was no big deal when they heard their would-be presidents pastor hollering, God damn America!
Now they vilify her for opposing the construction of a mosque on the hallowed grounds where thousands of Americans were killed by madmen declaring, All praise to Allah!
The late Sen. Robert Byrd lived long enough to observe, America has lost its moorings. What took thousands of years to build is being dismantled in a generation.
Thats our generation. Its Sarah Palins generation.
What bothers her is whats bothering lots of us, and the fact shes become a lightning rod for social anarchists is what makes her all the more appealing to Americans who feel their values and beliefs are being mocked and trashed daily.
Look again at her critics, and you will understand why her popularity continues to grow.