By SnifflesRecent polls have shown that not everybody in America likes Sarah Palin. In fact, let's flip that around and say that a lot of people don't like her at all. (Except, of course, for William Shatner, who has Palin to thank for his domination of the Internet today. He is one cool cat.)
But, we were wondering — just who in the Republican Party dislikes the Alaskan Beat poetess the most? They don't say much publicly — in fact, they say nothing at all, for fear of igniting their idiot base — but we suspect that they comprise quite a list. Let's look at just three.
Chairing the Palin non-fan club surely must be Mitt Romney, who we cats imagine is furious over her undeserved celebrity. (What do Mormons do when they're angry? They have so few ways of letting off steam.) There's poor Mittster, traveling the country, making speeches, raising money for Republicans, selling his houses — in short, doing all the right things to lay the groundwork for 2012. And Palin's gotten more press in the last three weeks than he's gotten since John McCain lost the 2008 election.
Mike Huckabee certainly can't be happy with Palin, since he competes with her for the GOP's crazy-ass evangelical base. So many of the wingnut Christians' temperal gods have fallen — with their Argentine mistresses, parental payoffs, men's room come-ons and multiple wives — that there really aren't a lot of choices left for them. Those who can't stomach Romney are left with the other two former Governors, who, we cats predict, will soon be duking it out.
And finally, let's not forget Kay Bailey Hutchison. The Republican Senator from Texas dreams of being Governor of the Lone Star State, and she appears to be heading for a nasty primary against the current incumbent, secessionist-friendly Rick Perry. Not only has Palin endorsed Perry — but had the former mayor of Wasilla not burst onto the political scene 11 months ago, Hutchison would be universally recognized today as one of the Republican Party's leading female lights. Instead, Palin is sucking up all the girl-oxygen in the GOP room.
Yep, the number of Republicans grumbling behind closed doors about the unstable ex-Governor from Alaska must be legion. Maybe even a majority of the party. But a silent one.
No comments:
Post a Comment