Who Wants to Make Sarah Palin the Leader of the Republican Party?
Posted by David Boaz
Could it be the Washington Post? Bannered across the top of the Posts op-ed page today is a piece titled Copenhagens political science, titularly [!] authored by Sarah Palin. Im delighted to see the Post publishing an op-ed critical of the questionable science behind the Copenhagen conference and the demands for massive regulations to deal with climate change.
But Sarah Palin? Of all the experts and political leaders a great newspaper might call on for a critical look at the science behind global warming, Sarah Palin?
Whats even more interesting is that the Post also ran an op-ed by Palin in July. But during this entire year, the Post has not run any op-eds by such credible and accomplished Republicans as Gov. Mitch Daniels; former governors Mitt Romney or Gary Johnson; Sen. John Thune; or indeed former governor Mike Huckabee, who might be Palins chief rival for the social-conservative vote. You might almost think the Post wanted Palin to be seen as a leader of Republicans.
I should note that during the past year the Post has run one op-ed each from John McCain, Bobby Jindal, Newt Gingrich, and Tim Pawlenty. (And for people who dont read well, I should note that when I call the people above credible and accomplished, thats not an endorsement for any political office.) Still, its the rare political leader who gets two Post op-eds in six months, and rarer still the Post op-eds by ex-governors who cant name a newspaper that they read.
Poster Comment:
Never trust a Boaz.
I think he's just mad about the cap.