It's said that grief is the price you pay for love - and it seems to be the price you pay for Public Life too. We don't know how much grief Sarah Palin has experienced in her life, but she obviously has had enough to know that she felt able to handle whatever the American press might throw her way.
If Sarah Palin wasn't already a leader, there would be no disgruntled officials, jealous opponents or ambitious one-horse-town journalists now selling their scoops. So far we find that they have 'revealed' the family scandal [or is that the roller-coaster of any family life?]; the change of stance [or is that political judgement combined with humility?]; the contradictory taxing [or is that redistribution to favour the less well off?]
I suggest that neither McCain or Palin are naive, but when they met he saw character, leadership and competence. Huffington et al only see red but as their vitriol rains down on the electorate I hope that the American public warm to the ordinary woman with exceptional talents who has shown the courage to take the risk of Public Life.
