Sarah Palin, in Today's News 07.06.09

Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin will find no support here, but her situation does shine a light on what has happened to American politics. As the Talmud-ization of the country advances, the politics of personal-destruction have become predominant.

Witness Sarah Palin. Today's Wall Street Journal (page A3): "In all, Gov. Palin has faced 16 ethics inquiries of one sort or another in Alaska since last year." (!!!)

Palin has a certain charisma that frightens those who don't control her. And so, in their view the only way to ensure that Palin doesn't cause trouble is to destroy her personally, or at least to try. 

There was a time not too long ago that such tactics would have been frowned upon. Not that American politics was ever perfect.