It turns out that the media and the prime-time Left just can't restrain themselves from foolish attacks on Gov. Sarah Palin's gender and role as a mother. They have now gone so over the top that Sen. Hillary Clinton's aides are begining to defend Palin. That is really instructive.
While the left gets itself into political trouble with ordinary Americans, Republicans would be wise now to emphasize the energy issue and have Gov. Palin make a policy speech on it. Gov. Palin has a good personal story as a "hockey mom" in politics and she is great in attacking the opposition. But she also has a positive public service record and agenda to describe. Largely it relates to energy, the galvinizing topic of this campaign. The subject is crucially important to the economy and nearly as important to national security. It is the issue that gave Sen. McCain a lift in the polls this summer.
The Alaska governor has a personal story to relate to the energy topic, also, having served on the state oil and gas commission before running for governor and having persuaded both parties in Alaska to support a new gas pipeline to the Lower 48. She has a vision of what can be accomplished, I'm told by George Gilder, who heard her speak this summer, so let us all hear it now.
