Now we see why the liberal establishment has been trying for the last few days to destroy Sarah Palin. She is a threat to their hopes to take the White House this year, a threat to their broader claims to speak for youth, for women, and for the future, and a threat to their attempt to control the high ground in the culture war. After her stunning success last night, some in the liberal media may retire from the ring for a while. Others, with the threat now even more evident, may redouble their assaults and become even more desperate and vicious. Surely they’ll fail.
A star was born last night–but I won’t belabor that fact, especially since it was the title of my New York Times column Monday. Nor will I analyze the whole speech, which I’m sure will be ably done by others. I’ll just make three points.
