Sarah sneaked in the backdoor.

The thing about Sarah Palin is that she has the stage. The celebrity. And she continues to command the stage. Doesn't matter that she's shallow. And dumb. In America, all it takes is name recognition. We're attracted to freaks. Unusual people. Palin is unusual. If not a freak. She has an image of being feisty. She has a collection of one-liners. Some of 'em even draw standing ovations. Yes, she's a populist. Comes off as one of us. That is, when she's in her crowd. In her assembly. A folksy little gal. And a barracuda on the basketball court. A tough broad, too. Capable of shooting a moose or a wolf. From a helicopter, of course. And she could field dress that moose. She's an evangelical, too. A hands-on practitioner of the faith. An enemy of Lucifer. Ready to take on the devil incarnate. Yes, that ungodly socialist. Barack Obama. Imagine Sarah Palin. The female savior of the nation. And everybody thought it would be Hillary Clinton. Instead, there stands Sarah the Sassy. She sneaked in the backdoor. --Jim Broede