Oman: How did yesterday's superstar become today's political pariah?

PJ: Amusing and confusing. It wasn't long ago that the right-wing of America defended Sarah Palin. It wasn't long ago that cameras were wherever she was. It seems only yesterday that staunch conservatives saluted their Tea Party queen, promoted her for the highest office in the land and begged for her endorsement. It was only a few months ago that people like Ann Coulter held her up as the best that the GOP could offer. But times and opinions seem to have changed. Recent remarks by Ann Coulter show that she is no longer enamoured by the "Thilla from Wasilla". Even Senator John McCain (who after the release of the movie "Game Change" stated that Sarah Palin was the "best" qualified candidate to be his VP pick) laughed when he joked that Romney should pick her as his running mate.

Now, with the exception of Fox New's continued promotion of Mrs. Palin, who is supposed to offer some kind of sage word about politics, most people have opened their eyes to reality. Or perhaps they always saw reality and simply, and blindly, protected one of their own.

How times have changed. Stories about Sarah Palin have largely disappeared with one notible exception. Now, whether printed in the US or in the international press, people are again paying a lot attention to Mrs. Palin. I sincerely doubt however that it is in a way would make her proud. Mrs. Palin is now used an example of what type of person not to pick to be Romney's running mate. There are literally thousands of stories that focus on the debacle of McCain's pick that focus on her lack of knowledge, her lack of intellect, her lack of honesty and integrity and her ultimate drag on the ticket. From liberals to conservatives to independents, story after story is printed or broadcast identifying that Sarah Palin was not prepared to be president and was the worst VP pick in history.

It is simply amazing that those who defended and propelled this woman to the forefront of national political discourse are now actively trying to disuade their presidential candidate from chosing anyone who might be similar or even comparable to the former governor. It is indeed amusing.

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