I may be left wing

[sombrefan]

But I have to admit the hysteria that greeted the announcement of Palin as the Republican nominee for vice-president has left me cold. I'm used to the right-wing attacks on Democrats but the sheer vitriol thrown at the Alaskan governor is pretty damn nauseating. Is it because she is a woman or that the left did not see this one coming? Or both? Aren't we supposed to the good guys?