"I saw the other day that
George W. Bush is raising money for his proposed policy institute at Southern Methodist University. I did some research and found out that
there are something like 3,000 policy institutes, most of them hosting convocations about nothing much and issuing papers no one reads. I suggest therefore that Bush use his money to do something truly different and constructive -- establish the
Institute for the Study of Sarah Palin.
The Institute for the Study of Sarah Palin might conclude that she represents the exact moment important Republicans gave up on democracy. She was clearly seen as
an empty vessel who could be controlled by her intellectual betters. <See: Lil' Dumbya Bush> These include the editorial boards of the Weekly Standard and the Wall Street Journal,
neither of which would
hire Palin to make an editorial judgment but both of which would be thrilled to see her as president of the United States. It does not bother these people in the least that the woman is a demagogue -- remember "death panels"? -- and not, on the face of it, very responsible."