Forgetting Sarah Palin

I am tired of reading about Sarah Palin. It seems that I can no longer safely turn anywhere - The New York Times, Newsweek, Atlantic Monthly, The Nation - without having to read about Sarah Palin and what she means for the GOP and for the rest of us. I know, she just released a book. I know, her ability to rile up the extremists in spite of her utter lack of political acumen is terrifying.

But I don't care. The woman is ignorant at best and out of her mind at worst. She certainly has the power to inflame tensions at the time when we're working hardest to eliminate divisiveness. But maybe it's for the best. Maybe this country will finally see the rise of something better than the two-party system. But if the liberals are truly unnerved by the idea that she may well be the face of the GOp in 2012, then they have got to stop devoting so much coverage to her. Let's give credit where credit is due instead of to a woman we should be ignoring.