Rich you write:

The over-the-top attacks on Sarah Palin (my column topic today) and the way the press is writing her off are enough to get anyone’s blood up. But let’s not get carried away. This moment reminds a little of when Fred Thompson was first considering running and it seemed every conservative out there was convinced he was going to carry all before him and any gentle dissent was greeted with outrage. We know how that turned out. Palin is exciting, likable, and obviously has skills, but we just don’t know how she’s going to perform at this level…

Me: Rich, I will tear out your eyes and urinate on your brain. Banishment from polite society is too good for you. You should be slit from belly to chin and have a half-starved weasel sewn into your abdomen. I cannot believe you would even think, never mind utter, such heresies. For shame!