or remember limbaugh accusing hillary clinton of murder.
or remember that lovely plame affair.
remember the centrality of personal attack in populist conservative media over the past 20 years.
while i find the effect of this sort of thing to be depressing, rendering american politics even more idiotic than it has been, you reap what you sow.
and this isn't even to start wondering about this newest little bon bon:
Palin was member of party calling for vote on Alaskan secession from US | World news | guardian.co.uk