The Definition of "Is"

My point was not to start a rash of Palin-bashing, but to merely point out yet another...inconsistency, shall we say? Seemingly every time she pops up in the news, she's saying something contrary to reality.

Now I understand that there's my POV and your POV and the truth probably lies somewhere in between. But as you say, negative campaigning can be objectively defined. And in this campaign, it did occur on her part. Violating ethical considerations can be defined. And in a recent investigation, it was found to have occured on her part (although the subsequent report cleared her of violation of ethics law).

Her reactions don't strike me as spin. They don't strike me as attempts to redefine anything. They strike me as refusals to acknowledge reality. You can't say "I've been cleared" while holding a report that says in writing that you are not cleared. You can't say your own actions are not negative campaigning when they serve as the very definition of that act.

Personally, I don't know that she is all that much like Bush. I'm not sure that she really has any ideas or ideals at all. I get the distinct feeling that she strings together a series of moves that are purely reactionary. If I'm wrong, then I just don't understand her nonsense.