Sarah Palin = True Feminist

The irreplaceable Victor Davis Hanson has done it again, brilliantly describing the unlikely nature of the rise of Sarah Palin to the heights of political prominence. His latest piece at National Review Online describes the obstacles she was required to overcome to get where she is now. His conclusion, that Palin is what a true Feminist ought to be, (and the disingenuous liberal reaction to her ascendancy) is priceless.

In short, Sarah Palin is the emblem of what feminism was supposed to be all about: an unafraid, independent, audacious woman, who soared on her own merits without the aid of a patriarchal jumpstart, high-brow matrimonial tutelage and capital, and old-boy liaisons and networking.

Instead this entire sorry episode of personal invective against, and jealousy toward, Sarah Palin is surreal. Given the rising backlash, Palin Derangement Syndrome may prove to be the one thing, fairly or not, that sinks Barack Obama.