Much as I hate to admit it, I cannot seriously believe that anyone actually thinks the "lipstick on a pig" remark was actually directed at Governor Palin. Even the arguments that he should have known better, should have known how it would be interpreted posit a culture where every remark is given its worst possible construal. Is that a good thing? Is it what conservatives stand for? Didn't we say during the Lott affair that it was wrong to read so much into a remark. What kind of political culture do we end up with if we give everyone an incentive to search out insults in every analogy or casual remark? Hardly one that promotes free and open debate.
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