Paul Waldman on why Sarah Palin’s departure will make political coverage much less interesting:
I have a confession: I just can’t get enough of Sarah Palin. I say this as an aficionado of both the culture war – in which Palin was rapidly promoted last year to four-star general – and spectacular political flame-outs. When she gave her impossibly weird statement announcing that she would be leaving the governorship of Alaska, it was like your favorite band’s farewell tour. You got to hear the old hits (Man, I hope she does “I’m Being Oppressed by the Liberal Media Elite”!), but the whole thing was touched with the melancholy that comes from knowing that there probably won’t be any new albums.
Before she fades into a life of motivational speaking and writing bad memoirs, it’s worth taking at least one more look at this unique political phenomenon.
