"An outcast to the mandarins, the pooh-bahs and the elites"

According to Roger Simon, that's what Sarah Palin's decision to resign from Alaska's governorship has made her. He channels a theme that I posted about earlier:

The Republican Party likes to nominate the next guy in line. John McCain in 2008, George W. Bush in 2000 and Bob Dole in 1996 were all the next guys in line. They had “earned” their place in the party hierarchy. (Or, in the case of George W. Bush, his father had earned it for him.)

Never forget - It is all about POWER. These people freak out when someone comes along that threatens their POWER. It should come as no surprise.