Epstein should stick to writing about something he knows and understands. Liberal women are clearly not one of those things. As a liberal woman, I have already admitted my admiration of the governor's figure. I have no issue with her pregnant daughter or her decision to bear a Down's baby. What I do have an issue with is her work to deny other women and girls the right to make those choices for themselves. Of her brutal cuts to programs that would have supported pregnant teens and victims of rape. Of her betrayal of so many things women have worked for over decades. She is more than happy to take advantage of those rights, while proposing to deny them to others. And, yes, I also think she's as dumb as a box of rocks. As a woman, ... More »

This is a downright offensive piece that posits largely unreasoning rage on the part of liberal women. Not being a woman, I have observed a mix of bemusement and horror as reactions to Ms. Palin from the liberal women I know. I have only observed what I would call murderous rage in Palin's whipped up conservative audiences that keep calling for blood.

This opinion piece is outstanding journalism. The author, America's leading intellectual, presents an honest and well-informed analysis of the attitudes toward Gov. Palin. He gives a balanced account, and provides ample space for her opponents' views. As usual with Epstein, this is very well written.