Michael van der Galien defends Sarah Palin... again

Okay, so who is this guy, and what have they done with the real Michael van der Galien? 'Scuse us, but it's hard to get used to seeing the PoliGazette blogger defending Sarah Palin instead of trying to bury her. But that's what the Romney supporter has done in a Wednesday post:

It’s becoming more than a little frustrating that leftist magazines, newspapers and news channels continue to go after Governor Sarah Palin as if she was public enemy number one. See here, for instance, Time’s latest article about the governor.

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Time minimizes Palin’s role for one rather obvious reason: “Going Rogue: An American Life” is a major bestseller. If Palin would be credited for its success, she should be taken seriously as a politician, intellectual and as a writer.

The left can’t take Palin seriously. They can’t give her credit for any intellectual achievements. They ridiculed her last year and continue to do so today, knowing that she poses an enormous threat to them and to the party they support. Taking her seriously, treating her with respect means Independent voters may take her seriously as well – it’ll make her an even bigger threat than she already is.

This makes two -- or is it three? -- Palin posts in a row from Michael with nary a put down of the former governor. We still aren't sure whether he has genuinely changed his thinking about the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate, or if this is some elaborate hoax on his part. He's pretended to be favorably inclined toward Sarah Palin before in one of his blog posts, only to say that it was a ruse and slam her in the comments.

So while we welcome Michael van der Galien's defense of Sarah Palin, we sure would like to hear from him what changed his mind about her, if that is indeed the case. We would like to bottle it and send a vial to each and every moderate we can find. What say you, Michael?

- JP