Recovering from Palin Fever

Finally, after long last, the news outlets have chilled out on Sarah Palin. Thank God.

But what has this shown us about the vice presidential candidate? I’d be lying if I said I knew, but I feel that we can narrow it down to a few possibilities.

Despite extensive media coverage (obsession?) the governor from Alaska has largely declined any media interviews and has refused to appear on talk shows.

We have a couple ways to look at this.

The first, and perhaps most terrifying, is that Mrs. Palin is simply not versed enough to handle the grilling that would be dished out by experienced journalists. The McCain camp, despite the vp choice, is still running on a platform of experience - whether they advertise it or not. Showing an inept vice presidential candidate to the world would in no way help them out.

The second possibility is that the McCain campaign is milking the media’s curiosity over Palin. Nobody really knows much about her and that’s bringing her attention. And there is nothing great to bring an unknown into celebrity like absurd levels of news coverage. And the more she remains a mystery, the more she’s going to be speculated about, evaluated, and covered by the media outlets.