palin pulls a c-webb

michael scherer:

[Palin] compared herself to a point guard who [was] being picked away at by a “full court press” from “the national level.” Palin explained how that metaphorical point guard should respond. “She drives through a full court press, protecting the ball, keeping her head up because she needs to keep her eye on the basket, and she knows exactly when to pass the ball so that the team can win,” Palin said. “And that is what I am doing, keeping her eye on the ball that represents sound priorities. Remember they include energy independence, and smaller government, and national security and freedom. And I know when it’s time to pass the ball for victory.”

Palin’s description of a full court press from the national media and political establishment is hardly an exaggeration. Within the last week, she has withstood a withering Vanity Fair profile, the leaks of once-private, unflattering emails she sent to McCain campaign staff, and a public cat fight between former McCain advisers that dealt with her role in the campaign. Meanwhile, in Alaska, she has been beset by continuing state sniping from both political parties, ongoing ethics complaints and the recent controversy over the the state’s public health director, who said she was forced out because she did not agree with Palin’s stand on social issues.

against a man press, sure, beat your man off the dribble. unfortunately the above was a zone trap. (two dribbles. jump stop. short crisp pass.)