While reading the Washington Post today a name appeared in the Op-ed section I never thought I would see, “Sarah Palin.” It seems that the soon to be abjuring Governor has fired one across the bow of the Obama administration on its proposed cap and trade bill (aka Cap and Tax).

From the blogs.

Hugh Hewitt | Obama Thinking About Becoming Landlord In Chief

Hot Air | Palin on cap-and-trade: Job-killer

And So It Goes in Shreveport | Sarah Speaks on Cap and Trade

The Strata Sphere | Sarah Palin Steps Into “Center” Stage

StoptheACLU | Sarah Palin’s Washington Post Op Ed: The Cap and Tax Dead End

What is fascinating about this is that on cue and almost Pavlovian the responses poured out from the Left and Right. One saying she is an idiot, the other cheer-leading her on.

Now, I am not going to be snotty about the Governor’s op-ed. Hell, I actually commend her on it. But more numbers, references, and ideas should have been entered. Her points were correct but in order to show how devastating Cap and Trade really is, throw in a little Heritage Foundation, with a sprinkling of CATO, and wash it down with some American Enterprise Institute. Make your detractors work to prove you wrong, don’t make it easy for them.