The GOP Civil War Begins

It only took a day but the first shots of the war have been heard. Right wing blogs are on the war path and the subject is one dear to their hearts: Sarah Palin.

Michelle Malkin and her fellow travelers defending the honor of Sarah Palin against anonymous McCain aides who are "smearing" Palin with all sorts of innuendo. The latter are getting an assist from FOX news and there are rumors that Mitt Romney's people are spreading it as well. The latter would move this spat beyond the blogs and FOX and McCain staffers into the more viable mainstream of the GOP.

RedState has announced Operation Leper, a plan to "[track] down all the people from the McCain campaign now whispering smears against Governor Palin to Carl Cameron and others."

We intend to constantly remind the base about these people, monitor who they are working for, and, when 2012 rolls around, see which candidates hire them. Naturally then, you'll see us go to war
against those candidates.

It's finally entertaining to read right wing blogs. (memeorandum link so you can follow the action).