I found this semi-biography of Sarah Palin written in a blog post far more introspective than anything I’ve seen to date. It’s a great look into the shaping of Sarah Palin’s character and values.

Who Is Sarah Palin?

Last month, I read Lorenzo Benet’s unauthorized biography of Sarah Palin, “Trailblazer,” and this week I watched John Ziegler’s complete interview with Sarah Palin.

The question I asked myself after finishing both is the same question I’ve been asking myself since August 29, 2008: Who is Sarah Palin?

Many who know her say that she is exactly the person that she appears to be. And, yet, no one is ever quite what they appear because they appear to be many things to many people. A person as complex and intriguing as Sarah Palin is certainly not that simple. However, complexity does not imply cunning or deceptive manipulation. A person can be honest, straightforward, and completely without guile and yet still be complex.

snip……If you’ll indulge me, I’d like to take my stab at a biographical sketch of the good Guv. It won’t be exhaustive. I will no doubt return to various themes over time. But here’s a first draft. And it is really only a draft. I haven’t resolved the mystery of her entirely — no one can or perhaps should — but here’s what I think.

This woman isn’t going away, the more I learn about her, the more I believe she is a force of the future for the GOP.

There’s a very interesting connection made in this quasi biography between Palin and Reagan. It’s worth the read.

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