The U.S. Army Surrenders To Sarah Palin

During her visit to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Governor Sarah Palin stops to take photos with Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment. U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Adam David Pepper.

How The Army Solved A Problem Like Sarah -- Christian Science Monitor

Fort Bragg reversed its no-media policy for Sarah Palin's book signing event on Monday, confirming that the best-selling Alaska author is a ‘politician,’ but not an ‘elected official’.

Military regulations are strict: Respect the commander-in-chief.

But given that some popularity polls have former vice presidential candidate — and ardent Obama critic — Sarah Palin nearly parallel with President Obama’s approval ratings, the Army faced a real conundrum when deciding how to deal with Ms. Palin’s on-base book signing scheduled for Monday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

The book, “Going Rogue,” describes Palin’s rise from hockey mom to governor of Alaska, to widely attacked (but also hugely popular) vice presidential candidate, whose independent streak caused the John McCain presidential campaign to opine that she was “going rogue.”

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My Comment: The U.S. Army did not have a chance. Sarah Palin is extremely popular within the military, and her presence in Fort Bragg will be a huge event attracting thousands. The Army realized that it was pointless to try and stop the tsunami that will be hitting Fort Bragg tomorrow .... they did the right thing to not stop it.