JOHN WEAVER IS WRONG ABOUT PALIN

In response the her charges about her handlers, he made these remarks to POLITICO:

Former McCain strategist John Weaver slammed Palin for using the book for “petty and pathetic” score-settling.

“Sarah Palin reminds me of Jimmy Stewart in the movie 'Harvey,' complete with imaginary conversations. All books like these are revisionist and self-serving, by definition,” Weaver wrote in an email to POLITICO. “But the score-settling by someone who wants to be considered a serious national player is petty and pathetic.”

Richard Nixon was "petty and pathetic" but he was also very successful: he managed to be elected and re-elected President. Like Palin, Nixon also harnessed populist resentment against Beltway insiders and liberalism. ( See NIXONLAND, first 100 pages, for some details)