Palin as Wallace

Frank Rich editorializes in today's N.Y. Times that critics inside and outside the GOP are helping Sarah Palin grow stronger, comparing her to George Wallace:

 "These insults just play into Palin’s hands, burnishing her image as an exemplar of the “real America” battling the snooty powers-that-be. To serve as an Andrew Jackson or perhaps George Wallace for the 21st century, the last thing she wants or needs is gravitas.