This very short essay was deleted by my hosting service, but its drafts aren’t to be found. It was the second of two about Sarah Palin with an allusion to Hurricane Gustav and just about three quick paragraphs. If a reader pulled off a copy, please send a copy to me — ben (at) benpollock (dot) com — and I’ll repost it.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, there wasn’t much to it and maybe better left forgotten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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