She didn't "try" to fire somebody, she did in fact fire the boss of her brother-in-law because he refused to do something completely unethical. And if the brother in law is really abusing her sister (and not just another victim of the custody battle two-step) then let the criminal and civil service process play out. Sarah Palin is not a "strong woman," she is yet another female political figure who can do no wrong in the eyes of estrogen poisoned idiots who think with their genitalia. I have a feeling that a creationist anti-choice cretin without breasts (say, Mike Huckabee)would not have been gushed over by the XX factor.

And a female idiot like Sarah Palin is just as annoying to any intelligent person as a male idiot like George Bush.