Battle Over the Soul of the Republican Party.

John McCain's staff has spent more time attacking Sarah Palin than Obama and his terrorist ties.

The battle over the heart and soul of the republican party has just begun with McCain's staffers leading the way. Hours after the worst election defeat of the republican party, McCain staffers leaked to reporters nasty little stories to reporters eager help take down the best conservative candidate since Reagan.

These rumors by the McCain staffers stated that Palin threw tantrums, spent too much money and is a shopaholic. They also went on to say that she didn't know that Africa was a continent.

These rumors are pathetic and quite untrue. What stands out from these attacks is the apparent attempt by these staffers to save their own career in politics.


But all is not lost. There's an attempt to find out who these staffers are and name names. Patriotic heroes like Michelle Malkin and Red State and Free Republic had lead the charge.

On the Red State's website they have announced "Operation Leper" as a special project to expose those staffers who've been whispering smears and lies to the press. These exposed people will also serve as a red flag to any campaign who hires them and it will remind the base what to expect from them. Erik Erickson's Diary lists some of the staffers names found so far.

Initial list:

Nicolle Wallace
Steve Schmidt
Mark McKinnon