Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin began the first leg of her National Bus Tour, visiting historical sites in the Northeastern United States, by riding a motorcycle into Washington , D.C. on Sunday with several hundred thousand other patriotic Americans.

And the Main Stream Media, the Libs, the GOP Elite, and political pundits everywhere are having a screaming hissy fit.

Politico.com ran an article yesterday, claiming that Palin’s bus tour has left everyone confused. Im response, Governor Palin answered:

This isn’t a campaign bus. This is a bus to be able to express to America how much we appreciate our foundation and to invite more people to be interested in all that is good about America and to remind ourselves we don’t need to fundamentally transform America, we need to restore what’s good about America.

You see, Palin’s staff has been keeping mum about where she’s visiting, driving the Main Street Media crazy.

If they don’t know what she’s up to, how can they criticize her, and how can protestors “spontaneously” show up?

Palin’s staff is simply telling reporters ’to check the SarahPAC website, which updates with information only after she’s stopped somewhere.

The GOP Elite is joining the Pity Party. Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Rob Gleason told POLITICO:

I have had no contact. I question the value of the ‘theater’ by some candidates, we seldom hear from presidential candidates as they are all focused on the early primary states. They will need us some day and we will remember those who helped us with party building.

Gleason made a point to remind reporters that former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently helped raise funds for the Allegheny County GOP. He also said former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) has been active in the state.

Of course, Republican strategist and GOP Elitist Karl Rove had to chime in, sharing his opinion concerning Palin’s “rather unconventional style” Monday on Fox News:

I bet you a dime to a dollar her visits to those areas are not proceeded by courtesy phone calls to the local Republican Party chairman and request they generate volunteers. She will announce her schedule and show up.

Kleenex, Karl?

Politico, itself, whined that that Twitter was the only way the media could keep up with Gov. Palin.

Gosh, Politico. Do you think she might want it that way?  Why should she deal with an unfriendly National Media when she can go straight to the people?

Even Fox News Channel Host Greta Van Susteren, riding along on the bus with Gov. Palin does not know the full itinerary:

We were told to check their website for any information they are releasing. He said they don’t want the media following them, and that includes us.

This is called Political Strategy, you idjits.

Susan Duclos is the owner and editor of the Wake up America Blogspot, where she posts as Spree. She also cross-posts at the Israel Related (Israelated) Blogspot: “A community for English blogging related to Israel and Israeli culture.”  According to her:

The media seems peeved that the only straight up original news is found at SarahPac, where the donation buttons are prominent and she can get people to sign on for her email list giving her a bigger pool of email subscribers. Yes, all this is too confusing for the media outlets to understand… right. Let us not even mention the stories that have the information wrong where even their corrections screw the whole story up…no, we will leave that to Conservatives4Palin to point out. Palin has them all running in circles, fighting to keep up and failing miserably. Palin is not only getting all the media attention she wants, she is doing it on her terms. She is showing everyone, very clearly just how “lame” the lame stream media has become.

Jim Geraghty, posting on nationalreview.com, wrote the following:

…I see this comment, from an unnamed Palinite insider to Shushannah Walshe of the Daily Beast: “According to a source with knowledge of Palin’s operation and thinking, keep a careful eye on how long the tour lasts, because it is intended as a way to test the presidential waters. If the road trip ends abruptly, it’s a sign she didn’t get the enthusiastic responses she believes she needs to launch a campaign. If the tour heads to regions outside of the Northeast like Iowa and South Carolina that, the source says, is a “big indicator” that Palin will pull the trigger.”

Would even the most unhinged anti-Palinite expect small crowds for her? Don’t answer that, of course they would, in between Trig jokes. But for those of us here on earth, not possessed by a raving fury at Palin, aren’t we all expecting big crowds? Does anyone dispute that Sarah Palin can generate enthusiastic responses? She’s the opposite of a candidate whose support is a mile-wide and an inch deep; her backers are a plurality in GOP circles, whose depth of passion rivals the Mariana Trench.

Before she began her national bus tour, Gov. Palin posted the following on sarahpac.com:

Our nation is at a critical turning point. As we look to the future, we are propelled by America’s past. It’s imperative that we connect with our founders, our patriots, our challenges and victories to clearly see our way forward. A good way to do this is to appreciate the significance of our nation’s historic sites, patriotic events and diverse cultures, which we’ll do in the coming weeks on our “One Nation” tour.

We’ll celebrate the good things that bring Americans together; those things that will give us the needed strength to meet the heady challenges ahead. I’ve said many times that America doesn’t need a “fundamental transformation,” instead we need a restoration of all that is good and strong and free in America! So, together let’s prepare ourselves for the days ahead by reminding ourselves who we are and what Americans stand for.

We’ll celebrate the meaning of our nation’s blueprints, our Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, which are the threads that weave our past into the fabric necessary for the survival of American exceptionalism. Our founders declared “we were born the heirs of freedom”, and despite our difficulties and disagreements, we remain one nation under God in freedom, indivisible. Through visits to historical sites and patriotic events, we’ll share the importance of America’s foundation.

We encourage you to support the pro-America events we’ll be privileged to participate in during these coming weeks. Discover the ties that bind Americans, our history, our traditions, and the exceptional nature of our country!

I hope Gov. Palin does run.  It would be nice to have a President of the United States that actually loves America.