ARE THEY HAPPY NOW? – AT 8:09 A.M. ET:  We warned about this just a few days ago, after the anti-Palin hysteria started.  From ABC News:

An aide close to Sarah Palin says death threats and security threats have increased to an unprecedented level since the shooting in Arizona, and the former Alaska governor's team has been talking to security professionals.

Since the shooting in Tucson, Palin has taken much heat for her "crosshairs" map that targeted 20 congressional Democrats in the 2010 mid-term election, including that of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was the main target of Saturday's attack.

Friends say Palin, a possible 2012 contender, was galled as suggestions of her role in the tragedy have swirled.

COMMENT:  This increase in threats against Palin was inevitable.  Yet, I still have not heard anyone on the left denounce them.  President Obama could be gracious and order the FBI to investigate the threats, and he could even offer Palin some temporary federal security protection, for she may actually need it.

I have rarely seen the kind of viciousness that has been directed at Sarah Palin this week. 

January 13, 2011