This just in from the Department of Gratitude...

Unlike certain "unnamed staffers" (read: gutless punks) I strongly believe, strike that, I know that the only reason Sen. McCain's craptastic campaign got as far as it did was thanks to Gov. Palin, not in spite of her. Thank you Gov. Palin. Do not let these jackals get you down. We still need you and, most likely, will need you even more in the coming years.

UPDATE (Via Michelle Malkin):

Responding to a question on whether she has any “hurt feelings,” Palin laughs cheerfully. “This is politics! Of course not. It’s rough and tumble and you’ve got to have a thick skin just like I’ve got.”

Palin expresses “disappointment in the media — don’t take it personally.”

That's a hint President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden... you bunch of thin skinned crybabies.