Comment 5 by Alan4discussion :

Palin and her cronies well illustrate what is rotten in US politics: all venom, aggravation and rhetoric: negligible reasoned argument. Her near pathological denial of responsibility for her campaigns, along with even her spokesperson distancing herself from Palin in making this statement, shows how utterly unsuitable she is to offer any example or leadership.

I take comfort in the fact that in the election, McCain (who while having some definite right wing tendencies I still believe to be a man motivated by an honest love for his country) and Palin were defeated by Obama, a man who's views I (mostly) agree with. I also agree with what others on this forum have suggested about him being a closet agnostic.

It's absurd that we have to defend ourselves and our way of life from people like Sarah Palin, but at least we're currently winning the battle.