[humblegunner]

HG, do you think it might be more of a yearning for a return to tradition values than idol worship?

I can understand some folks going overboard in their support of Palin.
That's one of her strong points, she fires folks up and many are enthused by that.

But to start slobbering over her daughter as some future "great leader"
when we don't even know if the kid can count to ten is just plain STUPID.

[jla]

C'mon, I don't think they're serious about the Palin daughter being a future President.
I understand your concern that we need to avoid becoming an 'American Bandstand political bloc'. Yet there indeed are children out there who don't have proper role models, even their parents. If Palin can fill this void for even a small percentage of them then it is worth it, in spades.