[CondoleezzaProtege]

and soon Sarah Palin :) -- who actually, according to the standards of this article, is a TRUE intellectual.

Being an intellectual means, first of all, being passionate about ideas—and not just for the duration of a semester, for the sake of pleasing the teacher, or for getting a good grade.

Being an intellectual begins with thinking your way outside of your assumptions and the system that enforces them.

etc...

[ClearCase_guy]

The media says we cannot like Sarah Palin because she "lacks polish". I'd say that is a huge point to her credit. She's a real person. Her husband is a real person. She understands Americans.

It's hard to believe this essay is copyright 2011. The author seems to not be familiar with our current president. He knows Bush and Kerry, but he takes no swipe at the guy who is riding a unicorn through life.