That's the one area where I might disagree with you - sometimes you have to go to the enemy's house and fight him there. But Ann fell into a rather obvious trap. I've read the transcript - he didn't do anything other than goad her into more specifically defining her perfect country. SHE raised the issue of religion, and gave that moron the biggest gift he could have imagined. As you said before, now we can expect that the GOP candidates will have to answer a question about this issue - which is NOT where they want to be.
No, the GOP candidates should not have to answer questions about Anne - but if Chris Matthews is ever the moderator, you KNOW he will ask them about her. Yes, there is a doubls standard: and people such as Anne should be aware of it. When she tosses bombs, she should sometimes think about who the targets end up being. Today at my office was ALMOST UNBEARABLE.