No one made any such assumption. Gov. Palin is a marvelous PERSON, Patti, that's why she's on this ticket.
Her father, the great Ronaldus Maximus, is
frowning profusely in his grave, but she
always wandered away from the glorious ideals
of her magnificent father, as does Ron.
You win some and you lose some. At least he
has one child in the mold .. a wonderful conservative
who shares his name, Michael Reagan.