Bwahaha! I liked the line:
"...evangelical churches like her family's come dangerously close to those of the Christian Identity movement of those years..."
The only candidate who belongs to a church that I've seen that comes close to these 'Christian Identity churches' (usually consisting of a membership of 20 people -- 16 of which are undercover FBI agents) is Obama, and his tucc megachurch in Chicago. No repentance. No forgiveness. No Christ. All that matters is the color of your skin... On this I agree with this reporter - it is a bad thing... The reporter just ID'd the wrong candidate...
I also agree. They are so frustrated at their inability to tar Sarah Palin as some bigoted trashy Tanya Harding type. She's lovely, charming, capable...and she resonates with a lot of people. The rats can't seem to airbrush any of those attributes away.