Palin didn’t “refuse” to pray with staffers, as the article indicates, but she did say she didn’t find any staffers with whom she wanted to hold hands and pray. It could mean she wasn’t too crazy about them or it may have been she didn’t feel comfortable sharing that kind of moment with them or suspected they wouldn’t be comfortable. Mostly, though, it was just the prelude to an adorable story about her praying with Piper. It’s really quite sweet, IMHO. Here’s video from the dinner to see for yourself. Check at the 3:40 mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqwDpE7ixbI
Great minds think alike. :o)Here's ANOTHER nice picture of Piper -- also apparently from that same night: