Contributors discuss Sarah Palin's comments about the Ground Zero mosque in light of her divergence from elite opinion. Brian Katulis, senior fellow, Center for American Progress It’s unfortunate, though unsurprising, that the attention-seeking former half-term governor is carelessly exploiting the Sept. 11 attacks in this way. Suggesting, as Sarah Palin did, that the presence of a mosque near ground zero is a “stab in the heart” of America is insulting to core values that make our country great: tolerance and pluralism. Tom Korologos, former ambassador, Republican strategist Whether the number of Palin supporters is 16 percent of Washington’s elite —...