Ake - God will not ride to the rescue, and God has consistently been on the side of the big and rich battalions. One of the things that America needs (and we can now see after watching Tony Blair enter delusions of religious calling) that we need is a damn sight less religion, and a damn sight more rationality.

Palin's principal attraction (like Reagan and Bush jnr) is for and to people who hate to admit that they are stupid, so prefer stupid leaders. Since there are so many of them that, alas, is a dangerous combination.