It occurs to me that as a leftist blogger, by posting so many items related to Sarah Palin, I am merely doing own little bit as an American to add to the deafening cry that Sarah Palin makes Dan Quayle look like an intellectual powerhouse.
Our latest post has to do with the G.O.P.’s proposed replacement for Cheney responding to a series of questions asked by the the conservative Eagle Forum. Their series of questions were asked of all 2006 Alaskan Gubernatorial Candidates.
Here in question 11 we have the following:
11. Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?
SP: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance.
Ummm, Sarah, The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892, and furthermore, the phrase “Under God” was added in the 50’s during the height of Anti-Communist hysteria.
Even my 14-year-old son Jeremy knows that the Pledge and the phrase “Under God” have nothing to do with our founding fathers. But then it’s not fair comparing Palin’s knowledge to Jeremy’s – after all, my kid is really, really smart.