>Palin's spiritual colleagues describe themselves as part of "the final generation," engaged in "spiritual warfare" to purge the earth of "demonic strongholds." Palin has spent her entire adult life immersed in this apocalyptic hysteria. Ask yourself: Is it a good idea to place the most powerful military on earth at her disposal? 

That was a rhetorical question, I'm sure?  The answer is "no."

I've always found it funny when I hear Bill O'Reilly expounding on "secularists" threatening America.  I've always thought that America's secular character has been one of its greatest strengths.  It's funny that as religiousity has generally declined in the population as a whole, this has fed into the paranoia of those with very strong religious feelings thus increasing their togetherness and political will. 

I wonder if we are really moving toward a more religiously motivated electorate or if we are seeing the last gasps what will soon be a bygone age.