George Will recently commented that the reality of the two-party "system" has always been [roughly paraphrased] . . . not whether an elite shall govern, but which elite? Mrs. Palin may be the second coming of "Mr. Smith" for all I know or maybe she just lusts for entree to the halls of power.

I like the fact that she named her kids for places, occupations. Reminds me of the fictional family of anarchist dynamiters in Pynchon's Against The day. Time will tell what's she's all about and what she's capable of.

jack