On Nov. 4, voters have a vested interest in ensuring that someone who is so glibly confident about knowing God's plan does not get within a heartbeat of the presidency of the United States. People who profess to know what God is thinking engage in the worst, most dangerous form of self-delusion. They should never be allowed anywhere near positions of public responsibility that put the rest of us -- and the world -- at risk. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Locke is a professor at the UW Evans School of Public Affairs. He addresses with insight and concern the potential effect of religionists, such as Palin, should they reach high office. His questions about the religious tradition of female subservience to males in Palin's creed, and what role the first dude would then have in a post-McCancer Palin administration adds an interesting note. Given that the first dude is reputed to have run Alaska and instigated troopergate, the question seems relevant. A good short read.
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