Scientific American's take on this.

"Amid the hoopla about Sarah Palin's very un-hockey mom $150,000 campaign wardrobe, the Republican veep candidate managed to drop another flammable tidbit that set off the science community, not to mention the blogosphere.

"During a speech on her ticket's special needs policy last week, Palin, who has held up her Down's syndrome young son as a symbol of her kinship with all parents of special needs children, mocked earmarks better known as pork for eating up much-needed federal funds."

How can anyone seriously propose this woman for public office? One can't really blame her for being a dingbat, I suppose, but people who should know better are trying to get her elected.

Arf