Every day in America thousands of elderly white Americans die of old age, seniors with familar conservative values for the Palin folks, and they're replaced on the voter rolls with their teenage and early 20ish grandchildren, young people who view America very differently, and who hold much different values, and who, incidently, vote Democratic by a huge margin.

Due to their youth they are also, in general, a lot more ignorant and inexperienced. This is valuable if you're trying to sell what Democrats are selling.

And if conservatives are this embattled minority, how come Obama had to pretend he was a moderate during the campaign? Why do Democrats running for office desperately conceal their leftist ideas? Why can't a proud socialist win an election other than in a few outlying districts or towns?

Incidentally, it might help if either you or ER spent a little time looking at Palin and conservatives other than through the prism of leftist idiots like Frank Rich. Her husband has Inuit ancestry, for starters.