I understand that America aspires to be a land of opportunity where a poor man (or woman) can rise to the top of society through hard work and graft.
What I don't understand is quite how BEWILDERINGLY STUPID people like Mrs Palin and former President George Walker Bush, can rise so high, gain so much public support and do so much damage...
Seriously, in any other country of the world, these idiots would be sanitising toilets at local Bus Depots.