On how Palin is an ill-informed dolt: “What newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and to understand the world?” Couric wouldn’t let go: “Like what ones specifically?” and “Can you name a few?”

I don’t think her adoring fans on the Right know how tired many of the rest of us are of politicians who refuse to answer questions - especially basic simple questions. Quite frankly, given her answers, many of us (including conservatives like Cal Thomas and Kathleen Parker) are beginning to think that this governor is seriously under- and wrongly-informed. That she is in WAY over her head and not prepared to be in a role like Vice President of the US.

That’s not necessarily a harsh criticism of Palin. I am a very intelligent and well-read guy and I would have a hard time answering some questions (not the “what magazines do you read?” one, but others). But I’m not running for veep. You ought to be pretty well-informed if in some pretty specific and wide-ranging areas if you want to convince people to vote for you for such a high office. She comes across as NOT open to answering questions and as NOT being able to answer them even if she tried.

Many of us are beginning to suspect that she is anti-science, anti-transparency, anti-reason and just not especially smart. We’ve had eight years of what we perceive to be idiotic, anti-reason, anti-science, anti-transparency leadership in Bush and we want a change.