Concealing deep faith, shallow politics

Here's an interesting blog from the Immanent Frame, comparing and contrasting Sarah Palin with Aimee Semple McPherson, a pentecostal evangelist in the first half of the 20th century.

http://www.ssrc.org/blogs/immanent_frame/2008/10/16/a-tale-of-two-mavericks/

In this post, blogger Matthew Avery Sutton gives support to the argument that Gov. Palin was chosen by Senator McCain as a sort of token for her religious affiliations. He claims that Palin has demonstrated very little ability to engage with political issues outside of a very small selection, citing interviews with reporters and her "straight talk" performance in the VP debate.