Having recently heard of the Christian Right, I came across an article that talked about Sarah Palin's new book Going Rogue suggesting her candidacy to not only join the organization, but to lead it. With Palin being the vice president candidate runner up with John McCain, this book brings up to different thoughts.
The first is: What in the world was a Christian Fundamentalist, the type of people that constitute the Christian Right, doing running for the second most influential position in American politics? If anything, this is further proof that Americans are too dependent on "Christian Morals", rather than personal qualifications.
The second thought is that why didn't Sarah Palin run with George Bush? The match would have put together extremely devout Christians, and the people could have had the most fundamental Christian duo of American history. In that sense, the Christian Right would have been happy, the American people would have been happy, and the Vatican would have been happy. It would have been a win-win situation for everyone. Well perhaps everyone except the millions of Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Atheists. At least it would neatly solve the question : Is America a Christian Nation?
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