Not since Dan Quayle did the happy puppy dance at the side of the first George Bush have Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media, and the nonprofit, union and academic communities gone so completely off their rockers.

Actually, this has been even worse than the reaction to Quayle. Forget merely unbiased or unfair. The hateful vitriol and ridicule that has been spewed upon Sarah Palin and her family reached execratic levels almost before the sun set on her first day as John McCain’s vice-presidential running mate. And it’s still spewing forth.