When I first heard that Sarah Palin believes creationism should be taught in the public schools right alongside evolution, I was horrified. It was bad enough to learn during the primaries that Mike Huckabee, a prominent candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, believes in creationism, but it was at least comforting that even the Republicans rejected his candidacy. However, we now have a prospective, and soon-to-be-confirmed, major party vice-presidential nominee who actually believes this ridiculous, superstitious nonsense, who wants school children's minds polluted with this tripe, and who may come to lurk one 72-year-old heartbeat away from the presidency. Palin needs to be challenged on these dangerously wrong-headed beliefs, and so does McCain.
Nevertheless, I'm willing to let Sarah Palin teach creationism in the public schools if she's willing to let me teach the story of the creation of the Bible. It's a lot more interesting, and has solid science to back it up. More after the break: