I pray that your question is an irrelevant one and she never comes close to the Presidency because I am also simply flabbergasted how this women managed to stir up the Republican party as she has these past two years. I scares me that a person with so little to offer this country in this time of great need can be characterized as the a 'glimmer of hope' as she is portrayed by her Republican supporters. To me she is the epitome of ignorance, a class A hypocrite and the best example of a walking contradiction I have seen in years but she has managed to evade any of the harsh criticisms (which most politicians face) from her base of supporters.
Personally I believe if you support someone for something as important as President they should be held to a higher standard - I mean I want someone running the country who is smarter than me, more capable - simply put someone better than me - this is not your typical office job for Christ-sakes! But her supporters seem to see beyond that and are not calling her out when she does not demonstrate the required education, or awareness or level of understanding for the problems we face as a nation. My favourite example came this week when she derided Obama for using a teleprompter (which all (Republican/Democrat) past Presidents have done in recent years but then writes talking points on her palm - and wait it gets worse she wrote "energy, tax cuts and lift up american spirits" - seriously this is the woman people are standing behind.
You are completely right when you ask how has the woman moment fallen so far in so little time and the answer to that is in your question - Palin.
Ho yes we need one like Hillary Who had to duck and run from in coming rounds Who was named after sir Hillary even tho he reached Everest's 4 years after she was born A women so astute that she did not know what her husband was doing and thought it was a vast right wing conspiracy Just that mocking cackle of a laugh would drive me insane and I completely understand old Bills actions.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.