@Setanta,
You really are an obnoxious POS.
First, I am not hysterical about Palin. I just thought it was worth discussing the possibility of her growing political power. I see her popularity growing and recently noticed that she out-polls Romney, a truly intelligent and accomplished Rep.
Regarding her educational background, this is somewhat unimportant to the conservative voter. Certainly Dan Quayle and Spiro Agnew didn't hurt their winning presidential tickets despite their sub par educational backgrounds. There is little doubt that Palin is sufficiently goofy to be attractive to the conservative voter.
While the Palin threat is not imminent or definite, my position is that it would be folly to ignore it. She would be an absolute disaster as president.