It's self-evident that Sarah Palin is not qualified to serve a 72-year-old man's heartbeat away from the presidency.

It's also evident that she's a liar and a hypocrite -- between claiming she's against the bridge to nowhere when she was for it, her stonewalling on Troopergate and her slashing funds for teenage mothers.

But in many respects, I find her extremism is the scariest part about her. She's even farther out in right field than  Bush and Cheney.

Consider just a few of the things we already know about her:

She believes in teaching creationism.

She does not believe global warming is man-made.

She opposes stem-cell research.

She is against abortion even in cases of rape and incest.

She believes that God wants our government to fund a new pipeline in the state.

She believes that U.S. soldiers in Iraq are on a task from God.

She belonged to a political party advocating Alaska's secession from the U.S.

She supported Pat Buchanan for president.

She attended her church when the founder of Jews for Jesus spoke.

And when she first for mayor of Wasilla against an opponent whose last name was Stein, she claimed that she would be the town's "first Christian mayor."

This is John McCain's "soulmate?"

That speaks volumes about the black hole that is John McCain's soul.

It also reveals McCain to be a wimp, not a tough guy. He kowtowed to the American Taliban in his party, nominating one of their own, rather than taking them on by nominating a pro-choice candidate.