This article was published in The Nation on October 10. It's well thought out, very funny, and deserves a larger audience: Why I'd Be a Better VP than Sarah Palin (Or, The Bridge to New Zealand), by Rosanne Cash, singer-songwriter and daughter of Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto.
Excerpt: "I knew it was God's will that I win the Grammy in 2007 for my last record, but Bob Dylan won. This is clearly the work of Satan, but shouldn't my will/God's will have been strong enough to override that?"