We know Sarah Palin gets speech ideas from Starbucks cups. Last week she quoted Madeline Albright after reading the former secretary of state's words with her caffeine fix. I hope Palin's next mocha gets served up in this model:

"Evolution as described by Charles Darwin is a scientific theory, abundantly reconfirmed, explaining physical phenomena by physical causes. Intelligent design is a faith-based initiative in rhetorical argument. Should we teach Intelligent Design in America's public schools? Yes, let's do it -- not as science, but alongside other spiritual beliefs, such as Islam, Zoroastrianism, and the Hindu idea that the Earth rests on Chukwa, the giant turtle."--David Quammen.

Photo by Colin Purrington. Full-sized image here.