"Here’s the thing. I want to believe that Republicans and Democrats have different views, and I just agree with one and not the other. I want to believe that both sides have strong, valid points, and it’s just a matter of opinion. But from what I can tell, one side is just hypocritical, lying, and wrong. I want an informed, intelligent Republican to sit down with me and explain to me why this is not the case; I don’t want to contribute to the insufferable din of uninformed debate by yelling my views and being deaf to opposing ones.
I’m serious: I want to believe that I am missing something important, and that I should not be as jaded and cynical as these last eight years have made me. I’m just not sure that it’s possible."

Dan Gurewitch: The Sarah Palin Speech: Fact vs. Fiction