Republican meanies?

Washington Post columnist Colbert King, no Sarah Palin fan, opines that her meanest critics are the conservative elite. He wrote:

At bottom, their real slander is against Palin and her slice of the American electorate, captured in H.L. Mencken's caustic observation: "As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

Here’s hoping Mencken is wrong. Read King’s entire column here.