We all know that the general climate at the Daily Kos alternates between hatefully deranged and derangedly hateful on a second by second basis, but the mouth-frothing over the selection of Sarah Palin is astounding, even by Kos standards.

Take this attempt to impose a religious test for public office.

No less than the official newsletter of the Assemblies of God of Alaska promotes her proudly as one of the denomination's own, and she was actually feted at an official function of the Assemblies' Alaska District as recently as this year....

Got that, folks -- membership in one of the fastest-growing Christian denominations in America is a dangerous association that is so far outside of the realm of acceptability that she should be defeated at all costs.

And then there is this smear not just of Sarah Palin, but also of one of her daughters, on the flimsiest of evidence.

But it appears that Pallin's last child, a baby with Down's syndrome, may not be hers. It may be that of her teenage daughter.

The evidence? Claims that she never looked fat enough to be pregnant -- something that might be attributed to her rather strenuous exercise regiment that often includes runs of 7-10 miles. So of course, it must mean that her daughter got knocked up, right KOSsacks?

Anybody know if this would be actionable in a court as libel against the daughter? After all, she most definitely is NOT a public figure -- but they post pictures of her and claim she was pregnant out of wedlock anyway.

And then there is a whole host of other sewage over there, all attempting to destroy Sarah Palin as a human being, not just as a candidate.

I'm curious, will any of the high-profile Democrat officeholders who post at Daily Kos demand an apology and retractions from Markos Moulitis? Will Kos Diarist Rick "I apologize for Texas" Noriega, the Texas Democrat running for US Senate, finally disassociate himself with the dregs of his party?

Americans with moral decency want to know.