Let's just say for the sake of argument, hypothetically speaking, that our President was in favor of a law that would require that Christianity, and Christianity alone, be taught in schools — no other religions allowed.
And then let's suppose that we had a Vice President whose daughter had married a Jewish guy and converted to Judaism. She doesn't exactly hide it. In fact, the young couple have had both their families over for Seders, break-the-fasts, Chanukkah candle-lightings... and beyond that, the daughter works for a Jewish organization of some kind. The veep, in fact, has gone and spoken at a Jewish Federation in South Palm Beach and mentioned his daughter in the course of the speech.
If a question came up in a debate about the candidate's view of religion in general, and this proposed law in particular — would the opposing candidate be out of line to say, "I believe all faiths share some universal truths, and I'm sure the Vice President's daughter feels as strong a connection to her G*d as we do to ours,"
How would everyone react?
Edited to add: You've got to be kidding me! Two-thirds of Americans polled thought that Kerry mentioning that Cheney's out-and-proud lesbian daughter was a lesbian was inappropriate. People never fail to disappoint me...
