The trick was that Bush wasn’t really from Texas – he was from Connecticut, and was more of a citizen of the state than any place in particular, given the way that he rode his father’s coattails all the way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Sarah Palin is another story – a genuine village idiot. Everyone knows the village Sarah Palin is from, and that makes the equivalent slogan for Sarah Palin more specific:

Wasilla needs its village idiot. Send Sarah Palin home. The bumper sticker mixes a bit of compassion with a healthy dose of self-defense.