Queen Esther, the Jewish beauty who was plucked from the Persian king’s harem to become queen and wound up saving her people at the risk of her own life, is getting quite a workout this summer.
First, Miss California Carrie Prejean, the beauty queen who took it in the crown — risking and finally losing it — was touted as the QE for our times because, she says, she took a Christian conservative stance against gay marriage.
…And who does that sound like? Yes, the Esther mantle is firmly on the buffed shoulders of soon-to-be-ex governor of Alaska Sarah Palin.
