A wooden statue dedicated to late President Lech Kaczynski has caused division in Poland . Robert Frum says supporters of keeping cross in Poland favor more traditional values . I had stumbled across the summer 's big political conflict in Poland : the site of a wooden cross placed to commemorate the accidental death of Lech Kaczynski , the former president of Poland killed in an air crash near Smolensk in April . He says those in favor of moving cross support dramatic improvements in Polish economy . Kaczynski 's admirers say he was not elected by the people , Frum says , much like Sarah Palin .
A wooden statue dedicated to late President Lech Kaczynski has caused division in Poland . Robert Frum says supporters of keeping cross in Poland favor more traditional values . He says those in favor of moving cross support dramatic improvements in Polish economy . Kaczynski 's admirers say he was not elected by the people , Frum says , much like Sarah Palin .