As I've said before, if McCain would have selected Lieberperson or "I never met a dead baby I didn't like" Ridge, that would've been it for me. With Palin, I'm solidly on board. Not only does his choice of Palin say a lot of positive things about McCain's decision making skills, voting for McCain now is a big vote for the future of the Republican party which it wouldn't have been without Palin.

Kerry,

Another thing I've pointed out on a previous occasion is that Chris Matthews' leg wasn't vibrating -- "this thrill" was going up it. I know it's the genteel thing to do to minimize Matthews' statement for the sake of good taste, but let's be frank here: The prospect of an Obama presidency gives Matthews a big hard-on as it does the rest of the commie lib media (male and female alike). As anyone can tell from watching two seconds of lib media Obama coverage, they've got it bad for him, which is, in large part, the reason behind the figurative assassination of the best vice-presidential candidate in my lifetime.

Little know strange fact about Matthews: He was actually a substitute host for Rush Limbaugh 15 years ago.

Really, the best vice-presidential candidate in your lifetime? Damn, you've got the bar set really low, she's a liar, hypocrite and a traitor. Wait! She's perfect for the GOP.

"Really, the best vice-presidential candidate in your lifetime? Damn, you've got the bar set really low, she's a liar, hypocrite and a traitor. Wait! She's perfect for the GOP."

See, Steve? This is what the liberals think of as argument--baseless personal attacks.

It ain't baseless, you just ignore the facts because she's a repuglican. pathetic.

They aren't personal attacks, liar. Personal attacks would be refering to her family. I'm talking about her "professional" career.

It was all in their plans, pick this woman so that when we address real issues, they can say it's a personal attack, confusing it with talk of her daughter's personal life as a scapegoat for actually looking at facts. These aren't the same thing. See, this is how the Repuglicans work, disingenius and lying idiots who only play "their" way.

"liar," "hypocrite," and "traitor" are not FACTS. They are accusations.

Try again.

Of course, I agree with SSE. The woman has lied flat out about her involvement with the Bridge to Nowhere, she welcomes Alaskan separatists...the list goes on. I don't know what's weirder -- that McCain turned a blind eye to all her baggage, or that the democrats continue to overlook these things while damaging themselves in their attacks and counterattacks.

As usual, the simplest explanation is incompetence. Obama is new to this game and the DNC are perennial losers, so I'm not terribly surprised by their mistakes. For all my disagreements with McCain's policies, I didn't expect this kind of boneheaded move from him. Ole Chubbycheeks may be losing it. But then again, if he was betting on democratic incompetence, you can't say he was playing against the odds.

Leaving that completely aside for a moment, the real reason I logged in today was because an odd thought struck me: Most presidents have "governor" in their resume, not many were senators immediately prior. Of course, this time we're guaranteed a senator as president.

If you think about that, one thing you realize is that many governors come up through a state political system without ever being part of the federal government. Though they certainly have to deal with the feds, it can't be the same as being rooted in the federal government. You would have a more regional sensibility, perhaps at odds with the Washington culture (depending on your home state, I suppose).

This could have all kinds of effects. For one thing, on the plus side, these guys may have a better chance of hitting the ground running. They are already living in the federal system, so that could be a good thing in terms of executive efficacy.

However, on the other side of the equation, is it possible that products of the federal system may have less respect for state government. Specifically, state's rights. They may have a different feeling about the balance of state and federal power. When you're on one side of a negotiation all the time, you're going to sympathize with others in the same position.

Anyway, just a thought. And please don't respond with some partisan bullshit about how Saint McCain is going to lead us back to the promised land unlike blah blah blah If that's what you're thinking, I could care less.

"liar," "hypocrite," and "traitor" are not FACTS. They are accusations.

I see we're still playing lame games with semantics. I swear, you're never going to learn.

Are they baseless, Steve and Kerry? Can't believe I'm siding with libs on this, but there seems to be a pattern of ignoring and distorting the facts, here, to support reaching a goal. We've all had enough of that with the Bush administration.

Liar: in Palin's very first speech to us, she declared, “I told Congress, ‘thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere.’”

The facts: "Palin said Alaska’s congressional delegation worked hard to obtain funding for the bridge as part of a package deal and that she 'would not stand in the way of the progress toward that bridge." More here.

Hypocrite: Palin preaches abstinence as the only means of preventing pregnancy. She also slashed an Alaska state program aimed at assisting pregnant teens. Message: if you're pregnant and unwed, piss off. Cites: far too easy to find a source on this one, do your own googling.

The facts: Palin's own unwed, underage* daughter Bristol did NOT abstain, and now she is pregnant. The GOP has piled on the red herring, shifting the focus by cooing endlessly, "Oh but Levi's doing the right thing and marrying her." Much as you'd like otherwise, that hasn't changed the foregoing facts. Keep repeating it, though, and a certain segment of the population will believe it, as we've seen so many times in the last 7+ years. (*Underage... I wonder if the Alaskan state prosecutors office will step up to the plate and investigate whether Levi committed statutory rape? Naah... they work for her. The current crop of "corruption fighting" Republicans don't investigate their own.)

Part two: The Palins' first child was born less than eight months after they eloped. Not hard to add up this one - like mother like daughter? Only the hospital records could tell us whether he was premature - that would surely put the nail in the coffin of Palin's position on "abstinence." (I often wonder if my fellow conservatives who preach abstinence do so because they decided to not abstain and paid the consequences? "Do as I say, not as I do" is certainly a big theme with the mainstream GOP.)

Traitor: It has been said that Palin supports the goals of the AIP, and was a member, a party that aims to give Alaskans the choice of seceding from the nation. A move that would be considered traitorous by any definition. Remember the Civil War?

The facts: There have been statements by AIP party officials both supporting and denying the notion that the Palins were active in the group. Current AIP officials have gone on the record stating that records of the Palins' membership cannot be found - how convenient. Until more data comes along, it's a draw. (FWIW, any attempt at secession would certainly draw big guns from D.C. - all that oil would not be let go of easily. Therefore, one can be generous and view it as a symbolic position. However, considering all the talk from mainstream GOPers about prosecuting the Democrats for publicly disagreeing with the Iraq war, aka for being traitors for not agreeing with the administration's position - so maybe generosity is too kind.)

Score: two out of three, which in politics and sports means "win." Kerry loses this round - unless you've got facts to back up what you believe about Palin.

And speaking of belief, we turn now to a passage from The Gospels of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, chapter 7 verse 23: "And the pasta offering thereof shall be covered in four parts tomato sauce, one part meatballs, with a hint of oregano; in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Flying Spaghetti Monster for a drink offering.

SNR, although things like Bristol's pregnancy may be a problem for you, this is not a good argument for democrats. Democrats are too firmly entrenched in defending people like her, they would be big hypocrites to turn around and throw that in their face. I think if the democrats get wise and say nothing about the matter, conservatives are far more likely to grumble about it among themselves.

"Are they baseless, Steve and Kerry?"

Yes, they are. But I won't speak for Steve.

"Can't believe I'm siding with libs on this..."

Are you kidding? You side with the libs on everything. I've been considering a lawsuit to get that "repub" off your signature, but I can't locate my lawyer, John Edwards, at the moment.

"Liar: in Palin's very first speech to us, she declared, “I told Congress, ‘thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere.’”"

Which she did. Perhaps not in those words, but she did halt the building of the bridge in September of 2007. That's what's called a fact.

"The facts: "Palin said Alaska’s congressional delegation worked hard to obtain funding for the bridge as part of a package deal and that she 'would not stand in the way of the progress toward that bridge." More here."

True. And she did not "stand in the way." Had enough money been raised, it would have been fine. It was not, so she junked it.

"Hypocrite: Palin preaches abstinence as the only means of preventing pregnancy."

No, she does not. She supports abstinence-only educational programs, and opposes sex-ed in schools. But she favors contraception for adults.

"She also slashed an Alaska state program aimed at assisting pregnant teens."

No, she did not. She used a line-item reduction to change a proposed 2008 allocation for Covenant House from $5 million to 3.9 million--which was STILL more than the previous year's allocation of 1.3 million. That's an INCREASE. Besides, folks on your team should be irritated she gave them a dime, since it's a faith-based program receiving government grants. Here are the facts:

http://townhall.com/Columnists/WarrenThrockmorton/2008/09/05/sarah_palin,_slasher

"Message: if you're pregnant and unwed, piss off."

Not hardly. I don't think any sane person can credibly say that Sarah Palin doesn't support unwed mothers.

"The facts: Palin's own unwed, underage* daughter Bristol did NOT abstain, and now she is pregnant."

Yes, we know.

"The GOP has piled on the red herring, shifting the focus by cooing endlessly, "Oh but Levi's doing the right thing and marrying her." Much as you'd like otherwise, that hasn't changed the foregoing facts."

Yes, we know. And this has what to do with your point?

"Keep repeating it, though, and a certain segment of the population will believe it, as we've seen so many times in the last 7+ years. (*Underage... I wonder if the Alaskan state prosecutors office will step up to the plate and investigate whether Levi committed statutory rape?"

The age of consent in Alaska is 16. Don't you have anything better to do than spew fact-challenged "information?"

"Naah... they work for her. The current crop of "corruption fighting" Republicans don't investigate their own.)"

Why don't you tell that to Jack Abramoff? John McCain sent him to jail.

"Part two: The Palins' first child was born less than eight months after they eloped. Not hard to add up this one - like mother like daughter?"

So what? Barack Obama's mother had him 6 months after she got married--and he was ALREADY married to a woman in Kenya!

Also, where did you find this information? If you are talking about all the unsubstantiated rumors running around the internet that Track's birthday is April 20, that would be an interesting coincidence--since that's TRIG'S birthday! Honestly, though, if you have any real evidence of this, I would like to see it.

"Only the hospital records could tell us whether he was premature - that would surely put the nail in the coffin of Palin's position on "abstinence.""

No, it wouldn't. The inability of flawed human beings to live up to a standard does not make the standard wrong; it makes the people wrong.

"Traitor: It has been said that Palin supports the goals of the AIP, and was a member, a party that aims to give Alaskans the choice of seceding from the nation."

'It has been said.' Dumber words were never spoken. Sarah Palin has been a registered Republican since 1982. She has never been a member of the AIP; that would require documentation.

"A move that would be considered traitorous by any definition."

No, it wouldn't. It would be considered a vote. Some might even call it an act of democracy.

"Remember the Civil War?"

Yes. That was when the Democrats decided they would rather die than treat black people like human beings. They lost.

"The facts: There have been statements by AIP party officials both supporting and denying the notion that the Palins were active in the group. Current AIP officials have gone on the record stating that records of the Palins' membership cannot be found - how convenient."

They are not members. They never have been. To be a member of a party, you must register. That is governmentally-held information. Sarah Palin has been a registered Republican since 1982. Todd is a registered Independent. There is no "there" there.

"Until more data comes along, it's a draw."

You misspelled "lie."

"However, considering all the talk from mainstream GOPers about prosecuting the Democrats for publicly disagreeing with the Iraq war, aka for being traitors for not agreeing with the administration's position"

What talk? No one wants to prosecute Democrats for saying idiotic things. It would require a complete cleansing of the Congress.

Thanks for taking care of the rebuttal of these little pukes, Kerry.

All of this baseless BS is further evidence of the fact that these little commie lib scamps are positively crapping their pants at the notion that they have to face a headstrong, unapologetic, conservative woman who has a solid record of achievement and reform in her years as an executive.

It's funny, although not at all surprising, that they'd rather spew ridiculous BS about Palin than talk about their Messiah's ties to "community organizing" ala Saul Alinsky or the fact that domestic terrorist Bill Ayers is hardly just one of Lord Obama on High's passing acquaintances. Better yet, why can't we talk about his experience and qualifications to be president of the United States? How he thinks terrorist states in pursuit of the bomb are "tiny countries" that pose less of a threat than the Soviet Union? How he thinks babies are "punishment" for "mistakes"? Maybe one of them would care to square his self-professed personal pro-life beliefs with his 100% NARAL rating. Better yet, perhaps one of them would like to take a shot at the dichotomy of "personal pro-life believer" The Lord Most High Obama having no problem marching his daughter who is carrying a "mistake" down to the local abortion temple and throwing her feet up in the stirrups while the abortionist fires up the suction machine -- apparently in the belief that this is less of a "punishment" than bringing a baby to term.

BTW, FakeAssRepub:

If all you can come up with for "facts" is Andrew Halcro's blog, you're in sad shape. The guy obviously has an axe to grind with Palin and hasn't been a member in good standing of the Alaska Republican Party for years. Talk about a traitor. One of Halcro's planks when he ran against Palin as an Independent was to construct a natural gas pipeline. Wow, what a novel idea! Glad Palin thought of it.

Alert: Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman are being taken off the election beat.

20,000 subscribers have dropped Us magazine, based on their biased coverage of "Why Barack Loves Her' [Obamas] and "Babies, Lies, and Secrets" [Palins].

The McCain-Palin ticket is leading in likely voters this morning by TEN percent.

All those reporters working the floor of the RNC asking when Palin was going to get thrown off the ticket may address their apologies to the McCain-Palin campaign.

But I won't hold my breath.

Oh, and, Oprah?

Your phone is ringing. You're about to have a ratings disaster of Biblical proportions.

Alert: Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman are being taken off the election beat.

Hehe, I love your "alert". You know, we should set something up so you can SMS us for big alerts like this. Kerry, periodically your writing carries that hint of the excessively dramatic, and I get a chuckle out of that (when it doesn't annoy me).

Seriously, I couldn't be more happy about this news. What a pair of fucking hacks, especially Matthews. Especially both of them.

That alert sent a chill up my leg.

Here's a Slate article on Sarah Palin FAQs

http://www.slate.com/id/2199362

In all the articles I have read I don't recollect Kerry's choice of *states age of consent* as being a qualifier on an up or down vote on a sin.

It's like a breath of fresh air.....

tinman,

I did not say anything to indicate that Bristol Palin did not sin. She did. No question about it.

What I was responding to was the assertion that Levi Johnston should be prosecuted for statutory rape. That is impossible, since the age of consent in Alaska is 16.

Kerry,

as we discussed during the convention, the complete lack of objectivity and taste from MSNBC particularly Olbermann, was overwhelming. thus, its no suprise that viewer pressure led to their firings. I suppose its too much to ask for even a pretense of objectivity.

I recall when they would pan to Brokaw and Brian Williams after one of Olbermann's snide remarks, the look on their faces was of scorn and disbelief.

During the convention? Like this is a new thing? MSNBC has had a ridiculous Obama hardon that was tenting back in the primaries.

Obamarection.

"I did not say anything to indicate that Bristol Palin did not sin. She did. No question about it."

I'm aware of what you were responding to and I'm also aware of what you are *not* responding to. To address Sarah Palin and family at face value is something you haven't done. You are coming across as a hypocrite.

After eight years of scandal and corruption maybe Palin looks like a saint to you but her record during her short term in politics is less than desireable. Actually considering her tenure in politics her record is pathetic. It's bad enough that McCain and Palin are lying but you then turn and support the lies. Semantics doesn't bring Palin any closer to being a good VP choice.

Obama gets grilled by the GOP for his Biden pick and is portrayed as not having enough experience to be president which seemed like the opportune time to bring in Hillary's comments about Obama.

McCain picks an experienced VP running mate and lays down a gauntlet of BS and lies to validate her credentials and you call it genius, of course you did compare him to Reagan so maybe that's your stand. Considering the fact that our present economy is based on Reaganomics, I don't see genius.

If your Obamarection lasts for more than 4 hours, call your doctor.

"I'm aware of what you were responding to and I'm also aware of what you are *not* responding to. To address Sarah Palin and family at face value is something you haven't done. You are coming across as a hypocrite."

Sigh. Okay, I give up. WHAT is it you want me to say?

"Actually considering her tenure in politics her record is pathetic."

This from a fan of the man who has been in the Senate nearly a full term and done nothing while there but run for president.

"Sigh. Okay, I give up. WHAT is it you want me to say?"

Kerry,

I'm think the next article you write could be on telling the truth. When you're wrong admit it. When you are caught in a lie, admit it also and apologize. Occasionally just for kicks stand up and address some of Steve's vile diatribe (some because addressing all would deplete any time for creative writing). Try making a point without stereotyping i.e. Democrats puting dead babies "vs" flags in trash bags. This isn't verbatim but I think you remember your intent. The flag article was a non-issue but to be honest address the limb you walked out on without substantial support.

To make things interesting make a list of Sarah Palins accomplishments that would qualify he as a canidate for VP. You didn't address her pathetic record you just tossed out another lame comment. If Palin was a Democrat you would toss her in a meat grinder.

In regard to your comment about a Senator who in your opinion has done nothing, how do you get that I'm a fan. I have stated what my choices have been in the past and who I would vote for. I'm not a fan although I think Obama is a berrer choice for president than McCain.

Why must so many lies be told to support McCains choice for VP? In and of itself this means she is a non-starter and I think it's been mentioned how gullible Americans are and after all we have had almost eight years of "W"orst.

...better choice than McCain.

"When you're wrong admit it. When you are caught in a lie, admit it also and apologize."

There IS no LIE.

"Try making a point without stereotyping i.e. Democrats puting dead babies "vs" flags in trash bags."

That's not "stereotyping." The Democratic party is unapologetically pro-choice, which means they have no problem with killing unborn children and disposing of them in trash bags. So, it only follows that they wouldn't have much objection to stuffing flags into garbage bags either. The lack of reverence is the same.

"To make things interesting make a list of Sarah Palins accomplishments that would qualify he as a canidate for VP."

City Council, Mayor, Governor--the usual track for the presidency, except many governor/presidents didn't start in the city council. A solid history of reform within her OWN party, which means she has the gut and the grit to be president. As a governor, she's actually made DECISIONS--something Obama has little track record on.

She's had Democrats in her administrations, which means she has a HISTORY of walking and working across the aisle, of which Obama has NONE.

She speaks well, meets people aggressively, and is a quick study--which are the superficial aspects of the presidency but nonetheless important.

As for being "qualified" to be "vice-president," there really aren't any required qualifications to be vice-president--well, she is an American citizen.

But let's get back to qualifications for the presidency. She's actually used a veto pen. She's actually signed legislation. She's actually hired and fired people--all things required of the executive, which Senators have no experience of (unless you count running a pathetic campaign that had to cobble together elite and undemocratic superdelegates to close the deal--which I don't.) She's cut her own salary. She's cut taxes. She's cut spending. She's made hard choices for the greater good.

Obama's never done ANYTHING at ALL. Not a thing. He was a community organizer (paid, and at the same time he was a consultant and trainer for the Gamaliel Foundation, so don't cry for his poverty in his Chicago days.) But he got very little done, and went back to school. He got "elected" president of the Harvard Law Review--which means he convinced a group of students to vote for him. And here's something interesting about how those elections are now run:

"Mr. Obama was elected after a meeting of the review's 80 editors that convened Sunday and lasted until early this morning, a participant said.

Until the 1970's the editors were picked on the basis of grades, and the president of the Law Review was the student with the highest academic rank. Among these were Elliot L. Richardson, the former Attorney General, and Irwin Griswold, a dean of the Harvard Law School and Solicitor General under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon.

That system came under attack in the 1970's and was replaced by a program in which about half the editors are chosen for their grades and the other half are chosen by fellow students after a special writing competition. The new system, disputed when it began, was meant to help insure that minority students became editors of The Law Review.

Harvard, like a number of other top law schools, no longer ranks its law students for any purpose including a guide to recruiters."

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DC1631F935A35751C0A966958260

So, I don't really count that as a presidential acheivement.

And then what? Then his big achievement is to fit comfortably into the hopelessly corrupt environment of Chicago politics.

"You didn't address her pathetic record you just tossed out another lame comment. If Palin was a Democrat you would toss her in a meat grinder."

Not based on her lipstick, I wouldn't. If Palin were as unqualified as Hillary, I'd have a problem with that.

"Why must so many lies be told to support McCains choice for VP?"

There ARE no LIES. Just misinterpretations of what she has said and what it meant.

Wait, I just heard that not all hockey moms have lipstick--she LIED!

"There IS no LIE."

"There ARE no LIES. Just misinterpretations of what she has said and what it meant."

"Wait, I just heard that not all hockey moms have lipstick--she LIED!"

Kerry,

At least you are consistant.

She did and has lied! She is a politician so what part of she lied don't you get.

She fires the Alaska Public Safety Commissioner and replaces him with someone who resigns over a sexual harassment claim, so this is the new direction she wishes to take Alaska's Public Safety Office, I'm really impressed. Why would she want her ex-brother-in-law fired? She's angry with him sure, but what reason (ethical) did she have? I don't expect her to step up and say she fired the commissioner for not firing her sister's ex-husband but the ingestigation outcome will tell (hopefully) the truth.

Do you think she is so naive and totally unaware of Senator Stevens political dealings? She's a politician with an agenda and she lies. She has lied in the past, today and will in the future.

City council and mayoral positions in a town of less than 10,000 isn't VP qualifications. Contrary to Cindy McCains assertions that the proximity of Alaska to Russia merits foreign relations experience, Palin isn't qualified.

Kerry,

"That's not "stereotyping." The Democratic party is unapologetically pro-choice, which means they have no problem with killing unborn children and disposing of them in trash bags. So, it only follows that they wouldn't have much objection to stuffing flags into garbage bags either. The lack of reverence is the same"

...and this comment from the Biden stupid and sexist attempt at news article.

No, sweetie.

When he said she represents "a backward step FOR WOMEN," he is assuming that HE knows what is best FOR WOMEN. It is rather arrogant to assume that HE would know better than an ACTUAL woman--i.e., Sarah Palin--what is good FOR WOMEN.

It is not HIS place to tell WOMEN of any type, stripe, party, preference, or brand what is good FOR WOMEN. It's a pat on the head. It's patronizing. It's insulting.

And it's typical sexist Joe.

"It would be different if he said that he has heard from many women around the country and that's what THEY think--but it is blatant sexism for him to presume to know what is good FOR WOMEN, unless he can prove that ALL WOMEN agree with him (and, evidently, they don't, since the McCain-Palin ticket is now leading with women by 12 percentage points.)"

It seems that you think someone might read one of your comments and forget anything and everthing you have written prior.

You seenm to think all women would like the extreme fanatical right-wing evangelical Christians dictating their constitutional rights.

How many women would choose to have someone other than themselves make a choice regarding abortion? You would like to portray all who think differently than you as an abortionist. Pro-Choice means that every citizen has the right to make their own decision. It also means that you don't get to make the choice for them. It doesn't mean every person that thinks differently than you....aaahhhhh let's just say that every person who thinks doesn't believe in abortion.

The dead babies and flags in garbage bags is your analogy and it's also a method you use to avoid the truth on one of your many non-issue articles.

It seems that you think you have the right to make statements and comments but Biden is incorrect in doing so. Have you polled all the women in America regarding their thoughts on abortion?

"He had unified the base of the Republican Party behind his own reformist agenda, and he had re-established the Republican party as a conservative party, with conservative principles, intending to govern from the right, for the good of the entire nation. And to do so in a bipartisan spirit, reaching across the aisle to likeminded people, working together to put country first."

Hmmmm, this sounds Bushie to me. What is McCain going to do that's so different than the last eight years of "w"orst? If you supported Bush policy/doctrine then how do you support the intended McCain agenda?

What happened to "I'm a Uniter not a Divider"?

"Sarah always did and still does surround herself with people she gets along well with," she said. "They protect her, and that's what she needs. She has surrounded herself with people who would not allow others to disagree with Sarah. Either you were in favor of everything Sarah was doing or had a black mark by your name." Palin limited her duties further by hiring a deputy administrator to handle much of the town's day-to-day management. Her top achievement as mayor was the construction of an ice rink, a project that landed in the courts and cost the city more than expected.

'It's not rocket science' Arriving in office, Palin herself played down the demands of the job in response to residents who worried that her move to oust veteran officials would leave the town in the lurch. "It's not rocket science," Palin said, according to the town newspaper, the Frontiersman. "It's $6 million and 53 employees."

It's interesting to see the contrast between the comments of the Wasilla town folks and the McCain Camp.

This from the Slate.com Palin FAQ

"When Palin, who went on to win re-election by a landslide, was forced out of the Mayor's office by term limits in 2002, her husband Todd's stepmother Faye Palin ran for mayor. She did not, however, get Sarah Palin's endorsement. A couple of people told me that they thought abortion was the reason for Palin not supporting her family member — Faye, they say, is pro-choice, not to mention a Democrat. A former city council member recalls that it was a heated race, mainly because of right-to-life issues: "People were writing BABYKILLER on Faye's campaign signs just a few days before the election." Faye Palin lost the race to the candidate that Sarah backed, Dianne Keller, who is still mayor of Wasilla. (Over the weekend, Faye Palin told the New York Daily News that she liked listening to Barack Obama speak and that she wasn't sure who she would vote for in November.)"

This from the MSNBC and the woman who didn't get a black mark by her name.

"The McCain campaign declined to respond to questions about Palin's tenure as mayor, but the current mayor, Dianne Keller, said Palin's tenure has prepared her to be vice president."

"Executive experience is executive experience. Whether you are a mayor or a governor or an executive at a company, the duties and responsibilities are the same," said Keller, who served on the City Council under Palin.

More candid comments:

"Duane Dvorak, the city planner when Palin took office, said the mayor's ambition had been plain to see, but added: "My sense is that this opportunity maybe came along before she was ready for it or thought it would come along."

"I was happy in a way, because it is a new beginning for the country, but also I am very worried due to her lack of experience," said Darlene Langill, a self-described arch-conservative who served on the City Council during Palin's first year in office."

Call it political genius if you wish but it (Palin choice) isn't aligned with the proposed McCain platform.