Sarah Palin Facts
When McCain announced that he would reveal his VP pick on the day after Obama's acceptance speech everybody yawned. Yawned because it was such a boring old play to try and steal Obama's thunder. How did McOldMan think he could upstage the O with such a cheap trick, especially as he was going to pick a rich newscaster with many houses? Psyche!!!
So far his actual pick seems to have accomplished all the right things: Thunder? What thunder? The O campaign should sue Zeus for shoddy workmanship on the temple. Better, it has created consternation amongst the Republican cognoscente. I haven't seen this many furrowed brows since Edward married Wallace.
The loyal opposition's response has been mouth foaming conspiracy theories about faked pregnancies coupled with serious criticism of her bangs and a fake smear website from an Obamabot. Sweet.
All this plus the most important thing: unmitigated joy from the rank and file. To say that McCain's support from the base has been soft is an understatement, which, added to the Bradley effect has had people weirdly confused (including McCain's people I would think) about the neck and neck polling for the past few weeks. I certainly hadn't planned on voting this cycle, and the race belongs to those who show up.
So, I'm interested again, and will be watching how McCain uses this unique "Mrs. Smith goes to Washington" pick. It won't take long to see if he muzzles her- or, starts picking up on her themes. If he listens to his wife it will be the latter.
With that hope in mind- and before reality comes again to crush my post Fred Thompson soul- I offer the following public service of introducing the next Vice President of the United States to those who are looking for more detailed information.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Sarah Palin.
