Sorry, Leo, but if you haven't seen the Couric interview, I'd say you have no room to speak about Palin anymore at all. It's not something you can absorb from elsewhere, you must see it to believe it. It's an undeniably awful, embarrassing, incredible moment in American politics.

Fair enough. This is why I gave a very lengthy disclaimer, though, and only offered one thing I had read, which was very specific rather than anything about her overall performance.

I am planning on watching the debate Friday. After I watch that am I free to comment on her again?

I thought the debate was Thursday... ?

It is, but Gov Palin is planning on showing up on Friday... ("What? You mean today isn't Thursday? Oh, darn!")

HA! Contrary to what will probably be believed here, that was not an intentional attempt to deceive so you would all miss it.

Latest polls for today
 

This is the first I've seen of everything being +Obama across the board.
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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/

Of course, polls don't mean sh!t, but I find it encouraging and they are fun to look at. I'm going to be very curious post-VP debate (providing Joe does not put his foot in his mouth) is there will be an even larger point spread.

I think they reflect some nervousness on the part of undecideds on Palin and her shakiness. I don't think it depends on Biden at all....If Palin has a good show, McCain/Palin gets a boost. If she continues on her current path, it could be over.

I think it reflects nervousness on the part of undecideds on McCain's shakiness.

There are also some Quinnipiac state polls out today that have Obama up 8 in Ohio, 8 in Florida, and 15 in Pennsylvania. Those are bigger margins than other polls of those states have shown recently, but if they're even close then Obama would really be pulling away.

McCain needs to turn this around fast if he's going to have any chance. I would guess that we will be hearing about reverend Wright in the not-too-far-off future.

Um, too late for that. If you live in a swing state, you are already getting anonymous faxes and computerized telephone calls with misleading info about Reverand Wright and every other faux Obamination.


I thank the gods we live in California where campaigns and the underbelly of unaccountable supporters don't bother. Oh, and those unaccountable supporters have, of course, found loopholes in the law that allow them to escape the financial disclosures of the last election cycle. They are now completely unaccountable - and thus more disgusting and despicable in their conduct than ever before.


Kiss the ground in California, my friends.