[Strangler Lewis]

Keep it coming, ladies. My mother, who was going to vote for McCain, now says she'll vote for Obama because of McCain's selection of Palin, this pretty nobody. My wife's elderly great aunt, who's never voted for a Democrat, will sit this out. (Frankly, I think they'll both change their minds again by election day.)

I don't think too much sport should be made of Bristol's pregnancy. I am interested in learning if Levi is a 17-year-old Michael Cera type or a 30-year-old oil worker. Will we see him before the election? As far as the possibility of covering up Trig, I'm mildly sympathetic to a misguided attempt to protect her daughter. What concerns me on the "what kind of person are we electing here" front is whether Palin made/is making decisions that are actually damaging to her family in service of her own political ambition.

I also don't like seeing people who campaign in terms of moral absolutes not being able to live up to them. However, like Reagan and Clinton, she may be one of those people who can milk sympathy and approval by projecting herself as a sinner of personal limitations. We'll see.

But as with Clinton and all these dogs, the truth comes out. Would I object to seeing some trumped up legal proceeding where Palin and all involved have to answer questions under penalty of perjury? Not at all.