So here’s a little snippet from Couric/Palin (emphasis mine):
Katie Couric: You made a funny comment, you’ve said you have been listening to Joe Biden’s speeches since you were in second grade.
Gov. Palin: It’s been since like ‘72, yah.
Katie Couric: You have a 72-year-old running mate, is that kind of a risky thing to say, insinuating [...]

If you’re following me on Twitter, Facebook, or here on my blog, you know that I’m just a tad partisan as far as this election goes. I realize that not everyone shares my feeling that McCain 2008 bears little resemblance to the John McCain I used to respect or that the prospect of Sarah Palin [...]

Ta-Nehisi Coates has a long and thoughtful post on Sarah Palin (hat tip Andrew Sullivan). She starts by saying:

I’ve been thinking a lot about this nomination and rewatching the videos of Palin’s interview. Honestly, it’s all made me tremendously sad. There are lot of us lefties who are guffawing right now and are happy to [...]

Ok, not my cats, but it made me laugh!

So I got an email today with the post turtle story applied to Sarah Palin. This was after I read Ruth Marcus’ WaPo column today, which was likewise, not particularly flattering:
An Alaska friend tells me that Palin has always benefited from being underestimated. Maybe I’m doing that. Maybe I’ve been around polished politicians too long [...]

But he does know how to turn a phrase re McCain 2008:

Under the pressure of the financial crisis, one presidential candidate is behaving like a flustered rookie playing in a league too high. It is not Barack Obama. …
It is arguable that, because of his inexperience, Obama is not ready for the presidency. It [...]

Missed this park, originally uploaded by idblog.

I used to stop by this park in north Old Town a lot, but haven’t been
in a while. Picked a great day for a return visit!

This has been another episode of “how does that voice come out of that person?”

Oh, this is good:

Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president that he’ll take on, and I quote, ‘the old boys network in Washington.’
Now I’m not making this up. This is somebody who’s been in Congress for twenty-six years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign.
And now [...]

Six degrees? I got the “Women Against Sarah Palin” email from a co-worker today:

Friends and compatriots,
We are writing to you because of the fury and dread we have felt since the announcement of Sarah Palin as the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Republican Party. We believe that this terrible decision has surpassed mere partisanship, and that [...]

I hope she’s on SNL every week between now and 11/4. They cannot pay her enough!

I wanted to donate to air this. But bummer, that’s not an option:

In today’s inbox:

I’m a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.
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If you grow up in Hawaii , raised by your grandparents, you’re ‘exotic, different.’
Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story.
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If your name is Barack you’re a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.
Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you’re a maverick.
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Graduate [...]

Friday cat blogging, originally uploaded by idblog.

.Must be nice. No worries about Sarah Palin or black holes swallowing the earth.

Go A Jean!, originally uploaded by idblog.

My aunt (who is 71) tries out Dance Dance Revolution.

will like this clock as much as the left liked the Obama clock Fox News Sunday was running?

Like it? Get it from MoveOn.org.

Alas, it doesn’t love me. Specifically, my aging eyes. I’ve now put two and two together, and realized that the minor nausea I’ve been experiencing the last week is unrelated to the extra glass of chardonnay and instead, is related to the amount of iPhone use.
Bummer.
I’ve been using the BlackBerry for years with minimal problem [...]

I got in a few snarks/tweets on Friday re the Sarah Palin pick. But I’ve also read/heard from people I respect who are either convinced this is a brilliant move on McCain’s part or very concerned that it is.
I have nothing to say to those who would equate Palin’s experience and Obama’s (except gee, [...]