Palin would be such a slam dunk you have to wonder why she hasn't received much mention - unless the McCain camp thinks the investigation into her abuse of office by firing her state trooper brother-in-law is going to amount to something...

Hey JP:
Get your facts straight you dope. She didn't fire the state trooper, but she sure should have. The guys name was Wooten; "Wooten was briefly suspended for ten days for threatening to kill McCann's (and Palin's) father, tasering his 11-year-old stepson, and violating game laws."
Yeah, that's perfectly acceptable behavior for a state trooper - dope!

Sorry, Mike Cappelli. I'll recall my readings from the Alaskan Daily Gazette with more fervor next time.

OMG. I'm in shock. Way outside the box choice. Absolutely excellent. Game changer.

How did he manage to fool ... like everyone? Wow.

PS I just may get the bumper sticker after all.

Marc,

You are hereby in charge of all Anchor Rising Presidential-race predictions going forward.

Gee, thanks. I guess I can't do worse than the former AR Nostradamus! ;)

Second that. But we're definitely ditching ABC as a news source; Palin had arrived in Ohio when they had her still in Alaska.

If social conservatives hate "Will & Grace" so much, how come they're jumping for joy about McCain picking Megan Mullaly as his running mate?

I think she looks more like Tina Fey myself ... which certainly isn't a bad thing!

P.S. SNL is going to have fun with her this Fall!

I hope the Democrats attack Palin on the "ethics" charge. Not only did they KO Hillary Clinton, they're now going to attack a woman who acted to protect another woman from an abusive and violent husband.

Gee, that seems real bright.

Anthony,

"they're now going to attack a woman who acted to protect another woman from an abusive and violent husband."

Precisely. I'm very confident that the McCain campaign has vetted that particular issue and many others satisfactorily. If that's the best they can do, bring it on.

By choosing Palin, McCain isn't trying to attract hardcore lefties and bra-burning radical feminists, he's trying to go for the average suburban mother vote. There's a lot more of them than you might think, and they aren't pleased with Obama, especially after the shabby treatment of Hillary (and once Biden opens his infamous mouth, they'll be even more displeased with him).

I think this move may also effectively neuter the so-called "gender gap" which typically hurts Republicans. McCain doesn't need them all, he just needs enough.