Katha doesn’t care

Katha Pollitt’s latest, on (what else?) Sarah Palin:
John McCain chose the supremely under-qualified Sarah Palin as his running mate partly because she is a woman. If you have a problem with that, you’re a sexist. She talks incessantly about being a mother of five and uses her newborn, Trig, who has Down syndrome, as a [...]

Inseparable

On this week’s Friday News Roundup on the Diane Rehm Show, the panelists talk a bit about McCain’s strategy to campaign primarily with Palin from now on.  Apparently this is (a) so that his staff can babysit her, and (b) so that she doesn’t embarrass him by drawing larger crowds than he can alone.  The [...]

What to make of the Bounce(s)

A few points on the post-convention bounces for Obama and McCain, from Pollster.com. I’m trying not to panic despite the good news for McCain.  Palin just had a killer night and came off as not only tough but personable.  Once voters get to know her policy positions, and hear more about all those scandals in [...]