My son called early this morning to ask what I think of Palin. We had not spoken of her, and I guess he was not too sure what I would say. What motivated the call was his viewing of the Couric interview. His take was that she is her own parody. SNL doesn't need to write a comedy script for a Palin look-alike. Just bring her on and let her speak.

It's unbelievably bad. Someone somewhere said that its like a silly Disney movie--Hockey Mom President--with a plot that is both predictable and unrealistic. Either that, or it is like considering the Church Lady as a candidate. Robin Williams' character in Man of the Hour was far more prepared for the presidency than Palin is for VP.

The Palin pick is likely the fatal chink in the McCain armor. At this point, he's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. Keep her and the mockery will follow him to his retirement. Switch VP picks now and he is vulnerable to an entirely different set of potentially fatal criticisms.

If the Religious Right is somehow responsible for her having been chosen, they have probably cut themselves off at the knees. They may have secured an Obama presidency.

Hey, what if both VP candidates step down and we find ourslves with a McCain/Biden ticket?

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