Penny-wise

The McCain camp did an excellent job today of disrupting the accolades that Obama was receiving for his speech last night. Tactically, it was a brilliant move.

Keep an eye out for the changing story line in the MSM as the Palin pick goes from surprise to doubt. This won't take long.

I've seen some skimpy comparisons to Tim Kaine's resume, arguing that it is sexist to say Palin is not qualified for VP. It's not sexist. Although Kaine's resume is a little thin, it is much more substantive than Palin's. By a lot. Maybe it's more sexist to put a woman on the ticket because of her gender rather than her qualifications. After all, nobody can argue that there aren't Republican women who are infinitely more qualified.

The storms in the Gulf are posing a very big PR problem for the repubs. The convention had to be designed to inform about Palin...this is a big bucket of mush for them right now.

The excitement of this pick will wane for all but the most ardent religious right voters. The MSM will rightly start to question the wisdom and judgement of this pick. They will get plenty of help from conservative republicans who do take this pick seriously, not to mention those of whom were pretty well strung along during the VP stakes.

This is going to get ugly.