That's Philip Geraldi's take. Tim F. worries that possible errors in Suskind's reporting will undermine the deeper truth of what he's pointing out. The good news is that the question can now be examined some more and the facts slowly... Full story...
A strong paragraph from the Democratic platform: We will not ship away prisoners in the dead of night to be tortured in far off countries, or detain without trial or charge prisoners who can and should be brought to justice.
Fallows proposes: The image to have in mind is not Dan Quayle: a person with quite a bit of grounding in national issues who was added to the ticket in an attempt to jazz it up.
Palin enthusiast Noah Millman makes an argument: I realize, of course, that she’s totally unqualified to be President at this point in time.
Think about what the Palin pick really says about how McCain views this campaign and how he views his potential responsibilities in national security.
Josh Marshall has details here. I didn't realize that she later admitted she had heard of the sexual harrassment charges against her appointee (who lasted two weeks in office) before she appointed him.
A reader writes: It is SO over for McCain. He just jumped the shark so badly I'm surprised he didn't choose Tom Cruise instead.
Not every Republican is in denial about what happened today. A must-read.
More detail that takes the shine off her apparent embrace of gay friends:
I've had a few emails on these lines today: No sooner did my best friend hear about the Sarah Palin pick did I receive an e-mail from her.
A reader has found some evidence that she has thought about foreign policy at some point in her 44 years.
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