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8/29: Rightroots Rejoice Over Palin
Blogometer — ... 's Allahpundit : "What an unbelievable head fake by McCain, perfectly executed to build suspense and knock The One off the front page this morning. Mind-blowing. [...] I'm woozy." NRO 's David Freddoso : "She is everything Obama is not. A real reformer who took on her own party's corrupt establishment and won, defeating an incumbent governor, 80-20. Don't forget that she's also a mother who chose life for her Down Syndrome baby -- we can probably guess where she'd fall on the Born-Alive act. If this is the future of the GOP, they're in good shape." ...

Standing on the Corner
Comments from Left Field — ... face that Palin would have gotten picked if she were a man? Compatibility. It doesn’t seem as though McCain knows Palin well. Do we have much reason to think they would work well together? Debates. Maybe, as Jonah said the other day, Biden will look like a bully going up against her—and maybe she’ll shine. But I can think of a lot of other picks who would have been lower-risk. Mark Levin and David Freddoso, by contrast, are wireless. But hey, that’s fine by ...