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uggabugga — Extended David Broder: "[McCain's] vice presidential choice, his best opportunity to put his stamp on the future, was made, typically, more on instinct than careful appraisal. McCain saw Sarah Palin as reinforcing his own reformist credentials. The convention embraced her, not as a reformer but as the embodiment of beliefs precious to the religious right. And the mass of voters questioned her credentials for national leadership." But I won't.

Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up
Daily Kos — ... that in no other country on earth is my story even possible." Perhaps the words echo because I’m a naturalized American, and I came here, like many others, seeking relief from Britain’s subtle barriers of religion and class, and possibility broader than in Europe’s confines. [...] Or perhaps it’s simply because those 22 words cleave the air with the sharp blade of truth. Gail Collins has an election quiz. David Broder just can't let go of his love for John McCain. George Will is not a ...

Remainders: Joe the surrogate
Jonathan Martin's Blog — ... but also the Freaky Friday before Election Day Lily-white Montana considers voting for a black man. A New Hampshire RNC alternate delegate jumps to Obama. Hope for McCain (in outlier form): Down four in a Pennsylvania poll. John Fund continues to beat the ACORN drum. Obama buys pumpkins from a McCain supporter. Palin's hometown paper endorses McCain, but ignores its native daughter. Broder chronicles what he's learned about McCain. George Will says McCain deserves ...