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"I don't think it's an argument you can make with a straight face."
Stubborn Facts — ... Says Althouse, oabout Obama's ludicrous claim that his Presidential campaign is executive experience. "It's true that Obama's biggest accomplishment is his success (thus far) in running a Presidential campaign," notes Ann, "[b]ut isn't this a bit absurd? One qualifies to run for President by the very activity of running for President?" Of course, Obama has to make this bizarre claim, because he's got nothing else; without it, his supporters look ridiculous in belittling Sarah Palin's experience. ...

Stay Classy Leftists
A Blog For All — ... . It's always entertaining to listen to Obama supporters talk about how the process of running for President somehow inures executive experience on Sen. Obama's clear lack of executive experience and minimal accomplishments outside of actually winning his seat in the legislature where his most popular vote was present and who has practically spent his entire Senate career chasing the Presidency. Palin's experience compared with that is voluminous. Mayor of her home town followed by being governor of the state of Alaska. That's more executive experience than either Obama or ...

Source at TNR: Underestimate Palin at your peril
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... that the left shouldn’t invest too heavily in its fantasies of reducing her to a blubbering puddle. The Democrats, ironically, seem to have bought into the “ordinary gal” image even more totally than the right has; they’re actually starting pools about when she’ll finally wilt under the pressure and beg off the ticket . Put me down for “never”: She’s just a small town mayor, just a hockey mom, just a beauty pageant queen. Palin has never shunned these belittling monikers, in part, I imagine, because the camouflage has served her so well. Soothed by the litany, her opponents ...

NYT Opinionator on Palin "Blogspat"
TalkLeft — Toby Harshaw, co-author of the New York Times Opinionator blog, writes up my post suggesting John McCain's choice of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate will turn out to be another George McGovern-Thomas Eagleton scenario. He notes Ann Althouse's disagreement with me, calling it a "blogspat." Toby writes: The Opinionator is enjoying an enlightening little blogspat between two of his favorites, Jeralynn Merritt of TalkLeft and Ann Althouse. Merritt is taking bets on when Sarah Palin will drop out, Thomas Eagleton-style, ...