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Paul and I have already voiced our concerns about John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for Vice-President. Now it's time...
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THE CANDIDATE TO NOWHERE...
Dr. Sanity — ... officials to find the most "fiscally responsible" alternative for access to the airport. She said the best option would be to upgrade the ferry system. HEH. Not only that, but "before she was on the national stage" and when no one was watching, Palin actually visited wounded American soldiers in Germany (hat tip: Ace)--something the Obamessiah somehow neglected to do when he was there. The guys at Power Line have some great pics of Palin.

Sarah's Soap Opera
Taylor Marsh — ... Palin could help McCain with several demographics, like the pageant community. - Powerline Ouch. I’ve said it’s a hail Mary pass. Desperate, in fact. But after getting so much traction on focusing ...

Art Levine: Sarah Palin: The New Harriet Miers -- or Dan Quayle in Drag?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... and sea levels rise. More than 100 towns are vulnerable due to eroding sea lines. Polar bears are threatened by the melting ice floats, and this month bears were spotted swimming as much as 50 miles offshore. It's small wonder that right-wing bloggers find themselves, by day's end, having to praise the choice of Palin, to cover their dismay that she'll turn into an albatross who will sink their presidential hopes. In the meantime, we can enjoy their half-hearted spin and rationalizations about why she makes such an excellent choice. As ...

Thinking about attacking Sarah Palin
TigerHawk — Power Line has a nice round-up of pictures of Sarah Palin and her family, which tend to reinforce her personal appeal and the hard truth that she is probably not ready to be president on "day one." Palin's inexperience is certainly risky, a point Andrew Sullivan has been pounding at so relentlessly and comprehensively that one is forced to wonder whether partisanship has not gotten the better of him. (There are too many posts to link individually; go to ...

Sarah Palin photos
Maggie's Farm — ... Via Powerline, this is her as Miss Wasilla in 1984. Lots more good photos at Powerline, with comments too, of course. ...

Saturday links
Maggie's Farm — ... Via Powerline, this is Sarah Palin as Miss Wasilla in 1984. Lots more good photos at Powerline, with comments too, of course. ...

Saturday links, plus Miss Wasilla 1984
Maggie's Farm — ... Via Powerline, this is Sarah Palin as Miss Wasilla in 1984. Lots more good photos at Powerline, with comments too, of course. The unhinged Lefties seem ...

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