Liberals are running around in circles, tearing their hair out (Biden got a head-start) about Palin and, as always, liberals make the most noise when they're worried.
We need some kind of "noise scale" so we can plot their degree of worry on a graph....maybe do an Excel spread-sheet on it.
1) The Libs and the DBM have convinced themselves that if they are the center of political opinion and that if they can turn victory in Iraq to defeat they can sell the Brooklyn Bridge as well. They know that Obama’s speech on Thursday was a snoozer as was the whole DNC beginning with the Biden pick. But by putting up this arrogant act they can intimidate the pubies into their alternate universe. This kind of reminds me of a playground fight I once saw when I was a kid. The bully was in fact much smaller than the kid he had been intimidating for years. This time the kid called the bully's bluff and smacked him in the side of the head. The blow stung the bully who then turned to panicked bluster knowing that the the kid would normally back down. But in this case the kid cold cocked him right in the mush knocking the bully on his ass. We who were watching this thought that the bully got the message and would back off. But to our surprise the bully continued his bluster even though he was clearly hurt. Shouting and taunting the bigger kid the bully got what he asked for, a shot in the stomach that left the bully on the ground writhing in pain. Obama and the Dems are employing typical bullying tactics that they have used for years and are totally missing the point. McCain cold cocked them in the mush.
2) The reality is that this pick was hardly a gamble but was a safe pick for a conservative. After all McCain is a Republican and one might think he would want Republicans to vote for him! Desperation would be if he did pick Lieberman or a Tom Ridge who would deliver him some electoral votes. In fact McCain has jazzed the party faithful and firing them up for a raucous time in St. Paul. Next week promises to be a good time. Hang on to your hats.