You know what strikes me, what happened to Obama ‘uniting’ the country?
That's what I've been thinking about these past few days -- the intense polarization and the increasing attacks from both Obama and Biden mean that one of the best effects of the nomination of Governor Palin is that it ripped off the false mask Obama was wearing of the so-called uniter. Obama and Biden are both left-wing hacks, but until Palin came along Obama was still trying to pretend that HE could "reach across the aisle" etc. (even though he has never done so in a significant way).
Now the mask has been pulled aside and he's not speaking or acting like much of a "uniter" is he? Meanwhile John McCain can glide along merrily above the fray. The choice of Palin was brilliant.