Irony is Dead

From the NYTimes:

As Mr. McCain did in North Carolina, Ms. Palin repeatedly invoked Joe the Plumber.

“So when he left Joe’s neighborhood in Toledo,” Ms. Palin said, “our opponent didn’t look real happy. Seems that the staged photo op there got ruined by a real person’s question.”

Ms. Palin, as has become her custom, did not take questions from the crowd or reporters.

The Real McCain

There's a strong perception that John McCain used to be better than his campaign has shown, that the Real John McCain used to be more moderate, less angry, wouldn't lie, etc.

I think everything we needed to know about the Real John McCain was demonstrated last night in the third debate when he used air quotes around the "health" of the mother.

No. Just No.

It's incredible to me, after watching the Katie Couric interviews of Sarah Palin, that anyone of any political persuasion could consider her even remotely qualified to be President. I don't understand how anyone could spend any time in politics, even local politics, be as ardently pro-life as she is, and not even realize that Roe v. Wade is completely dependent upon an inherent right to privacy in the constitution. I'm not even asking that she know that the right to privacy concept was actually laid out in Griswold v. Connecticut, or even what Griswold v. Connecticut is, but to claim that Roe v. Wade is a bad ruling while believing the constitution contains an inherent right to privacy is just strange.

Also strange is to say that you believe something ought to be left to the states, and call yourself a Federalist for believing that.  Alexander Hamilton would certainly be surprised.