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Tom Brokaw just said that he expects this debate to give a boost to the McCain campaign.
I guess by the standard that I used to determine that Obama was last week’s winner because he exceeded expectations, Palin might be judged more favorably than Biden on tonight’s performance. I wanted more from her, so while I’m [...]

Whew.
Palin did a lot better than I expected tonight. I don’t think it was enough, but at least it wasn’t a travesty. She clearly is not someone who has spent a lot of time reading National Review or the Weekly Standard, and her eloquence leaves a lot to be desired. She was shaky at the [...]

It’s probably true that with no major gaffes or wins on either sie tonight, a stalemated debate registers as a win for Obama.
This is bad news for McCain, because all signs point to a disaster next week when Palin faces Biden. I’ve said before that I like the way Palin brings out the worst in [...]

I’ve been a little surprised over the last weekend to hear and red so many defenses of Sarah Palin’s ABC interview with Charlie Gibson. Even though I’m sympathetic to the claims that Gibson’s questions ranged from condescending to dishonest, she was about as bad as could be imagined without saying anything outrageous.
There’s been a lot [...]

Say what you want about Sarah Palin, but her very presence has absolutely unhinged some quarters of the media. Cintra Wilson has this measured take in Salon:
Sarah Palin is a bit comical, like one of those cutthroat Texas cheerleader stage moms. What her Down syndrome baby and pregnant teenage daughter unequivocally prove, however, is that [...]

Roger Kimball says the same thing, probably better.
I think it is bad form for Republicans to play this silly game. I do not know Sarah Palin. But from what I know of her, I would guess that if she even noticed Obama’s desperate little performance her first, and probably her last, reaction was to laugh. [...]

I like a good political slip-up as much as the next guy, but I’m concerned that McCain’s campaign and supporters may spoil the stupidity of Obama’s latest gaffe by taking it too seriously.
In this clip from today, Obama appears to make a very crude reference to Sarah Palin’s “pitbull in lipstick” joke (no doubt, that’s [...]

Remarkably, Drudge is reporting that Palin’s speech last night drew 37,244,000 viewers, just about one million less than tuned in for Obama’s the week before, which was hyped up far more in terms of its historical nature.
No doubt, the manufactured controversies over Palin’s family helped boost that, but that’s a pretty phenomenal turnout for [...]

A reader sent this e-mail in to NRO’s Rich Lowry yesterday on the Palin coverage:
I rarely agree with Bob Herbert, but the thrust of his op-ed in the NYT today was right on. If the Democrats aren’t careful, they can take the year Hillary almost won the nomination (and probably the White House) and use [...]