Sarah Palin’s Unitary Theory of the Alaska Governorship.

Palin: Community service is for losers and freaks.

The basketball court line got the headlines. But Barack Obama’s statements today on camera were, I think, exactly right. Brush off the insults, turn every question back to John McCain. He’s running against John McCain. Don’t get distracted.

When he’s right, he’s right. Chris Matthews is, as I write, whacking away at the GOP spinners claiming all the press criticism saying Sarah Palin shouldn’t be vice president because she’s the mother of young children. Who said that?

Convention speech as passion play?