Sarah Palin flow chart

Over at Daily Kos, there's a helpful flow chart to understand how Gov. Palin decided to answer questions during the debate.

An open letter to Senator Obama

Dear Senator Obama:

This is your chance. Leading up to the Democratic primary, you inspired us with your message of hope and change. I want to believe in it, and so do millions of other Americans. But, so far, your campaign has not delivered on your promise to end politics as usual. Now is the time to show us, through your campaign, the change that you intend to bring to Washington.

In Denver, you rejected the "politics of the past" and encouraged Americans to demand new leadership. Well, we're demanding it—of you and your campaign. We demand an end to a generic, uninspired campaign influenced by consultants and pollsters. We demand a candidate who rejects the idea that the road to victory is paved with empty promises of jobs created and taxes lowered. We demand an end to daily, fake-personal e-mails from a candidate, his wife, and his campaign manager asking us to donate money. We demand new television ads that are creative and fresh and inspiring, that make us question our belief about what a national political ad can and should be. We're ready to reject the politics of the past, but to do so, we need to see an example of the politics of the future.

The great revolutionary Mahatma Ghandi, said, "Be the change you want to see in the world." We ask you, Senator, to be the change you want to see in Washington. Let your campaign be an example to the country of what an Obama presidency would look like. I want to believe. We want to believe. This is your chance. Make us believe.

Sincerely,
Maxim Weinstein
Medford, Massachusetts

Who lacks experience now?

So let me get this straight. John McCain says that Barack Obama lacks the experience necessary to lead the country because he hasn't served in the military and has only served one term as a senator. He then picks as his running mate someone who has never been in the military, has no national political experience, and has only served half a term as governor of a state with a population about the size of Boston?

I guess he's just desperate to get votes from the Christian right, who love Gov. Palin because of her fundamentalist religious views.