From the Politico: Sarah Palin found some unlikely allies Wednesday as leading academics and even former top aides to Hillary Rodham Clinton endorsed the Republican charge that John McCain’s running mate has been subject to a sexist double standard by the news media and Democrats. Georgetown University professor Deborah Tannen, who has written best-selling books on gender differences, said she agrees with complaints that Palin skeptics — including prominent voices

Trailer trash. If you listen closely you can almost hear the banjos…

I like to use this for couples I invite for dinner who don’t bring a bottle of wine or flowers or some such…

Have at it. But please, thor, try not to mention Bristol Palin’s hillbilly pooter. It’s well-dressed and concentrating this evening, and doesn’t need its ears burning. Thanks in advance.

From the Examiner: “Obama policy will cut US troops’ force protection”: Back during the Democratic presidential primaries Senator Barack Obama alleged that US troops in Afghanistan were forced to use captured weapons because of a shortage of military equipment. He has spoken occasionally to reinforce this notion that he will fix military shortcomings and better protect our troops. Missed by the media is Obama’s promise to cut systems designed to

1. First off, today is picture day for my son’s pre-K class. So if I’m not around much it’s because I’m off hemming his sheet and starching the hood. O! How the whiteness glistens! 2. The Big Lie strategy — which I picked up on earlier but which now can be found in greater numbers, expressed with an almost surrealistic candor by those pretending to be champions of principle —

…on Sarah Palin’s libertarian governing style. Bonus: Seems the GOP establishment in AK hates Palin almost as much as establishment feminists do. Good sign, you ask me.

me: “So. Like, this must be a really exciting time for you — what with Barack Obama a heartbeat away from becoming President of the United States.” Ghost of Isaac Hayes: “Man, Barack Obama don’t represent me.” me: “Really? Wow. I mean, you don’t know how happy it makes me to hear you say that — to see somebody of your bona fides bucking the trend of identity politics. Like

From David Harsanyi, writing for RCP: Palin, for example, vetoed 300 pork projects in Alaska in her first year in office. She made a habit of knocking out big-government Republicans in her brief political career. For this, the 44-year-old mother of five enjoys a sterling approval rating in a state with arguably the nation’s most libertarian-minded populace. When it comes to healthcare, Palin says she wants to “allow free-market competition