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15 Sep 2008

The Palin-Whatshisname Ticket

Hopefully this will be the last post in a while that contains the name “Palin” in the title, but this article by Frank Rich on the unbelievable phoniness and absurdity of the McCain campaign is probably one of the better op-ed columns I’ve read in the New York Times in quite a while. If you’re lazy, though, here’s the conclusion:

As Republicans know best, fear does work. If Obama is to convey just what’s at stake, he must slice through the campaign’s lipstick jungle and show Americans the real perils that lie around the bend.