Gail Collins Op-Ed: "McCain's Baked Alaska"...

[Princess Turandot]

...But at first glance, she doesn’t seem much less qualified than Tim Pawlenty, the governor of Minnesota who most people thought was the most likely pick. Unlike Joe Lieberman, Palin is a member of the same party as the presidential candidate. And unlike Mitt Romney, she has never gone on vacation with the family dog strapped to the roof of the car...

...If she’s only on the ticket to try to get disaffected Clinton supporters to cross over, it’s a bad choice. Joe Biden may already be practicing his drop-dead line for the vice-presidential debate: “I know Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton is a friend of mine, and governor, you’re no Hillary Clinton.”

There's a few monitor sprayers in it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/opinion/30collins-.html?ref=opinion

[Gabi Hayes]

1. that second quote...Biden...occurred to me almost instantly when

I heard she was the one

wondered how he could work it into the debate without seeming a prick (and 'plagiarist' to boot)

glad she said it.

[Muttocracy]

2. Biden has no need to say that or noun verb POW - everyone else already is. nt

[Qutzupalotl]

3. Make that "Half-Baked Alaska."

Badoom boom.