So now that the desperate Republicans have decided that Bill Ayers is an Evil Terrorist, let’s look at the people that Sarah Palin pals around with, shall we? Namely, the Alaska Independence Party, at whose gatherings she speaks and which counted both her and her husband Todd as longtime members — and which hates America so much it wants to leave it.

When I was in Sunday School, the Book of Genesis we read there taught us all the living creatures on Earth were God’s creation. Though different Biblical translations and versions use different words, I’ve never heard of any version of Genesis that left out God’s role in creating all life on Earth; I’m confident even Sarah Palin’s atavistic, violence-loving Dominionist sect tells the Genesis story this way.

John McCain’s choice of Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate continues to amaze. Sunday, I wrote a fairly well-linked post about why his decision showed a lack of judgment. The pick betrayed McCain’s discount of experience. It dishonored him and his campaign. It made his campaign slogan “Country First” a lie.

Will John McCain call Sargent Shriver?

Way to really look at all the angles and the background, part what is it now 79 or so?

But remember he was a P.O.W.

Twenty-six years in Congress, and neither Willard “I’m not a historian” Romney nor Carly “right-shoring” Fiorina can name one energy-related legislative accomplishment on energy for their candidate John McCain.

Last Sunday, we had some fun as we chat about the good, great, and fabulous recommendations we might make to Senator Obama, were he to ask our advice about a Vice Presidential nominee. Tonight, I thought we might flip that argument on its head and talk about the “No,” “NO!” and “Hell, NO!” characters who are occupying the chatterati lately.

Stephanopoulos extracts a paean to Tim Russert from John Edwards, then launches into a substantive discussion of tax policy, taking up Edwards’ challenge to have more robust conversation about real issues that affect real people.