Republican Jewish Coalition kvetches about Palin's nomination.

Say this in a New York Jewish accent:

"Senator Lieberman and Representative Cantor would also have been excellent choices," said RJC spokeswoman Suzanne Kurtz, but McCain's nominee was just as good.

My, what Jewish humor does to any quote.

McCain ensures that American voters are either.....

In a stunningly weird move John McCain has ensured that this campaign won't be about the issues, and will be about whether one is a racist or a sexist. In choosing the Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, McCain has shown that it is fluff and not policy or credentials that make the most importance to his campaign. Part of Obama's strength (and weakness) is in his 'novelty' of being black. What better a PR move for the McCain campaign than to ensure his campaign is also the focus of novelty- although a chihuahua might have been more original, as Geraldine Ferraro already ran on the Dukakis ticket back when I was born- rather than substance.

The question, simply put, is who is Palin? She's a novice, so her appointment clearly has nothing to do with augmenting McCain's stand, diversifying his stance on issues, or moving him more towards the center. And unlike the benefit of newcomer status to the Obama campaign, a political newbie taking on the VP will be seen as inherently subordinate to the President- especially one with longstanding credentials such as John McCain has. Fresh blood isn't what McCain wants to bring into his campaign, just a fresh pair of stockings.

Indeed, Yahoo! already has news items up asking whether Palin will cause Clinton supporters to go to McCain. McCain was already well entrenched within the bitter masses of the Clinton wing, so what is it that will sway voters on account of Palin? He already has the 'issues' people, now he's going to get everyone who was going to vote for Hillary because she's a woman. Because, guess what, now you get to be either a sexist or a racist.