Pleasant surprise

For all the severity of the financial situation, today is turning out to be a very amusing day.

Politico: Palin Knows Of No Other Court Cases Except Roe

The Palin aide, after first noting how "infuriating" it was for CBS to purportedly leak word about the gaffe, revealed that it came in response to a question about Supreme Court decisions. After noting Roe vs. Wade, Palin was apparently unable to discuss any major court cases.

There was no verbal fumbling with this particular question as there was with some others, the aide said, but rather silence.

Sullivan comments: "Just let it sink in."

I can't! I'm too busy laughing. Come ON...

Marbury v. Madison?

Plessy v. Ferguson?

Brown v. Board of Education?

Miranda v. Arizona?

Bush v. Gore?

Lawrence v. Texas?

Nothing besides Roe?!?

And she wants to be the Vice President of these United States?

Mudflats: McCain Camp Figures Out Sarah Palin’s Problem!

You cannot make this stuff up.

TPM: McCain Says Now Is Not Time To Assign Blame -- Only Two Hours After His Campaign Blamed Obama

Ambers: What we have here is a FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE!

That last one is a MUST-read analysis. He ends:

BTW: A helluva week for Sarah Palin to debate, huh?

Omigosh! Not just Sarah, but Biden! This debate and its aftermath will be comedy gold.

All the funnier since the political effect will be basically nil. The McCain campaign has not only lost its wheels, it's found itself without a transmission, drive train, or steering wheel. Oh, and the engine is choking! Dieu merci.