Legal Commentary

So, despite my apparent hostility to Obama's selection of Biden, and my sense that Obama was not at the top of his game during most of last night's acceptance speech, I think the election is now the Dems to lose for the reasons illuminated in Prof. Russell Korobkin's post:

The homepage of the town of Wasila, Alaska (population 5469 as of the
   last census), has links to three news stories. The lead story, as you
   might expect, is that the town's former mayor, Sarah Palin, has been
   named John McCain's running mate. The second story announces the
   town's new website. The third advertises the "Baby and Me Lap
   Sit-Program at the Library."

   Before serving as Wasila's mayor, Sarah Palin earned a B.A. at the
   University of Idaho, worked as a sports reporter for an Anchorage
   television station, and did commercial fishing with her husband.

   At age 72, John McCain has already lived longer than his father, John
   McCain Jr., who died at age 70.

   Sarah Palin looks like an interesting woman, but let's hope she
   doesn't have to stare down Vladamir Putin any time soon.

Whether it's warranted or not, I suspect Palin's selection is a big area of political opportunity for the Dems. I wonder if enough GOPniks will think of her the way some did of Harriet Miers. I also doubt that disgruntled Clinton supporters will now feel more comfortable with the GOP simply because Palin is pro-life/anti-choice, and if you're upset about the sexism in the campaign against Clinton you're not likely to feel welcomed by Palin's pro-life commitments. These are just my untutored reactions. What are yours?