From CNN: "Sen. John McCain has picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, a senior McCain campaign official told CNN on Friday. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, here in February, will be Sen. John McCain's running mate, a campaign official says."

2) Pandering, pandering, pandering, pandering.
3) "Gotta find me a woman! Can't be Clinton! Must fight race with estrogen!"
4) Could be the best thing that happened to the Obama campaign, assuming all of those alleged "Pumas" out there believe in No. 2 and see the choice for what it really is.

I'll have a think and come back later.