vp nominee

The slo-mo implosion continues…

Wikileaks posts portions of what appear to be Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin's e-mail inbox, drawing a complaint from the McCain-Palin campaign and an inquiry from the Secret Service.

Since it leaked hours in advance, this was inevitable.

At 3:44 a.m., the text message reads as such…

Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee.

Watch the first Obama-Biden rally live at 3PM ET on www.BarackObama.com.

Spread the word!

And now I can go to bed…

And so it begins…

Ambinder lays them out…

PLUSES:

I gather that Obama realizes that he needed a pick that would demonstrate some level of intellectual seriousness about the condition of the world.

One of his sons heads for Iraq soon. Obama knows that, for Biden, getting Iraq right is much more than just about proving a point.

A popular Democratic governor of a red state? Check.

A politician who walks the walk of post-partisan politics?

Check.

A potential VP nominee for Barack Obama? Hmmm…

Watch this interview with Charlie Rose and you tell me…

How very un-Reagan of him.

From Politico:

Mitt Romney said in his first interview since departing the GOP race that he would accept the number two position on the ticket and that there is no lingering bitterness between him and John McCain.

This was not the former VP nominee’s best day…

“If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position,” she continued.

“And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is.

And the country is caught up in the concept.”

If you’ve been following my discussion with Michael about Obama and Hillary, then you’re all caught up.

If not, you can click here and here.