Swallowing the convention

I can take issues with some of it, but occasionally MoDo has a lucid moment and turns out a column that isn't merely a bizarre fantasy. Today was one of those occassions.

It seems like a long time since Vice President Dan Quayle denounced Murphy Brown for having a baby out of wedlock, bemoaning a “poverty of values.” It also seems like a long time — and another McCain ago — that Republicans supporting W. smeared the old John McCain by spreading rumors that he had fathered an illegitimate black child.

This week, the anti-abortion forces celebrated the news of Bristol’s pregnancy, using it as further proof that their beloved Governor Palin — who will no more support sex education than polar bears — was committed to the cause.

This is no longer a "chic flick" for her.