At least the stand-up comedians have given Sarah Palin the thumbs up. Jay Leno described McCain and Palin as a perfect match: “Palin and McCain are a good pair. She’s pro-life and he’s clinging to life. McCain went with a woman because he didn’t want to be in a position to have to get CPR from Mitt Romney.” Boom tish.

Republican White House hopeful John McCain’s campaign is highly sensitive to the imagery of holding a celebratory convention as a potential natural disaster looms, after the botched handling of Hurricane Katrina three years go. Republican Party officials were mulling different scenarios, including curtailing the convention.