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.

The opposition party once more or less ceded the stage to the convening party during its convention, under the assumption that breaking into the news coverage would be next to impossible. Over the past few presidential election cycles, as Washington became more bitterly partisan, that view began to disintegrate.