One thing…I found this blog because of reading about the way you (Charles) were turned on by the rightwing blogosphere. I couldn’t find anywhere on the right to read political opinions or discussions where nasty names about Michelle or ODS wasn’t rampant. I was actually proud of Michelle and her lovely girls and I didn’t think Palin was the logical choice for VP. That meant I must be a left wing liberal (although I have been a Republican for almost 40 years.) So you have carved out a valuable niche. Sanity.