Sigh. Just like last time: you think they’ve found a candidate who wouldn’t be actually deadly to the country, and then they go and do something totally assinine, like choosing Sarah Palin as their running mate, or signing an obviously bigoted and just plain stupid pledge.

Do Democrats have pledges? Or is this a particularly right-wing type of lunacy? Because honestly, I’d like somebody in office who would make decisions for themselves, based on particular circumstances and probable outcomes — not just operate on a paid-for-pledge basis.