Krauthammer on Palin

In today's Washington Post he suggests that this pick is exactly the opposite of what McCain needed because it is already putting the breaks on the momentum his campaign has created in the past month or two: through some questionable tactics (my view) the Republicans had succeeded in making the campaign about Obama: his background, his ideas, and his qualifications to be president. It was working. This choice by McCain will, Krauthammer argues, focus the debate on Palin's experience, her qualifications to be one heartbeat away from the Oval Office, and, most significantly, McCain's judgment. I think he's right. See also Andrew Sullivan, who after taking in all kinds of perspectives over the past 24 hours now seems to be settling on his own, final verdict.