John McCain, Meet Sarah Palin

Steve Benen points out McCain's departure from his own SOP by picking Palin: the candidates don't know each other. See especially Steve's note at the bottom of the post about McCain's extra careful announcement of her name. Here' the clip. Don't let the two minute tag scare you away; the reference comes right at the beginning. By my estimate, McCain could have been opening the envelope to say "And the winner is . . ."

Sobering.