Ben Smith at Politico reports the "no duh" story of the century:
Aides to John McCain initially added Sarah Palin to his "short list" of potential running mates because McCain wanted a woman on the list, according to his campaign manager.
Of course John McCain's despicably cynical "let's put a chick on the ticket" move to appeal to dismayed Clinton supporters was plainly transparent from day one. And that was before the world discovered, 2.3 seconds after the announcement of her selection, what a disastrous choice she really was.
Still, it's amusing to have this confirmed by one of the seemingly endless McCain aides who apparently never tire of letting it be known how little they all thought of Palin.
The only question now, of course, is whether Palin go all Mama Grizzly on McCain and his former aides for valuing her anatomy more than her, er, "résumé."
Regardless of what you think of McCain's choice and the reason for it, the fact remains that the process of choosing a Vice President really needs to be changed. Having a whole 2 months, or however long it is, to choose a VP candidate is not long enough - too much vetting needs to be done.
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