David Kurtz thinks day one of the G.O.P. convention felt like a snow day.

Minnesota specialist David Carr likes how the Republicans – and the locals – handled today’s demonstrations.

Connecticut was attacked!

Here’s some video of the protests.

George Pataki claims not to be concerned that Sarah Palin doesn’t necessarily think that climate change is caused by humans.

Also? Pataki talked about John McCain’s toughness to some New Jersey delegates.

Lynn Sweet thinks Cindy McCain’s outfit today was beautiful.

The Palin pick has attracted money and scorn, apparently.

Palin hired a lawyer.

Here she is in Vogue last year.

Like many Alaskans, one might suppose, Palin’s husband was arrested for D.U.I. in 1986, when he was 22.

A new USA Today-Gallup poll has Barack Obama leading McCain 50-43.

Mitt Romney is as popular as the Beatles around here.

And this makes Biden 1, Rove 0.

[picture above from Tom LeGro at PBS NewsHour]

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