The Palin-Whatshisname Ticket/Making America Stupid

Frank Rich always frightens me, and he seems to be afraid that McCain is just keeping the seat warm for Palin.

Besides purely knee-jerk whatever-the-GOP-does-I'll-say-the-opposite-ness of Rich (there has to be a more concise way of saying that), here's Thomas Friedman with his head on straight as usual.