>>>>>>>Mike, agreed.
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>>>>>>>My opinion is that the US is about to get a good president whatever happens, so people should relax! ;-)
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>>>>>>CNN has just forecasted that Palin will 'bow out of the race for personal, family reasons' next week.
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>>>>>hmmm... that's after their convention. doesn't sound right....
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>>>>What convention? It hasn't even really started yet! First the hurricane, then the plane landing in LA.
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>>>Isn' the RNC this week... isn't it going on right now?
>>>If she is steping down, she should do it now, not next week after the convention.
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>>I agree. If she has more baggage to drop in the campaign, she ought to get out immediately to give McCain a chance to recover.
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>I would not take CNN bait in any circumstances, especially now. For good or bad, it is a war, and one should hold the line.

I scoured the CNN web site and turned on the TV broadcast (Wolf Blitzer with lots of folks in St. Paul) and didn't find a thing about Palin leaving the ticket.

I agree with Sam and Bill that if she is going to drop out (or be defenestrated) it doesn't make much sense to wait until the week after the convention. Then again, it wouldn't exactly be wonderful for the campaign for her to leave now, either. It will be interesting to see what she comes up with for a Checkers speech tomorrow night.