I think the jury is still out on whether the concerns are phantom. Some seem to want her to get a free pass and to mistake legitimate questions for smears.

I strongly agreed with what Obama said today (of course, I would <g>) about "phony outrage." It would be great if BOTH sides could focus on the issues and knock off the rabbit punches. Of course, we have both witnessed enough elections to know that's unlikely to happen, especially in a close one.

BTW, just so you won't think I always disagree with you, I agree Florida is out of Obama's reach. It may again come down to who takes two of three in Ohio, PA, and Michigan.

>I'm not disputing any of it but the tone and the repetition of the claims indicates a desire to keep the public focused on phantom concerns.
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>>>MSNBC has done you the courtesy of summarizing all the dirt on Palin; just in case you might have missed the 2-3 negative stories a day they've been publishing the last week:
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>>>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26632984
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>>(Repeating myself) -- Which parts of the article are you disputing?