I have to agree here.  McCain may have ran a poor campaign, though I think claiming that is a cop out too, but Palin is obviously not too bright.  The countless interviews and even the debates show that.  Let's call a spade a spade.  It's known that McCain only spoke to her for 15 minutes prior to offering her the VP spot.  The same reasons you were asking for her for the months leading up to the announcement James are the same reasons she was picked.  It is a safe assumption to belive that a governor is well read and able to discuss important issues.  This was obviously not the case with Sarah Palin and from day one she started an uproar.  I honestly wonder if she even told McCain her 17 year old daughter was pregnant?

if Palin is the future of the GOP, take this as my final divorce from the Republican party.  I'm already a dues paying Libertarian, now the GOP will never get a vote from me.

The way I see it, I already pre-ordered and paid for 2 copies of this album.  I'll buy more copies if they have more versions available.  So morality aside, I think legally I'm not in the wrong to have a copy of these songs now.  Especially since you get a free digital download with the vinyl purchase.  So I personally say fuck it.  Download to your heart's content, so long as you've pre-ordered the album or will buy it on its release.

you misunderstand apparently.  Polls on the east coast close 3 hours before they do on the west coast.  When Pennsylvania is called 3 minutes after the polls close, do you honestly believe that doesn't have an affect out west?  Let's say I was a McCain support on my way home from work.  I had a busy day and still alot of' shit to do at home, but I want to make sure my vote counts.  As I'm making my 45 min drive home, I turn on my Sirius radio to the political channel to get an update on what's going on.  I hear at 5:03PM  PST, that PA has been called for McCain.  Now because I've been following the news, I know that based off of recent polls, a McCain win in PA was very important, though not required.  However, since they called PA 3 minutes after the polls closed, it must be indicative of the entire election and Obam must be beating McCain with a stick.  Now knowing this, why should i bother driving 20 minutes out of my way, standing in line for an hour, if I know it's already over.  That is why I think the media has a responsibility not to start calling states until after all states have finished polling.  It won't change the outcome and will allow more time to tally ballots so that projections are much more accurate than the dart throwing that has been seen in recent years.