Arianna!

I rarely read her because I always know where she's going to go, but the headline of her latest post is The Palin Doctrine. Intrigued, I pursued further. Money quote:

McCain's selection of Palin may have been reckless, but it was anything but random. The neocons' view of the world may be disastrous, dangerous, discredited, and deadly -- but it's far from dead. Their patron saint, Dick Cheney, the scowling embodiment of the Neocon Doctrine, had way too much baggage -- and way too low approval ratings -- to mount a run for the White House.

That's why the Palin pick was so brilliant. On the outside, she's exponentially more likable and talented at connecting with people than Cheney ever was. But on the inside, once she graduates from the neocon finishing school, she'll be a complete and total Dick. Cheney. With lipstick.

I'll say one thing for the neocons: they're not stupid. They just do stupid (and dangerous, disastrous, discredited, and deadly) things.