INT. OVAL OFFICE -- DAY

JOHN McCAIN sits behind his desk. JOE LIEBERMAN is with him. An AIDE enters.

AIDE
Mr. President, the Vice President is here.

MCCAIN
Send her in.

SARAH PALIN enters.

PALIN
Mr. President.

She walks...

There's a big, gaping hole in the national dialogue -- and John McCain is standing right at the bottom of it. While the vast majority of Americans spent last week watching the economy crash, McCain, Palin and their surrogates spent their time slinging every piece of mud they could find...

Recently I went to an upscale Hollywood eatery with some friends where I was introduced to a young woman from Arizona who will be voting for the first time in November. After some polite small-talk, the conversation turned to politics and when I asked her who she was voting for,...