From what I read, Palin was supposed to be in Scranton tonight, but her transportation schedule got shut down when McCain "suspended" his campaign while he went back to D.C. to help solve a crisis pertaining to a matter he's on the record for not having a strong grasp of _and_ believed was "fundamentally sound." That suspension led to some shuffling around, and in short, I think she's stuck in Philly because the campaign seriously forgot about her while trying to keep "the maverick wild card" from personally taking hold of the economy and setting it on a course straight into the sun.

I'm wondering if they're hoping for "national play" of Palin at the Irish Pub. You know, tell the invitees to show up in sweatshirts, flannels, and jeans. Assume the average national media watcher doesn't know what "center city" is. Couple that with some Irish-American stereotypes and you got some great photo ops of Palin being a woman of the people with the salt of the earth at The"an" Irish Pub pub. Hopefully it works out as helter skelter as the rest of the campaign's week.

It's a Irish Bar - so she's polishing her foreign policy credentials.

That place is hardly an Irish bar. It's name is The Irish Pub, and they do serve some Irish beverages but that's about it. This bar is a sports bar / meat market. Nobody goes there except to yell at the televisions or try to hook up. Oh, sounds perfect.

Bear in mind that, when the McCain campaign refers to Palin 'preparing' for the debate w/Biden, they really mean fitting her w/a radio transmitter less obvious than the hump on GWB's back during one of his debates w/Kerry.

Shenanigans!
-Z

Now who would you rather have a beer with?

Palin isn't insane; she's stupid. Please don't insult the insane.

-Z