Ouch, the hits keep on coming. Though the far right are still in their dreamland that everything is a-ok in McCain / Palin land, everything is not OK. For instance, this weekend we had the shocking news that Palin’s homestate newspaper, The Anchorage Daily News, has endorsed Barack Obama for president of the United States. Well gosh, I guess it’s not all rose petals and moose pies in the great white North.

Highlighting the steady hand and calm-demeanor of Obama, The Anchorage Daily News had some choice words. On Obama

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.

On Palin

Yet despite her formidable gifts, few who have worked closely with the governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time.

On McCain

Sen. McCain describes himself as a maverick, by which he seems to mean that he spent 25 years trying unsuccessfully to persuade his own party to follow his bipartisan, centrist lead. Sadly, maverick John McCain didn’t show up for the campaign. Instead we have candidate McCain, who embraces the extreme Republican orthodoxy he once resisted and cynically asks Americans to buy for another four years.