But does she really need to learn anything?

by Dave Weigel

Mark Halperin writes the 153,893th paean to Sarah Palin's "Mama Grizzlies" video (if an alien civilization just began observing Earth, it would think she invented YouTube) in a manner calculated to irritate liberals.

A new TIME poll shows Palin losing to Obama 55% to 34%, a lopsidedmargin that leads some Republican strategists to predict a wipeout ifPalin is eventually chosen as the party's nominee. But that might not matter... Her candidacy would require almost none of the...