Governor Sarah Palin

McCain plays up his “maverick” rep by picking Gov Palin. But he also just undercut his campaign’s central attack against Obama. Looks like Team McCain is going to have retool the “dangerously inexperienced” charge. Because, as it turns out, Palin’s the most inexperienced choice for VP in modern history. These video clips are sure to pump up the GOP base though.

Here’s another Politico.com piece on what the choice says about McCain. And James Fallows is on Palin gaffe-watch, “(i)f she has ever addressed an international issue, there’s no evidence of it in internet-land.”