Even though this column comes after a successful roll out of the announcement of the Palin pick, Cohen sees it as McCain’s attempt to make his party look foolish:

John McCain’s selection of Palin, which I first viewed with horror, could now be seen in a different light. Based on various television interviews over the Labor Day weekend — and a careful reading of the transcripts — it is possible that this is McCain’s attempt to make fools of his fellow Republicans. He has succeeded beyond all expectations.

Did Cohen express horror over the nomination of Obama? Did it worry him that Obama had no executive or foreign policy experience when he announced he was running for the presidency after only two years in the senate? He has even less experience than she does as he demonstrates here. Sorry but McCain’s pick is doing exactly what it was intended to do, demonstrate that the Democrats nominated a man who has less experience than our vice presidential candidate as you can see for yourself as Obama stumbles through the question. Maybe Cohen should heed the advice of Trippi who warned the Democrats not to dismiss her so quickly:

McCain picked in Palin someone who has taken on the corruption in the GOP in Alaska, turned against her own party’s establishment, and fought for reform.
The McCain/Palin duo will challenge Barack Obama’s claim of “a new kind of politics” and chastise Obama and Democratic vice presidential Nominee, Joe Biden, for their “silence” in taking on corruption in their own party in Illinois, Delaware and Washington, DC.
The McCain campaign intends to claim that “more of the same” in Washington means Barack Obama and Joe Biden and will make the argument that if you want to “shake things up” then McCain and his reform minded running mate from Alaska will get the job done.
My initial reaction was that in picking Palin, McCain had taken away the argument that Barack Obama wasn’t ready to be president. I now think my initial assessment on that score was wrong. Over time, the McCain team will insinuate that if you think a first-term Governor isn’t ready for the number 2 slot, are your really sure that a first-term Senator is ready for the number 1 spot?

Cohen just comes off looking like an elitist laughing at small town America which is something we’ve come to expect from Democrats. And the article reeks of sexism, especially this:

It’s a pity Gingrich was not around when the Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known by his nickname Caligula, reputedly named Incitatus as a consul and a priest. Incitatus was his horse.

Sexism in the media and on the left? Yeah, we’re used to that as well.
Update: OOPS! I put that McCain quote on the wrong post and didn’t realize it until I was on the way to school.