Posted by Jed Lewison on Wed Sep 3, 2008 at 4:51 PM Pacific

The Republicans Convene

Republicans Convene

Three more hours until Palin's speech. I'm sure her speech will go well -- she's a former sportscaster, and she did a very good job in her other two speeches.

So far, the convention has been entirely devoid of substance. We already know she will read an attack Obama, but will she take the opportunity to discuss her energy policy in any detail? That is the policy area that she knows the most about.

Other question: Will she be true to her right wing record and try and fire up the GOP base (pictured above), or will she try to obscure her extremism with misleading rhetoric? Will she be more honest than she has been so far? Or will she continue to invent facts about her record? Will she say anything about Bush or Cheney, or will she pretend the last eight years never happened?

As for the media: how will they handle the bullying from McCain? Will they wilt under pressure from McCain, or will they continue to ask tough questions that need answers?

The Republicans Convene

Republicans Convene

Three more hours until Palin's speech. I'm sure her speech will go well -- she's a former sportscaster, and she did a very good job in her other two speeches.

So far, the convention has been entirely devoid of substance. We already know she will read an attack Obama, but will she take the opportunity to discuss her energy policy in any detail? That is the policy area that she knows the most about.

Other question: Will she be true to her right wing record and try and fire up the GOP base (pictured above), or will she try to obscure her extremism with misleading rhetoric? Will she be more honest than she has been so far? Or will she continue to invent facts about her record? Will she say anything about Bush or Cheney, or will she pretend the last eight years never happened?

As for the media: how will they handle the bullying from McCain? Will they wilt under pressure from McCain, or will they continue to ask tough questions that need answers?

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