Peggy Noonan's view in a candid off-camera moment. The unofficial transcript is below just in case the video gets pulled.
PN: "I wanna see uh…"
MM: "You know, because I come out of the blue swing state governor world. Engler, Whitman, Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush… I mean, and these guys, this is all like how you win a Texas race, just run it up. It's not gonna work!"
PN: "It's over."
MM: "Still, McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech to do himself some good."
CT?: "Don't you think the Palin pick is insulting to Kay Bailey Hutchison?"
PN: "…Saw Kay this morning…"
CT?: "She's NEVER been comfortable…"
MM: "…All bummed out."
CT?: "Is she really the most qualified woman they could have turned to?"
PN: "The most qualified? No! I think they went for this, excuse me, political bullshit about 'narratives.'"
MM: "They went to narrative!"
PN: "…the big picture. Every time Republicans do that, because it's not where they live and it's not what they're good at, they blow it."
MM: "You know what's really the worst thing about it? The greatness of McCain is 'no cynicism,' and this is cynical."
CT: "It's cynical. And as you called it, 'gimmick.' Yeah. Thanks guys."
MM: "See ya later."
(HT: MoJo Blog; Washington Monthly in comments)
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