Gail Collins/NYTimes: McCain’s Baked Alaska

Op-Ed Columnist - McCain’s Baked Alaska - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com:
This year, Hillary Clinton took things to a whole new level. She didn’t run for president as a symbol but as the best-prepared candidate in the Democratic pack. Whether you liked her or not, she convinced the nation that women could be qualified to both run the country and be commander in chief. That was an enormous breakthrough, and Palin’s nomination feels, in comparison, like a step back."