Ed Morrissey, one of the smartest rightbloggers around, is nonetheless prone to writing things like this about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s made-for-US Weekly feud
“„Letterman and his ilk can continue to make all of the coverage about Palin revolve around her daughters, forcing her to respond and to look less serious as a politician … if enough of them do it, the downside for her attackers will be small, and the upside will be to kneecap Palin before she can threaten Democrats in a future election.