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8:38

Megan - Hey, Spencer, what's up? I avoided the Internet, radio, television and newspapers all weekend as a patriotic gift to myself, did anything happen?

8:39

Spencer - With great apologies, I have to credit Ken Layne for this:

(Also: Sarah, you idiot, when do you plan to give up your Twitter name AKGovSarahPalin? Because, you know, you just quit being governor ….)
Sublime.

8:41

Spencer - Also, Phoebe Connelly had a good line about Palin's ultimate revenge on the media:

isn't the real takeaway that Palin doesn't want to give the press freedom to enjoy a patriotic 4th merrily grilling without the distraction of our Blackberries?
This was one holiday story I didn't mind looking at my BlackBerry for.

8:42

Megan - Eh, my digg name is "wonkettemegan" just because it's too much of a bitch to change now. Of course, Ken Layne probably wouldn't like that either...

And, naturally, I was just kidding. Even avoiding the news world didn't mean that I was able to avoid the Palin announcement. I got two phone calls and the friend I was out with Friday got a text message about it. It might have been written on the moon. I'm pretty sure that New York City incorporated it into the fireworks display.

8:44

Megan - Also, she's governor until July 26th.

8:46

Spencer - The good thing about being on too many listservs with colleagues is the thrill of seeing bewilderment unfold into cackling, joyful glee and return to bewilderment when a spectacle like this unfolds. Like, for instance: setting an expectation that she'll just not serve a second term -- did she not expect to resign until she made the announcement? Or not telling Mark Begich she was quitting during their July 1 meeting? And could I be sued for asking these questions in a public forum?

8:47

Spencer - OH SHIT ROBERT MCNAMARA DIED.

8:48

Spencer - God is so good to Mark Sanford!

8:48

Megan - And now we know the real reason for Palin's resignation!

Although, He's apparently not so cool with Sanford's girlfriend. Who'd've thunk God held women to a different standard?

8:52

Spencer - You know who benefits most from McNamara's death? Bradley Graham. His biography of Donald Rumsfeld can now honestly bill itself as an account of the worst secretary of defense walking the earth. I used to see Rumsfeld slithering past my office as he descended Connecticut Avenue from (I presume) his Kalorama home. He carried a cane, but horizontally, like a balance beam.

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