We all could use some. 

The streets of Philadelphia are about as far as one can get from Wasilla Main Street in America- literally and figuratively.  So, it should come as no surprise that the red state’s favorite hockey mom was booed mercilessly at the Wachovia Center when she came out to drop the ceremonial first puck.  Now I know why the McCain campaign has been keeping her in the red(meat) states:  her “values” don’t translate that well to the rest of the country.  That’s gotta hurt. 

For your Republican friends who might be suffering from Palin-Regret Syndrome:

Man’s best friends.  Returning home to this after 14 months in Iraq will get you a little moist: