Now this probably won't turn off any Dobsonites out there, but it definitely should give the MSM some ammunition when McMansions starts lying about what he knew (and when) per this increasingly incredible choice for Veep.
Digby's got the dirt on this sordid affair, and it looks like the Hail Mary was indeed to the evangel-inionists of the hard-right WingNut faction.
Max Blumenthal offers some coverage of the actual vetting process, conducted by a super-secretive branch of the Holy-Conspiratorialists known as Council for National Policy...
The members of the Council for National Policy are the hidden hand behind McCain's Palin pick. With her selection, the Republican nominee is suddenly -- and unexpectedly -- assured of the support of a movement that once opposed his candidacy with all its might. Case in point: while Dobson once said he could "never" vote for McCain, he issued a statement last week hailing Palin as an "outstanding" choice. If Dobson's enthusiasm for Palin is any indication, he may soon emerge from his bunker in Colorado Springs to endorse McCain, providing the Republican nominee with the grassroots support of the Christian right's single most influential figure.
CNP operatives have included such luminaries of all things Wacko as Dobson, Tony Perkins, Neocon "bathtub" boy Grover Norquist, "Left Behind" author Tim LaHaye and Paul Weyrich.
HERE is the "red meat" in this campaign. Go for it, Kossacks!
P.S. I didn't see another diary on this. If there is one, let me know.