Thomas Sowell & Brian Kalt on the Recent Smears

Thomas Sowell is a well regarded conservative author. He shares his views on the recent smears against Sarah Palin:

• Her daughter's pregnancy
• Foreign policy experience

Brian Kalt is a professor at the Michigan State University College of Law. Here he shares his views on the actual effects of the smears by the Daily Kos Krowd. His opening paragraph just has to be repeated:

Every four years, Democrats in the United States make the same mistake. They underestimate the appeal of the Republican Party to Middle America, and then reduce their own appeal by belittling it. Now, Democrats are falling into the same trap again with Sarah Palin, John McCain’s vice-presidential nominee.