In the last 24 hours this issue has risen to the forefront of the campaign - the media's narrative has been written: McCain made hasty decision without appearing to fully do his homework (despite many BBS experts here on Palin whom he probably could have asked). Here's the latest sum-up on slate, not including this morning's Times article. (basso - please note the bolded portion, perhaps you could help out the McCain campaign here as you have been a champion of this theory. And here's the response from the Mccain Camp in the AP("Did so!" ) Suffice it to say this is not what the McCain camp wanted to be the issue on the AM of the convention.