TODD ZYWICKI says that the McCain/Palin ticket has a Western-Libertarian vibe. “What is the ‘western’ vibe? This is purely subjective, but to me it is the feeling of no-nonsense, self-reliant, egalitarian, outsiderism, sort of Barry Goldwater-ish. Is it libertarian? Not exactly, but it does have that sort of feeling to it, to me at least.”

In the London Times, Gerard Baker agrees and reports this joke:

“What’s the difference between Sarah Palin and Barack Obama?”

“One is a well turned-out, good-looking, and let’s be honest, pretty sexy piece of eye-candy.

“The other kills her own food.”

But read the whole thing, which has some serious observations as well.