By Jon Ralston

Sat, Aug 30, 2008 (2:01 a.m.)

Such insight from Nevadans on the day Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a person I am sure they know about as well as John McCain knows her, was picked to be on the GOP ticket. Sen. John Ensign: “Gov. Palin’s conservative reform credentials are rock solid and makes clear what we can expect from a McCain administration.” I am sure he could cite those credentials before Friday. On the other side, Rep. Shelley Berkley: “While I respect Sarah Palin, who is the first female governor of Alaska, she and John McCain offer more of the same, not the change we need.” Change we need? It reads as if the campaigns actually plugged those words in all their mouths and those are not original thoughts. That’s not possible, right?