Booed on the ice  —  It's hard to blame Sarah Palin for her booing on the ice in Philadelphia this evening.  It's almost a truism of politics that if you send a pol to a sporting event, he's going to get booed.  Politicians, as a class, aren't all that popular, and it's what sports fans do.

The Boo Birds  —  So, how did Philadelphia Flyers fans greet Sarah Palin, who was on hand tonight for the ceremonial puck-drop?  —  Watching on Comcast, it seemed like there was an avalanche of boos when she walked out — boos that were almost immediately drowned out by blaring, bombastic music.

Palin Drops Puck at Flyer's Game Receives Mixed Reaction  —  Sarah Palin has become known as “The Most Famous Hockey Mom in America” for her constant referral to herself on the stump as “just a hockey mom.”  This evening, she met that title head on by dropping the first puck …

Philadelphia Flyers fans boo ‘hockey mom’ Palin.  —  Watch Sarah Palin get booed in Philadelphia before the Flyers' hockey game tonight:  —  The AP reports it as “a mixture of boos and cheers.”  The Wilmington News Journal describes it as “an avalanche of boos.”

What impact will the finding that Sarah Palin “abused her authority” have on the campaign?  —  As one who was a victim of violence and hate during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, I am deeply disturbed by the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign.

Pastor Delivers Odd Invocation at McCain Rally  —  Laura Meckler reports from Davenport, Iowa, on the presidential race:  —  Sometimes the most interesting stuff happens before John McCain even arrives.  At a McCain rally today in Davenport, a pastor delivered an odd invocation.