Indeed the report may contain nothing, but it will do its damage just the same. Doing a quick check, I see that MSN, Yahoo and Googlenews have as major headlines something on the order of “Palin abused authority.” God knows what the TV news is saying — I never watch those people.

So the factoid is now out there, and a huge segment of the public will walk around with the notion in their head — “Palin abused authority.” They’ve been primed for weeks with endless talk of “troopergate” and now the “truth” comes out!

The MSM is so vile and unfair it’s beyond comprehension now. But the job’s been done, and the McCain ticket probably just dropped another point or two.