RICHARD MINITER on the Palin email hacking story: “I predict that the same crowd that said that Palin should have been able to control her 17-year old daughter will defend the 20-year old hacker by saying no one can control their kids. At least they will be right once.”

UPDATE: Reader Peter Muth emails: “Speaking of errant children, I don’t think certain people were talking about this topic when this was going on in Milwaukee.”

Plus, a denial: “Tennessee state Rep. Mike Kernell, Memphis Democrat, last night disputed published newspaper reports, including one in the Tennessean that said his son was the focus of the Palin hack investigation.” Stay tuned for developments.