Class Act

Obama really has been showing he's serious about building bridges. He had dinner at George Will's house the other night (w/ Kristol, Brooks, Noonan and some other conservative columnists) and he's going to throw a Gala for John McCain on the day before Obama takes the oath. This is really classy. But it's also shrewd: Sarah Palin will not be there. So not only does Obama honor his former rival in a nice show of statesmanship, he effectively slices off the Palin contingency to margainalize that part of the GOP while reaching out to the McCain-types.