Here's what CBS is reporting:
Sarah Palin told a customer at a Philadelphia restaurant on Saturday that the United States should "absolutely" launch cross-border attacks from Afghanistan into Pakistan in the event that it becomes necessary to "stop the terrorists from coming any further in," a comment similar to the one John McCain condemned Barack Obama for making during last night’s presidential debate.
This article argues the McCain Campaign is successfully lowering expectations in advance of the debate:
I'm wondering if the McCain campaign doesn't really mind that conservatives are leaping off the Palin bandwagon in droves. (The piece from a female National Review columnist who used to be Palin's biggest champion and now calls for her to drop out for the good of the country is particularly devastating. As is a curmudgeon's rant that if a Palin presidency "doesn't scare the hell out of you, it should.")
Though I agree that she will be lauded if she can merely avoid embarrassing gaffs, it seems to me everyone will be ready to jump all over any miscue.
If you haven't seen SNL's most recent installment, enjoy: