DAY’S END ROUNDUP

John McCain adviser Carly Fiorina has become a favorite among liberal bloggers for saying that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is not ready to run a major company. Conservatives applaud the McCain camp for granting CBS anchor Katie Couric the next network interview with Palin and Barack Obama is stepping his attacks on the economy.

When asked on a St. Louis radio show if she thought Palin has the experience to run Hewlett Packard, as Fiorina did, the McCain adviser answered bluntly “no, I don’t,” The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein reported. Top of the Ticket points out that the Obama campaign was giddy over the comment, quickly issuing a statement backing Fiorina’s sentiment.

Putting Palin back out in front for a network interview is a smart move to the McCain campaign, showing it