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    McCain, Palin's Critics, and Georgetown Cocktail Parties

    Takes one who's attended them to know about them, evidently.

    From today's WashPost, page C3: 

    "Defending his veep pick Sarah Palin yesterday, Sen. McCain twice made withering references to the sort of critics who hang out at 'Georgetown cocktail parties.'...

    For what it's worth, our colleague Sally Quinn said yesterday that McCain hasn't been a stranger on the circuit.  'I've sat next to him many times at dinner parties in Georgetown,' she said. 'He's an absolutely delightful dinner partner.'"