Here is the latest impossibly meaningless “Fight” between Sarah Palin and John McCain. Can it still be called a fight if there are A. no stakes, and B. the participants themselves even seem a bit unwilling? Anyway! “The AP said that Palin writes about receiving a bill for about $500,000 from the McCain campaign to pay for expenses relating to the vetting process that took place before she was named as the vice presidential nominee.” McCain’s campaign says this is untrue, and also, it really doesn’t seem to be the thing that in any reality would be true! Anyway, Stapleton calls the book “embargoed”—like LITERALLY—which allows her more time than usual to come up with one of her usual lies. [CNN]

• WHO IS THIS DEPENDENT CHILD? Now what is this we see in the Senate financial disclosures: “Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his wife, Cindy, owe more than $15,000 on a joint credit card that is charging 25 percent interest; Cindy McCain owes between $15,000 and $50,000 on another charge card; and a dependent child has racked up between $15,000 and $50,000 on an American Express Card as well.” [Politico]