Okay, tell me what you really think!

Whoa! Two Republican pundits share with MSNBC's Chuck Todd their true thoughts about McCain's choice of Palin as a running mate. Watch this... they clearly think their mikes are off.

A partial transcript:

Chuck Todd: Yeah, I mean is she really the most qualified woman they could have turned to?

Peggy Noonan: The most qualified? No! I think they went for this -- excuse me-- political bullshit about narratives --

CT: Yeah they went to a narrative.

Mike Murphy: I totally agree.

PN: Every time the Republicans do that, because that's not where they live and it's not what they're good at, they blow it.

MM: You know what's really the worst thing about it? The greatness of McCain is no cynicism, and this is cynical.

Full transcript and video here; comments from the New York Times here. And today's Wall Street Journal column by Noonan here.