NEWS UPDATE * It's Not Easy Being a Socialite!

• Last night at the Republican National Convention, John McCain cried, “Fight with me. Fight with me. Fight with me.” Was that his way of addressing the issue of Iraq? [Huffington Post]

• A whopping 37 million people tuned in to watch Sarah Palin’s speech on Wednesday night. Saturday Night Live, hoping to ride that ratings wave, hasn’t yet decided whom to cast as the V.P. nominee. [New York Observer]

• Meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan has decided to keep her clothes on for a change. Playboy offered La Lohan $700,000 to do a topless spread, but homegirl declined. “If there’s nudity, then the answer’s no … She’s not going down the [New York] magazine road again,” her rep said. [P6]

• Lance Armstrong might be superhuman on a bike, but he’s no champion in bed. [US Weekly]

• Since when is Tinsley Mortimer’s social schedule considered news? [Reuters]