Your weekend Palin embarassment

Twas a busy weekend for our greatest natural magnet for derision. First was her oh so predictable appearance at a Philadelphia Flyers game.


Oh my, they booed her. Like was patently obvious to everyone outside of the McCain campaign. Bring all your daughters and babies to shield you from the boos, Sarah, Philadelphia doesn't care. In fact, they might boo you harder, pelting little Trig with Duracells and dumping a beer onto Piper or Talledega or Truncheon or adorable little Pinstripe. Now you've allowed your child to be scarred by Philly's finest and you're still going to lose PA. For your next trick, try to start pressing the flesh in the remnants of the 700 section for Eagles games. You'll get to show off the street fighting skills that have held off Putin for nigh on a decade.

Second, was the release of the Troopergate report. Surprise surprise, she's guilty of abusing her power. "I find that Governor Sarah Palin Abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act ... Compliance with the code of ethics is not optional..." Palin, choosing to ignore that reality and substituting her own, claimed the opposite. That it completely vindicated her and even if it didn't, the report was partisan anyway, with it's unanimous conclusions and more Republicans than Democrats. But that's good, you can usually nip these damaging reports in the bud by patently asserting they come to the opposite conclusion than is stated in the opening line. Who reads the findings of investigations anymore?

There was also the matter of her not knowing her campaigns position on North Korea. Apparently John McCain wants to restart the Korean war and objects to NK's removal from the list of state sponsors of terror, despite the fact they couldn't sponsor a dirt eating contest. Palin, unsure of who's opinion to toady to, chose the Bush administration instead of the old codger she's failing with. She also repeated the phrase "live up to their end of the bargain" repeatedly, as if it was the only concrete thought she had on it. But then again she isn't an expert on Kim Jong Il. You need binoculars to see North Korea from Alaska.

Ahh Sarah, what are we going to do for entertainment after you disappear from the scene after the Republican party "disappears" you back to Alaska like a frantic Scott Peterson? Biden isn't this entertaining and I doubt Bush will start up a blog providing commentary on the Obama Presidency. Could you please host some sort of history or science show on the Discovery or History channel? Regular embarrassing appearances on Meet the Press? Buddy cop show with McCain? We need it.