North to Alaska

Barely 12 hours after the close of the Democratic convention John McCain surprised political pundits with choice of Sarah Palin, the 44 year-old governor of Alaska, as his running mate for the 2008 November election. No Romney, no Liebeman, no GW Bush. A woman called 'tough as nails' by that intellectual harridan Camille Paglia. Conservative Rush Limbaugh piled on the praise by crowing, “We’re the ones with a babe on the ticket”

'Tough as nails' or 'a babe' or maybe both.

Governor Palin offers the GOP access to disgruntled Hillary fans while courting the religious right thanks to the her strong Pentecostal leanings. Let's energize the base with a gun-toting, pro-life, anti-corruption mother of five and she loves McCain's 'Drill now' threat to the north slope of Alaska, but she's not a square like the Old Geezer. She admits to smoking pot and was once runner-up for the 1984 Miss Alaska contest.

“They made us line up in bathing suits and turn our backs so the male judges could look at our butts. I couldn’t believe it."

Her husband is part Yupik Eskimo and a four-time champion of the 2,000-mile Iron Dog snowmobile race.

Cool.

For the right wing that is.

And she has to be sexier than John McCain in a bathing suit.

Even after having five kids.

Bring it on, you Russkies