before it was politically expedient. But if she wants her foreign policy cred to match Obama's she'll have to go to Iraq and Afghanistan for a couple of days. She can skip the European swing.

Let's see if she gets the same slobbering entourage of media sycophants as Obama did.

Troop visit: Sarah visits Army Private James Pattison during a morale tour at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany in 2007
OBama  did not remember  

should be heard in the background as she takes her glasses off tosses her hair and tells him to "Straighten up, soldier."

A pity it's not really one that the many uptight GOP Xtian fundies could embrace.  Tough break, no?

Relax, big fella. Don't worry so much about the Xtian fundies. They're not worrying about you.

they're not? They're not busy praying for the salvation of my immortal soul?  Shit!

Oh, wait, that's right -- they're otherwise occupied being taken for the ride of all time by the Israelis.  If it wasn't so potentailly tragic I'd laugh myself silly into a change of underwear.

Now go wipe up the drool and slobber some more over Gov Palin.

I hope her thought bubble wasn't "Hmm, this ought to get me noticed, and maybe even get me a few votes" or worse yet "My Bridge To The Vice Presedential Nomination."

I would really hate to think that our leaders think in those terms.