Have fun with this photo. It comes courtesy of Al Grillo / The Associated Press.
A few starters…

I was this close to being a heartbeat away.
I’m only a half crook!
Whoever put this big fuzzy thing here is gonna pay!

Recently disseminated via e-mail to all State of Alaska employees, an “Invitation to Governor’s Picnics”:
Dear State Employee:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2009 Governor’s Annual Picnics. The picnics will feature free food, live entertainment, games and activities for children and much more.
Come and join Governor Sarah Palin, Lieutenant Governor [...]

In case you haven’t heard, Governor Balin, er, Palin, got all mavericky again and gave her 3 weeks’ notice on Friday, July 3rd. Yep, she’s resigning. You betcha.
There’s not much else to say other than: WTF?
When I heard a “surprise” press conference had been scheduled, the first thought through my head was, “Hey, wouldn’t it [...]

Our intrepid governor, Sarah Palin, has once again said, “Talk to the hand,” in response to the another name floated to fill Elton’s senate seat, Dennis Egan. Instead, she decided to ignore that and go all mavericky again and submit three names of her own to the Senate Democrats. And to add insult to – [...]

The District of Columbia has thrown out the sanctions on Ted Stevens’ law license in response to his conviction being overturned due to prosecutorial misconduct, meaning he can now practice law again in DC. This after Governor Sarah Palin asked newly elected Sen. Mark Begich to step down in light of Stevens’ charges being dropped.
Let [...]

The other day I was thinking of a story I was assigned to read in elementary school meant to illustrate irony, “The Gift of the Magi.” I’m not sure what made me think of it, but I was intrigued by how it was simultaneously unfortunate, tragic, and humorous.
Last night, with that sort of tragic, humorous [...]

So… Let’s give her a raise!
Are you f$#*ing kidding?
The State Officers Compensation Committee, set up by the legislature, urges pay increases for legislators, the governor, lieutenant governor, and commissioners. Legislators would see a nearly 50% increase, while the governor’s salary would go up 20% from $125,000 to $150,000 per year, and top officials (lieutenant governor [...]

Inspired by this story in Newsweek where a McCain aide characterized the Palins’ shopping spree as, “”Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast,” I thought I’d rewrite the Beverly Hillbillies Theme in tribute:
Come and listen to a story about a chick named Palin,
An average hockey mom, couldn’t keep her family from conceivin’,
Then one day she [...]

Yep. Check it out, from an interview with People Magazine:
Have you traveled with the kids anywhere in the lower 48?
Sarah Palin: Yes. Many, many, many times. Yes. Yes. We go to Hawaii often.
Granted, she did follow that up with California and Washington. And granted, off the top of her head, maybe it didn’t occur to [...]

Every day brings a new low, but this gaffe made my “Embarrassed to be an Alaskan” meter jump a bit more than others.
First Sarah Palin couldn’t keep straight what a Vice President’s role in the senate is, now she appears to have no idea what the First Amendment actually entails.
During an interview on WMAL-FM, the [...]