So I can locate the tumor and get it out of my head, once and for all. Unless she does something remarkable before election day, like pose for Playboy for instance – this will be the last I have to say about Sarah Palin. So here’s the roundup: By now you’ve probably seen the Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart. Pretty amusing, but if you’ve followed the strategies closely enough, a lot of the Palin dopiness and “youbetcha” talk is a campaign style perfected by Bush. I’m personally convinced she says “nucular” on purpose. So apparently downplaying her intelligence leading up to the debates worked, but all the same it’s a shame somehow that one of the most common comments in the press regarding the debaters was “no major gaffes”. On that point, Tucker Carlson of MSNBC summed it up about Palin when he said: “She couldn’t have done worse than expected; That would violate the laws of physics.” Strange hearing that coming from Mr. Bowtie. And lastly, David Letterman nails it with his Top 10 Things Heard at Palin Debate Camp (YouTube). Click “more” for the list if you don’t want to watch the clip.

10. “Let’s practice your bewildered silence.”
9. “Can you try saying ‘yes’ instead of ‘you betcha’?”
8. “Hey, I can see Mexico from here!”
7. “Maybe we’ll get lucky and there won’t be any questions about Iraq, taxes or healthcare.”
6. “We’re screwed!”
5. “Can I just use that lipstick-pit bull thing again?”
4. “We have to wrap it up for the day — McCain eats dinner at 4:30.”
3. “Can we get Congress to bail us out of this debate?”
2. “John Edwards wants to know if you’d like some private tutoring in his van.”
1. “Any way we can just get Tina Fey to do it?”