Alaska on the Brain

Did you know that the population of the great state of Alaska is only 3 times the population of good 'ol Gloucester County?

Pop of Alaska: 683,478 (give or take a few moose)

Pop of Glouc. County: 254,673

So, if you took the population of Gloucester, Burlington, and Camden Counties, you've got the population of Alaska.

For those of you concerned that V.P. nominee Palin doesn't have enough foreign policy/military experience, I've recently learned that, as Commander of the Alaskan National Guard, she has in fact more "command" military experience than Obama.

The fact that it's been commanding troops to clear roads of dead caribou and providing security for the Iditarod should matter not.

And, for the record, I think the fact that the Governor's teenage daughter is pregnant is completely irrelevant and unrelated to the fact that the Governor (er, self-professed "Hockey Mom") is completely unprepared for the most powerful job on the planet.

Interestingly, I'm hearing rumblings that China, North Korea, and Iran are quite supportive of the possibilty of a Palin Presidency. So, at least we have some of the world on our side.

The woman formerly known as "Sarah Barracuda" (don't ask) and, more recently, as "No Show Sarah" (she is routinely late and often misses scheduled appointments) has certainly made a name for herself now:

Sarah Palin. Just 2 years ago, the Mayor of a town of 7,000 people.

Now, the Republican Nominee for Vice President of the United States of America. To her, I'm sure that has a ring to it.

But I think Hockey Mom sounds better.

Why? I submit to you Governor Palin's own words, when she asked CNBC anchor Larry Kudlow this past July: "What is it exactly that the vice president does all day?"