Paging Tim Gunn

Too bad Palin has already used up her "one gay friend" allotment--she could have called Tim Gunn, although actually it looks like she's been following Tim's advice on wardrobe essentials:

The Little Black Dress: Wear it during the day with a jewel-toned cardigan and flats and accessorize it at night with a statement necklace and strappy heels.

The Trench Coat: The right trench can be worn with anything. Pull it over your little black dress for a night out or layer it over your T-shirt and jeans on the weekend.

The Classic Dress Pant: For the perfect night out pair a flowy silk or chiffon top with bright, high heels.

The Versatile Skirt: Dress it up with a tailored shirt or turtleneck or keep it casual with a t-shirt. Think about the skirt that looks best on your body and offers more options in your wardrobe.

The Fitted Blazer: Pull it over a feminine blouse and perfect-fit jeans for the weekend or a textured skirt for work.

The Classic White Shirt: Pair it with the other classics in your wardrobe like your versatile skirt or cashmere sweater for a clean polished look.

The Day Dress: Pair it with a statement necklace and basic pumps. Go for color with your shoes if the dress is a solid color, but stick with brown or black if the dress is printed.

The Cashmere Sweater: Layer it with anything from your perfect-fit jeans and a classic white shirt to a versatile skirt.

The Perfect-Fit jeans: The perfect jeans are flattering and work with all your wardrobe staples like a t-shirt and blazer for the weekend or a flowy blouse and sparkly jewelry for a night out.

Alternative to the track suit: Never wear a tracksuit or velour sweat suit (not even on the plane or at the gym). If you need a comfortable outfit try leggings with a detailed t-shirt, interesting hoodie and casual flats.

Play the Sarah Palin dressup game at AdddictingGames.com.

Are the "foot-in-mouth" moments and the gigantic credit card bills making McCain think that his new "third wife" might be a little less attractive than when he first met her at the cocktail party? The two of them sat for a joint interview with Brian Williams on NBC, which will play out over a few nights on the Nightly News. "There was a tenseness," Todd told MSNBC's Chris Matthews. "I couldn't see chemistry between John McCain and Sarah Palin. I felt as if we grabbed two people and said 'here, sit next to each other, we are going to conduct an interview.' They are not comfortable with each other yet."

Palin still has a bit of trouble with this whole "what the heck is a pre-condition" thing too. How hard is this to understand?? The irony is that HuffPo report that apparently back in 1987, McCain was the one trying to get President Reagan to meet with an anti-communist, Mozambican "guerilla" group called RENAMO--without preconditions.

Campbell Brown took issue with the double standard applied to Palin versus the men in the campaign, arguing, rightly I think, that women are judged more harshly on their appearance than men are. But, Campbell, I'm sorry, I still don't think that means that anyone but Palin should pay for those clothes, and I certainly don't think she needs $150,000 worth of them to look good. Let's get real here, when Princess Diana first hit the world stage, she used to get the editor of UK Vogue to help dress her, and let me tell you, it did not cost Buckingham Palace $150,000 a month to keep her in fashion.

Folks, file this stuff away, because if Sarah Palin makes another bid for higher office in 2012, as is rumored (!!), I want you to dust off these rants and remember that this woman is a selfish, self-serving, arrogant know-nothing, who is not above using her own children as props to her political advancement, feels no hesitation about using other people's money for her own purposes or her political office for her own gain. She knows little enough about governance, but what is worse, resorts to blustering nonsense to cover it, instead of actually learning what she needs to know. As absurd a spectacle as she has made herself in this election, I have no doubt we'll be hearing more from her in future.