Palin: Strictly Un-Buddhist...

... thoughts.  Is there not somewhere, still, at least one Republican leader willing to step forward in the attempt to spare us from this woman's voice for the next--big gulp!--two and a half years?  

Ever the masochist when it comes to politics, I listened to the full 18 minutes of her inane "announcement" speech yesterday.  The quacking of ducks and honking of geese in the background seemed like an entirely harmonious accompaniment to her chirpy bleat.  

The upside, of course, is that--should the media perform according to expectations--she will provide an ever-present, all-too-obvious reminder of the alternative to the cool, measured, commanding--and, yes, less than perfect--governing style of President Barack Obama.