putin rears his head

except for the sidebar, i try to keep presidential political commentary off this blog since it has little to do with urban san diego. but sarah palin's horrific interview with katie couric has inspired me to write a haiku summarizing her comments about russia. remember, republicans proclaim she has foreign policy experience because you can see russia from the state of alaska (seriously). her quote sounded like it was coming from miss south carolina. anyway, here's my lame haiku:

putin rears his head
make sure that an eye is kept
because they're right there

what's amazing about palin's candidacy is that nearly half the country actually thinks she'd make a great (vice) president. clearly it's not about intelligence or ability, but the fact that she has an interesting personal story, and is attractive. for example, the mother of one of our friends said she'll be voting mccain/palin because she likes how palin dresses, and didn't like hillary because of her pantsuits. i wonder if poor education causes people to make voting decisions based on irrelevant matters (e.g., "i'd like to have a beer with him") rather than taking the time to research a candidate's position on issues or judge their ability.

witness the interview carnage if you haven't already (and if it hasn't been pulled off youtube):