Sarah Palin, you’re back in the news,
Once again hawking your conservative views.
I guess it’s all part of flogging your book.
I have to say, I like your new look.

The last time I saw you, you were dressed in sweatpants.
Now you’re much more fashionable (and are those new cheek implants?)
Your Facebook page says you’re upset about that cover
Because Newsweek did your legs uncover.

I really don’t see why you’re complaining
(That shot should help your campaigning).
You said later it was sexist
But at the time I guess you just couldn’t resist.

It never hurts to show a little skin
(Especially in the business that you’re in).
And you yourself posed for the picture.
Have you determined it’s against some conservative stricture?

I hear you asked for $100K to speak in Iowa live.
That’s a lot better than Bush’s $4.95.
With all the money from speeches and your book,
I guess you’re glad that you the governorship forsook.

Last week you were up in arms about the $1 coin
(I guess you hoped the PR would to your book sales adjoin).
You were upset that “In God We Trust” had been moved to the coin’s edge
(That’s almost as bad as taking “under God” out of the Pledge).

You asked “Who calls a shot like that?”
And your supporters took up the cry in seconds flat.
If you found out who, I was sure you’d skin them alive,
But it turns out it was George Bush in 2005.

Still, with your book sales surging, you’d can’t feel too sad,
Although when even Fox News corrects you, that’s bad.
And things didn’t quite work out in upstate New York,
(You have to admit, Hoffman was a bit of a dork).

But at least you got on Oprah’s show
(That’s a rare honor, you know).
It’s too bad she brought up Katie’s question about what you read
And that commenters said you came across as a chucklehead.

But never mind, you’re front page news again,
And your faithful followers flock to your church (can I get an amen?).
In the list of influential Republicans, the Post puts you at number 1:
Election 2012 sure will be fun!

60% of Americans say you’re not fit to be President and 53% “definitely” wouldn’t vote for ya’,
But never mind — you’re still our Evita.
You were in vogue before
And I’m sure you’ll be in vogue lots more.

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I think Palin is a gold digger. She quit the governorship to cash in while she could. Although I think she is intellectually challenged, she does have street smarts.

Her “15 minutes of fame” will be milked to the last drop and then she, Todd, and the kids will be laughing all the way to the bank.

For the record, she still rubs me the wrong way, but who knows what America if the country doesn’t do as well as people hope before 2012.
N.