"Palin Withdraws from VP Slot"

Is this the headline we'll read in the next day or two?

Does John McCain have any other choice than to ask Mrs. Pitbull to take her lipstick and go back to shoo the Russians back on their side of the border the next time they take a wrong turn?

Sarah Pitbull had said she would cooperate with the investigators in Alaska. She didn't. Her husband refused to testify in person. It's impossible, of course, to cross-examine a sworn affidavit; that paper just won't talk back. The investigators determined that she had abused the powers of her office as Governor. Is that what this country wants for an elected official one heartbeat away from the big chair in the Oval Office?

Someone pass the Tums, please. McCain & Company must have been having serious heartburn over the past week, as it became clear that the investigators would present their report to the legislative commission on Friday and not be stymied by maneuvering by the McCain crowd. Three cheers for the commission that didn't run and hide on Friday.

Why didn't Sarah testify? Why didn't First Dude testify? They didn't even step up and take the Fifth, and I don't mean Jim Beam.

Sarah probably won't even be welcome when she rides the snowmobile back to Wasilla, except by the "Say it ain't so, Joe" crowd, who won't believe a word in the report. It's too bad that the 1,000-page Confidential portion of the report won't reach the public (until someone leaks it or it gets challenged). What's in it?

Sort of looks to me like Sarah won't be just another pretty face in Washington.

Okay, John, now get busy and pick a qualified person to be your running mate. No doubt that your team has given you a short list of replacements. Except you might save your time and money. Your error in picking The Barracuda has probably done you irreparable harm.