$150,000 Wardrobe!

Did you see/hear the news today?

Sarah Palin got an extreme make-over to the tune of $150,000 worth of clothing and accessories, paid for by the Republican National Committee! What? They didn't like her moose-hunting clothes?

Now we know why she looked so sharp at the convention and since; right? And her family, too? I wonder - did they pay for Levi's suit, too?

Just how does one person spend $75,000 at Neiman Marcus in one shopping spree? Guess you need a parade of people running through the store with the RNC credit cards and just grabbing blouses and skirts off the rack. Did they all fit? Was she even there?

And $49,000 at Saks Fifth Avenue stores in St. Louis and New York. And $4,700 on hair and make-up?

Does anyone believe for two seconds that the clothes were to be donated on November 5? Or even on January 21? Yeah, sure... And she'll be back in Alaska in her jeans?

Hadn 't thought of the taxable-income angle until I read about the griping of big-dollar donors to the RNC. And what's the value of "used" clothes at the Goodwill?

Oh, wait! Worn by a wanna-be vice-president? Maybe they appreciated in value! Then Sarah and family will have taxable income on the clothing AND on the gain in their value. Guess the RNC will have to kick in for the taxes. And that will generate more taxable income... And then they'll have to kick in more for taxes. And that will ...

Anybody sick yet?