RNC lawyers investigating Palin spending

Beyond the cluelessness level of calling Africa a country (which alone should disqualify her from a future in GOP politics), Sarah Palin also apparently learned the art of the politics-based fiscal shakedown from her mentor, Sen. Ted Stevens, all too well.

Republican National Committee lawyers are on their way to Alaska to try to account for all the money that was spent on clothing, jewelry and luggage, the NYT says.

Beyond that, though, we have more evidence of the flyweight knowledge level, combined with the opposition to doing any mental heavy lifting, like lack of interview preparation, which reinforces the idea that she would make W. look rational and thoughtful.