Palin for VP – but can she go around the world in 80 days?

Sarah who? The most unusual choice of VP since Dan Quayle seems to be leaving Americans abuzz and agog.

A small-town mayor and ex-beauty queen who married an Eskimo and whose kids are named Track, Trig, Bristol, Willow, and Piper? You couldn’t make this stuff up.

This could be disastrous, or it could be insane genius. In Joe Biden, Obama went safe by choosing an old white guy, so McCain’s gone all adventurous with a woman. What’s happening here? Is the real McCain – decent guy, maverick, loner – coming back and making his own decisions again?

Or it could all be really, really simple. Have you ever seen John McCain’s wife? There was a time… so perhaps it was a predictable choice after all. McCain just likes being surrounded by good-looking women. Well, considering Michelle Obama’s a babe too, this is going to be the hottest American election in decades. Actually, I’m not convinced this campaign is real, or just made-for-TV.