The appeal of Sarah Palin, worth a thousand words. From Zaius Nation. Open thread below.

McCain/Palin in "My Fair Lady" is at Zaius Nation.

Open Thread below...

Qwerty's Qoncepts: Giddy up.

Shakespeare's Sister: McCain has "ties" to a well-known felon.

Zaius Nation: That rabbit trick never works, except...

News Media Tube: McCain's election tactics remind us of...Zimbabwe?

Off the beaten path: 2 millionth weblog, The Missisippifarian, Betty Cracker, and Either Relevant or True (which at the moment has the best. blog header. ever.).

Guest posted by Blue Gal, who contrary to rumor, does not have a birth control device with Tom Brokaw's name on it.

Jiminy Jilliker!: Mr. McCain? Your comments are not out of context, your context is the problem...

David Stephenson: A great idea I never thought of: put "in case of emergency" as a "person" in your cellphone directory. Make the number someone you want contacted if you're ever unconscious or worse... your cellphone may be the best and only way for first responders to contact your loved ones.

Zaius Nation: Happy Birthday (April 1) to Rachel Maddow, whose last name has the new meaning "verbally reduced to a pulp while the slayer maintains her class and cool", as in "Joe Scarborough got Maddowized."

"Off the beaten path, surprisingly not a Photoshop" edition: Make them Accountable, Dependable Renegade, Princess Sparklepony. Warning: Hide the kids and small pets, that last link shows Condolezza Rice at the gym. For real.

Blue Gal is covering for Mike through Monday. But hopefully you won't notice.

How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb? Zaius Nation says seven....