Barbiecued

News broke this weekend that the republican party has spent a hundred and fifty thousand dollars to outfit Sarah Palin with a wardrobe worthy of a gold-plated hockey mom. The rank and file republicans are mightily upset over this turn of events, but it seems to me they shouldn't be surprised.

Everyone knows that buying your Moosetoe Barbie is the cheap part. It's the clothes, the Corvette, the RV, the Dream House, and all the other extras that really cost the money.