Heavens, Another Must-Watch Palin/Couric Clip

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CBS continues its quest to destroy the McCain campaign by releasing another interview clip that makes Sarah Palin look utterly unprepared for the vice presidency. (I was wrong yesterday when I said the can’t-name-a-Supreme-Court-decision clip was the final one.) Try to watch this one and not snicker.

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Am I crazy or is this the sort of answer Jay Leno might get while questioning a random person in a Jaywalking bit? “Hey buddy, come over here. What’s the worse thing Dick Cheney has done in the last eight years?” “Uh, I dunno Jay. I don’t really follow the news. He shot that old guy, right? That was pretty bad!”

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