Peter Krupa

There are all sorts of things I could say about this Palin business. Mostly my jaw has just been flapping up and down in silent shock. I had no idea it was possible, in a matter of 24 hours, to simultaneously establish Barak Obama as a seasoned veteran and drive away all experience-minded independents leaning McCain. Great job, Republicans!

The real loser in all this, however, is Levi Johnston. Poor Levi Johnston is the unluckiest horny teenager in the world. First, he knocks up the governor’s daughter. Stupid, but probably not all that difficult in a state of 600,000 people. But then, the unthinkable (for everyone!): the Republicans nominate that governor for the vice presidency of the United States of America!

Suddenly, it becomes a matter of national security that he marry the girl. If he doesn’t man up, Obama will win the presidency and the terrorists will attack Juneau!

The term “shotgun wedding” evokes the rich imagery of a gun-toting father forcing the guilty young stud to make his pregnant daughter an honest woman, but I shudder to think what the Republican Party is holding to Levi’s head.