"You expect more from a governor," said Barbara Pachter, an expert on business etiquette. "You don't always get it, but you expect more. This is just lousy behavior. We don't want our governors to be drunken sailors."

Preach on, sister. Why can't we get back to the days when politicians committed despicable crimes using language suitable for children?

Have we really fallen so far since the Teapot Dome scandal? Now that was a nice, clean unconscionable violation of the public trust the whole family could enjoy.

But of course the Chicago Tribune — conveniently located in Chicago, home of gym rat Barack Obama and the svelte terrorists with whom he pals — seized the opportunity to take a cheap shot at the youngest, second-most helpless Palin.

Seems little Trig has been porking it up on the trail, and his figure just isn't what it used to be, har har…

Palin on Thursday granted one of her first newspaper interviews since becoming McCain's vice presidential nominee. She was joined by her husband, Todd, who cradled Trig, noticeably plumper since he was first introduced to the world two months ago.

Why is the mainstream media so sexist toward babies?