First off, let me make clear that I'm not comparing Sarah Palin to the multi-talented singer/songwriter/performer that gave us Off the Wall and Thriller.  I'm comparing her to the Michael Jackson of the past two decades: the eccentric, tragic figure that we were never able to turn away from.  He sadly stopped being an artist and slowly became a sideshow.  When someone heard Michael Jackson's name over the past 15 years they never thought, "Ooh, does he have a new album out?!"  They thought "Oh man, what did he molest/marry/throw out a window this time?"  That's now how I feel when I see any news whatsoever about Sarah Palin.  I never think "Oh, did she pass an interesting piece of legislation?"  No, right away I get this giddy excited feeling and think, "Oh man, what trouble did this whackjob get herself into this time?"  The best part is that I don't feel any of the guilt that I felt when this concerned Michael Jackson.  With Michael there was always that part of my brain that said, "Man, his parents really did a number on that guy.  I hope he's OK."  With Sarah, I just think "This is great!"