When Elite becomes Regular

The only truly revealing thing about the RNC's Sarah Palin shopping spree is where they went. Of course they spent money on her (which is not to say I have any idea whether it's a legitimate campaign expense; maybe we can ask John Edwards?).

But she's supposed to be this Joe Six-Pack, this "regular American", this (dare I say it?) "real American". They could have dressed her nice from JC Penney or the Hecht Company (are they still around?) or Proffit's.

Instead, they went to Nieman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Barney's New York.

Those are not stores where Ms. Six-Pack shops. And it's typical of the GOP to think that she can stand there in a $3,000 outfit and claim to be average. It's like McCain and his seven houses, eleven cars, and private plane: average for the elite, not for the country.