the trainwreck express rolls on

On Slate's XX Factor blog, E.J. Graff commented on Sarah Palin's discussion of foreign policy and the economy with Katie Couric:

I am speechless. She cannot possibly be this uninformed. You absolutely have to see these [video clips] for yourself to believe them. These are self-mocking; they could be SNL appearances. Tina Fey couldn't possibly improve on this.

This is why they've been keeping her under wraps.

Oh my goodness, I couldn't agree more. No wonder McCain wants to cancel, I mean, postpone, the VP debate. Here's just one snippet from the interview:

Couric: Well, explain to me why [Alaska's proximity to Russia] enhances your foreign-policy credentials.

Palin: Well, it certainly does, because our, our next-door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the executive of. And there…

Couric: Have you ever been involved in any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?

Palin: We have trade missions back and forth, we do. It's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia. As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there, they are right next to our state.

Even Miss South Carolina was more coherent.