McCain was a guest on Meet the Press today and was quizzed on the whole Palin resignation fiasco by David Gregory. He smiled and oh-goshed Grandfatherly and acted like all of this was just dandy and that he has no regrets about plucking little ole simple Sarah from the wilds of the Klondyke to run the country in the event that he, a 72 year-old man with a history of cancer, had to step down for, like, dying or whatever. No, McCain can find no fault with any of what she did and he doesn't regret picking her and she's still a hope for the future of the party blah, blah, blah.

Poor John McCain—The old "maverick" doesn't have the sack to say what you just know he really feels and believes deep down—That he toiled away for years as a prisoner of war, refusing to bend to the demands of his captors all the while, and for decades as an able public servant, only to see his shot at the presidency, not to mention a historical legacy looked upon with almost universal esteem by future generations, destroyed by one horrendously God-awful decision. Congratulations John McCain—Sarah Palin, the complete antithesis of you, is your legacy.

And speaking of Palin, a report in Monday's Times suggests that stress was causing her to lose her hair.

Friends worried that she appeared anxious and underweight. Her hair had thinned to the point where she needed emergency help from her hairdresser and close friend, Jessica Steele.

"Honestly, I think all of it just broke her heart," Ms. Steele said in an interview at her beauty parlor in Wasilla, the Beehive.

Perhaps now we're getting to the real motivation behind Palin's decision to step down—Pageant girl vanity?

Who won the Miss USA pageant? Anyone? Miss... Guam? We don't know, and don't care! But we alllllll know Carrie Prejean (Related searches: "carrie prejean racy"), Miss Proposition 8, the pageant loser who won't get off of our TVs or our popular celebrity gossip blogs. She's in commercials! (Because NOM couldn't get any real actors for their miserable commercials, but still: it's work!)

So, yes, Carrie, you are being persecuted for your beliefs. You have the right to hold whatever beliefs you like, and everyone else in America has the right to call you a bigoted moron. The Liberal Elites are all-powerful and have passed judgment on you! And, obviously, Gay Elites control the portions of the Media not controlled by Jews, so you will never work in this town again, because that is how the Liberal Gay Elites treat dumb skinny blondes who espouse half-baked conservative talking points.

Oh, no, wait: they coddle them and throw them on TV all the time.

So yeah, it sure sucks that everyone is seeing those embarrassing "topless photos" of you, that you posed for, professionally, as a professional model, and sure, people are only republishing them to make you feel bad (the photos offer very little masturbatory appeal, the usual explanation for the popularity of racy pageant contestant photo scandals), and it sucks that TMZ is all delving into the divorce of your parents, but hey, that is the trade-off: we get to "persecute" you and you get to now become terribly famous, like you wanted.

Don't worry! There is an entire economy set up to promote and sustain resources like you and Bristol Palin and any other mildly famous person with right-wing beliefs!

And oh, that TMZ marriage thing? Maybe you have issues with gay people because during the messy dissolution of your parents' traditional opposite marriage your fucked-up mom kept telling you your dad was a fag because he had a mustache? The hell is that about?

N.J. Miss In A Fix Over Pix [NYP]

Oddly, there are no photographs of "actress and model" Kristen on her resume site. How are we supposed to know if we'd like to book her or audition her? Maybe we're just supposed to be impressed enough by this description of her experience that we'd hire her sight unseen:

Kristen began her modeling career on the local level for Eblens. She was seen on a weekly basis in newspaper cirrculars [sic] for the store for nearly two years in the Connecticut and Massachuetts area. She took a hiatus from modeling while attending law school in Manhattan. During this time she dabbled in acting and was seen on Say What Karoke, TRL and Back Street TV on MTV. Most recently she was interviewed on Full Frontal Fashion for NY Metro channel's coverage of Fall 2006 Fashion Week in Bryant Park.

Italian, Republican, and Damn Proud!!!! About me: I am a civil defense litigator in Midtown Manhattan. I am also a pageant girl. My titles include Miss Connecticut International 2007 and Miss New York East Coast USA 2006. I was First Runner Up Miss Connecticut USA twice and Second Runner Up once. I also do some modeling and have been a Maxim Magazine Hometown Hottie contestant. Additionally I have done print work seen in the New England States, as well as runway work for various labels in Manhattan. I am currently pursuing acting and have appeared on various programs on NBC, MTV, VH1 and the NY Metro Channel. Ive done some theatre, but more recently finished filming a feature indie film. I am also a published writer/poet and I am currently working on a novel loosely based on my life. Basically, I like to stay busy!

Told ya.

[Her profile is set to Private, so you'll have to befriend her!]