Why are these men smiling???

I know that I have not posted anything on this blog in a long time, but the events of the last 24 hours just cry out for crying out.

What rabbit-hole have we fallen down? will anyone (even those who are deluded enough to believe Sarah Palin qualified for something more than prom queen) believe that John McCain's antics arise from a love of country rather than a cynical attempt to steal Obama's economic thunder?