As I watched yesterday’s events at the Democratic National Convention on TV, various songs played during the long stretches between speakers or other performers who took the stage. One of the songs played was “Move Along” by the All-American Rejects, a song I’ve been rather getting into lately.

I think it’s pretty safe to say that a lot of people were surprised by Sen. John McCain’s pick for vice-president, Gov. Sarah Palin, myself included. Frankly, I’d never heard of the woman until this morning when I saw friends on both facebook and twitter call her as his veep pick.

The Log Cabin Republicans, the LGBT Republican organization, had this to say about Palin:

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin can help Sen. McCain win this election by appealing to independent and young voters. She’s a mainstream Republican who will unite the Party and serve John McCain well as Vice President.

Wait, hang on. The GOP was divided on something? Zuh?!

Further:

Gov. Palin is an inclusive Republican who will help Sen. McCain appeal to gay and lesbian voters.

I’m guessing that’s not because of her stance on marriage equality. (She’s against it.) Maybe it’s because she bears a resemblance to our favorite hard-drinking, pill-popping gal pal TV character: Karen Walker from “Will & Grace.”

She also seems to resemble Tina Fey, whom I don’t really have much of an opinion on.

Either way, I smell a candidate for Totally Looks Like….

In a move that looks like it’s meant to draw the Hillary Clinton supporters who don’t want to vote for Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. She is the second female ever selected to run for vice-president; the first was Geraldine Ferraro who ran with Walter Mondale on the Democratic ticket in 1984.

A few friends of mine called it earlier. Holy Hell!