It has been well documented that Lorne Michaels is a dyed in the wool Gooper and friend of McCain. SNL only takes a lefty viewpoint because Michaels is smart enough to know his demographic.
Tonight, though, having turned Palin into a national laughingstock, Michaels intends to even the score.
The star of Sunday's talk shows will be SARAH PALIN THE GOOD SPORT.
Remember - it happened once before this election season, when Hillary went on SNL and laughed at Amy Poehler playing herself, and emerged "humanized" with all the sting taken out of the portrayal.
I imagine Lorne Michaels is a Republican (and a friend of McCain) mainly because he is mega-rich and wants those McCain Rich Guy Tax Cuts.
When you look back at past appearances on SNL by the butt of the joke -- I'm thinking Al Gore in a hot tub -- you'll find that the writers go out of the way to make the formerly-satirized person seem funny and good-guyish for coming on the show.
I am firmly convinced that the national ridicule of Palin from Tina Fey's portrayal has gone a long way toward delegitimizing her in the minds of a broad swath of people. I wonder what we might to counteract the "good gal" story that will inevitably flow from tonight.
Wish I had tickets. I'd demonstrate during the live broadcast. I'd run onstage with a sign saying "Pro-america, Anti-palin."