I thought it was a hoot that there was so much uproar about Palin's photo on Newsweek magazines cover. I read some of the comments: she's a regular gal like the rest of us and doesn't spend a fortune on "Hollywood" spa treatments.... but if she spent $13k on makeup and a beautician...what do you call that? Real American beauty? Ummm...doesn't that beautician come with hot wax?
We all knew that the campaign was in the process of a "makeover" with Palin and her family. We watched slideshows showing the progression. The issue for me is that Palin prides herself, as has been pointed out here in several diaries, in being the regular "Joeanne", hockey mom. Remember the story about Bristol's boyfriend? When he got off the plane in Minnesota, they ran right out and got him suited up. I think they said he didn't own a suit. Sideshow, maybe ... but a darn interesting one! And now we see the pricetag.