Bad news for all those Utahns who still want to vote for Mitt Romney: Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain has chosen Alaskan governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate.

Not Michael Palin from "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (pictured at far right), but Sarah Palin from Alaska (pictured at near right).

The pundits are speculating on why McCain chose Palin. I can come up with two reasons: Courting the spurned Hillary Clinton vote, choosing somebody comparatively young, and going after her oil-company ties - three reasons.

Labels: John McCain, politics, Sarah Palin