"They say they are there for the speed, but a lot of them are there for the crash."

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http://www.thestar.com/News/USElection/article/508591

WASHINGTON–It is one of the oldest adages in politics – once they start laughing at you, you're toast.

If Sarah Palin can't halt the guffaws Thursday night, John McCain's presidential campaign could be toast.

The 44-year-old Republican vice-presidential nominee is sealed away at McCain's Arizona ranch preparing for Thursday's debate with her Democratic counterpart Joe Biden, facing new questions about her suitability on the GOP ticket.

Those questions are no longer the exclusive domain of what the Republicans love to refer to as the "liberal media elite."

Now it is conservative commentators and party members who are getting very, very nervous.

Last weekend Palin crossed a new line in political parody when Saturday Night Live's Tina Fey got laughs by repeating, word-for-word, with no embellishment, Palin's answer to a question from CBS anchor Katie Couric.

If Thursday's debate is television's highest-rated vice-presidential debate ever – as expected – it might be because U.S. politics is now drawing the type of crowd that flocks to car races.

They say they are there for the speed, but a lot of them are there for the crash.

If there is an upside for Palin, it is that her interview last week with Couric, a performance that sent chills through even Republican strategists, was overshadowed by a tumultuous week that included a financial meltdown, a historic White House summit and a presidential debate.

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Her upside is that the market is crashing!