Thank you Sarah Palin

I'm sorry to poach this photo from Neeraja's blog, but I just have to share. This photo was recently published in Runner's World. There's an entire slideshow on the website, but this photo is clearly the winner. She is looking way fit. And my favorite caption is:

"When I run, I'm totally incognito because I'm not wearing the trough full of makeup. I can go running through a mob of tourists and they don't recognize me."

A trough???

There are a lot of interesting items in the news right, particularly Aung Sang Suu Kyi's trial (ahem...bullshit), the Honduran mediation talks (not looking so good), and body dumping in Chicago (mass graves in the US!), among other items (particularly the G8 summit). BUT what is sooo fascinating to me right now is this: the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report last week and in it named President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as a war criminal and recommended barring her from office. WHOA! This was because of her connection and support of Charles Taylor's rebellion 20 years ago. She is the first elected black female head of state in the world and the first elected female head of state in Africa. Her agenda for the country has been extremely well-focused on gender issues, including passing an extensive National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security for the implementation of Resolution 1325. I honestly don't know how to feel about this and it will be interesting to see how it all pans out. I mean President Sirleaf herself established the Commission! So it would decrease its legitimacy if she doesn't follow its recommendations. On the other hand, if she is effective as a leader today, should she be barred from office for something she was involved in 20 years ago? I'm very conflicted...