GOP Shopping Spree for Sarah

Hey, I'm not going to complain. We've got to keep our girl looking good. What, you'd rather she go frumpy in ill-fitting pantsuits or looking hot and stylish in tight skirts and boots?

You know the answer.

The Republican National Committee apparently shelled out an eye-popping $150,000 to keep running mate Sarah Palin looking stylish in the short time since she was picked for the ticket, it was reported last night.

Among the expenses to keep the Alaska governor looking sharp were $49,425 at Saks Fifth Avenue stores in New York and St. Louis, Politico.com reported.

And there were also high-end shopping trips to Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis - a few miles from where the GOP National Convention was held - early last month, including one that produced a bill of $75,062, the Web site reported.

No expense was spared on hair and makeup either, according to the RNC's federal filings, with $4,716 going to those costs in September.

Disclosure reports prior to Palin's pick as John McCain's running mate don't include any similar expenses, Politico said.

Palin spokeswoman Maria Comella told the Web site only, "The campaign does not comment on strategic decisions regarding how financial resources available to the campaign are spent."

Naturally, this is the top story this morning for the chattering elites.