Confirmed: Palin's dropping another puck

No, "Puck" is not the name of Sarah's next baby (as far as I know).

Rather, as I reported earlier this week, it's been confirmed that Republican VP candidate and batshit crazy Alaska governor Sarah Palin will be dropping the ceremonial first puck at another NHL hockey game. This time, sadly, she infests a game hosted by my favorite team, the St. Louis Blues.

Palin today confirmed that she will make the stop at Scottrade Center in St. Louis following a previous visit to Springfield, Mo., during her campaign trail in the state of Missouri.

Palin is a self-described “hockey mom” who is running with Sen. John McCain on the Republican ticket for President and Vice President of the United States.

Well, that's the official announcement from the team ... now let's see how the people feel about this.

When Palin visits Friday, Democrats say they plan to be outside the hockey arena handing out shopping guides for Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue, in a jab at the national GOP's $150,000 tab to clothe Palin and her family.

Seems appropriate to me, especially since the Neiman Marcus shopping spree actually took place in suburban St. Louis.

There are more comments here ... but suffice to say the mood seems pretty split, and I think that's what you'll hear from the Scottrade Center crowd tonight as the Blues take on the Kings. But it's terribly hypocritical for St. Louis wingnuts to urge those against Palin's appearance to keep politics out of hockey, when it's eminently clear that the only reason for Palin's appearance is ... politics.

BOOOOOO!