“I feel bad for my kids, because their mistakes are on the front page of the National Enquirer, which really sucks for them.”

—The ever-articulate Sarah Palin.

The only problem here—well, not the only one, but a major one—is that Palin delivers this lament on her television show, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” which prominently features her children, including two not of legal age, one of whom (Trig) couldn’t possibly give informed consent.

No one ever accused Sarah Palin of self-awareness.

Here is my question, and it’s a serious one: Is there a more irritating person in the world—yes, the world—than Sarah Palin?