Not Stylish, Not Preppy and Definitely UNdemocratic

Courtesy of www.politico.com, we have found out that Sarah Palin has spent approximately $150,000 on clothing, hair and makeup for herself and her family since early September

OK, let's parse this. Ms. Josephine six pack has spent three times the annual income of the average middle class family on clothes, makeup, hair since the beginning of September. That's about a four or at best five week period.

John Edwards's $400 haircut was less than one tenth the $4716.49 spent on hair and makeup by the Palin clan. And as far as anyone knows, he paid this out of his own pocket (edit - he paid for it with campaign money but later reimbursed the campaign for it). The RNC funded the entire $150,000 for Palin's clothing and accessories.

I'm one of the lucky ones - "Doc" and I now have a weekend place in the country. We paid about one sixth of the amount Palin and co spent on clothes, etc. And for a second house.

Similar outfits can be had at a variety of places, to wit Ann Taylor Loft, where you can have this outfit for less than $500 including the cute black patent leather tote and the ankle boots.

Here at one of Michelle Obama's favorite stores, White House/Black Market is a leather jacket similar to the one pictured on Palin, above. Yes, it's black, not red. But from this store one can be sure the quality is good and the price is certainly reasonable for a good leather jacket. From Banana Republic, a black suit with royal purple blouse, and finally from Victoria's secret, a suit in a pretty cocoa brown, and also from Vicki's Secret what is more of a power play than a vivid red suit?

I haven't even had a chance to pop over to www.target.com, or H & M, or even places like Penney's that offer up cute Nicole Miller for Penney's separates. But these are just a few outfits that are similar to clothes Palin has worn on the campaign trail yet all a fraction of the cost of what one would pay at Nieman Marcus or Saks where many of her outfits were purchased. One need not spend money at high end stores to be stylish or look authoritative. Unless one maybe really doesn't have any style.