Palin Never had Mr. Dale

When I was in the 9th grade, Mr. Clark Dale taught freshmen science. He wasn't much of a teacher. Calling the role took about 15 minutes each day.

He wrote the same notes on the overhead projector, assigned the same homework, and gave the same tests to his 2nd and 4th period classes. Lunch was after 3rd period. Over tater tots one day, some friends shared the answers to a pop quiz. I wrote them down on my hand.

Mr. Dale had a eye for young girls, so when Kim Seagers got busted and ratted on me. I got a zero. He said he was gonna call my parents, but never did.

I thought about that today when I read about Sarah Palin getting caught with "several words scribbled seventh-grade-style on her left palm" while rallying the other ignorant rednecks who now call themselves the Tea Party.

...that's what I said.