Sarah in the Box

Sarah Palin announced today that she's taking an extended bus trip around the country. Now this doesn't mean she's running for President. Nope. Because if she did, then reporters get to start asking her questions like "What do you read?" and "Can you read?" You know, the hard stuff. Until then, the part-time Alaska Governor is simply taking a long drive in the oddly decorated bus seen below.

Hello, world, here the song that we're singin'. C'mon get happy!

When I saw pictures of her Prevost X3-45 with the custom paint job I started to get a nasty case of déjà vu.  This happens to me a lot because I often get confused between what happens to me and what happens on TV.  It's entirely possible I was just flashing back her bus tour from the 2008 election.  Or perhaps I remembered it from one of her book promotions.  Or maybe I was just thinking of an old episode of the Partridge Family.  But that wasn't it.  Then, like the dreamy waft of a cheeseburger on a warm summer day, it hit me.  It's the exact same design as used in the Jack in the Box commercial titled "I love America."

What's more American than a truck getting 7 mpg? A cholesterol level of 205.

Yep.  Sarah's non-campaign campaign bus is using designs inspired by a burger joint.  Now why do I have this sneaking suspicion her economic policy is solely focused on answering the question "Would you like fries with that?"

Following is the full commercial.  Bon Appétit.