I don’t know, maybe the stress of this election is getting to me. I could swear this was a red leather jacket Sarah Palin wore in this picture, taken today in Loveland, Colo. Can it possibly be? What in God’s name is she going for, and how quickly can she fire that stylist, who is clearly a hostile Democrat, because no supporter would ever suggest this outfit.

On the other hand, maybe the whole sexy mom for VP meme is working for her and here, in this outfit, she’s going for broke. I can’t think of any other explanation.

Making the outfit even worse is the jacket in combination with — horrors — yet another black skirt and the awful sheer black hose. (And I won’t even mention the whole zipper thing.) Is this the sartorial equivalent of ceding the election?

She clearly loves red — has worn it repeatedly since getting the nod for VP, and you can see how great it looks with the flag.

Please let this be over soon.