Every blogger in America is scrambling to pull together some kind of background information on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain named as his running mate this morning. The hits are generally these: She’s been governor for a little under two years; she used to be a sports reporter and later mayor of Wasilla City; she took second place in the 1984 Miss Alaska contest; she’s super pro-life. She’s also being investigated by the Alaska state legislature on allegations that she fired her ex-brother-in-law from his job as a state trooper for personal reasons.

Thanks to this cover of Alaska Magazine, of all the new words that have been born out of this election season (P.U.M.A., e.g.) , the one that seems the most horrifyingly likely to spread like wildfire has to be VILF. We’re waiting on you, Urban Dictionary.

Consider this an open thread to discuss McCain’s choice.

UPDATE: Monkeyrotica notes in comments that there is already a movement for VPILF, as opposed to VILF.