Bookmakers in Brittain are taking bets on how long Sarah Palin will last on
the Republican ticket.  Before the announcement of her daughter's pregnancy, the
odds were 20 to 1 that McCain would drop her.  They're now 8 to 1.   The odds of
Palin quitting the race are 14 to 1 today, compared with 28 to 1 before the
pregnancy announcement.

OTHER ODDS .....

-  That John Edwards is the real father ....    10 to 1
-  That Joe Lieberman is getting nasty emails from the DNC ..... 4 to 9
-  That a negative story about either candidate will surface within days of the
election and turn out to be false .....  1 to 7
-  That Obama will use his middle name in his own campaign ad ......  100 to 1
-  That Joe Biden will make it through the VP debate without going over his
allotted time .....  30 to 1
-  That McCain will say "my friend" to everyone he meets ..... EVEN
-  That any voters will actually change their minds and vote for the other
candidate .....  50 to 1
-  That Hillary will still get elected ......  5 to 1
-  That Alaska will secede from the U.S. if Obama is elected .... 2 to 1
-  That Bill Clinton will choose Sarah Palin as HIS running mate  ....  8 to 1