Why on earth would we ever, ever want Sarah Palin to just go away, when she provides us such rich fodder for entertainment?

Here, for example, is one of those classic turning-point moments in American politics that they'll still be arguing about in poli-sci classrooms, well into the next millenium.

Yes. You saw it here, in your lifetime. Sarah "It Came From Wasilla" Palin has been Shatnerized.