"I can see Russia from my house!"

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin is so frighteningly accurate that SNL should immediately strike a deal with her to be available to appear as Palin for now and for as long as Sarah Palin is relevant.

It is not often that a political figure or celebrity comes along who looks so much like a comic actor that just a slight hairstyle change and the appropriate clothing make the actor a dead ringer, and SNL took full advantage of that.

The gifted Fey, effortlessly mimicking the Alaska governor's accent (which sounds like she's from the Iron Range of Minnesota -- good people on the Range), trumped Amy Poehler's adept portrayal of Hillary Clinton.

Palin is in a bid to take over for Dick Cheney. No matter how the election turns out, she wins.

If she succeeds, she could further follow in Cheney's subterfugeal footsteps by having Tina Fey appear as her decoy.

If she loses, she can always get a job as Tina Fey's stand-in.