A ‘Cuda fix on a slow day. The first three minutes are devoted to familiar tropes about ANWR and energy policy, so skip ahead. I was hoping for dish on what sort of pleasantries passed in Philadelphia between her and a certain someone who used to pal around with terrorists, but she’s playing it cool for now.

Nothing but kindness for Hillary too, as usual. Thinking back, the only negative thing I’ve heard her say about Her Majesty was in this clip shot before the campaign in which she politely chided her for complaining too often about sexism. (No need to worry about that anymore.) Obviously, she wasn’t about to start a war with our feminist pope before the election, but do I detect some genuine esteem in what she says here? It’s at least a six on the Respect-ometer. Exit question: Where does Palin rate on Hillary’s Respect-ometer, do you suppose? One? Or a total doughnut? Click the image to watch, then select “Canada AM Extended: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin” on the lefthand side.