GOP gets Palin's credit card bill, faints.

Political Wire reports that Palin went a little nuts with the GOP credit card...

In their special election edition, Newsweek reports that Gov. Sarah Palin's "shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain's top advisers privately fumed at what they regarded as her outrageous profligacy.

One senior aide said that Nicolle Wallace had told Palin to buy three suits for the convention and hire a stylist. But instead, the vice presidential nominee began buying for herself and her family -- clothes and accessories from top stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. According to two knowledgeable sources, a vast majority of the clothes were bought by a wealthy donor, who was shocked when he got the bill.

Palin also used low-level staffers to buy some of the clothes on their credit cards. The McCain campaign found out last week when the aides sought reimbursement. One aide estimated that she spent 'tens of thousands' more than the reported $150,000, and that $20,000 to $40,000 went to buy clothes for her husband. Some articles of clothing have apparently been lost. An angry aide ... said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books.

Maybe the GOP oughta send someone up to Alaska and check for new snowmobiles in the Palin garage, HDTVs in the kids' rooms, maybe check bank accounts for recent deposits, that sort of thing.

It's endlessly amusing that the woman the GOP pinned their hopes on turned out to be little more than a freakin' grifter. Not particularly surprising, mind you - the people of Alaska re-elected a convicted felon last night, so they seem to like politicians who know how to run a good con game.

Invictus adds: Other stories have this terrific line: A disgusted McCain aide calls the Palins “Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast.”