Overheard in Alaska:

Sarah Palin

“You betcha I’m thinking about running for the U.S. Senate even though no one has asked me to and the Republican incumbent has no plans to retire! It would be a BIG pay cut, though, so I have to think long and hard about it. I already took some aspirin in anticipation of how much my head is going to hurt! With my 34 percent favorable and my 59 percent negative ratings among Alaskan voters, it should be a lock. Right?”

Sarah Palin, former small town mayor, former half-term governor of Alaska, former vice presidential candidate, former reality show star, and Fox News commentator. Her net worth is $12 million.

Overheard in Alaska:

Don Young

"I did not mean to disrespect them wetbacks when I called them wetbacks, but I dare say we ain't got many wetbacks in my voting district. We just shoot them wetbacks right there at the border."

U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), who is under heat this week after using the racial slur during a radio interview.