Sarah Palin breaks the trail and the new breed of female politician (Or Mama Grizzlies as she calls them) follows her into absurdity.

When I saw this picture of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley striking a pose on a dock, more like a wannabe fashion model rather than a serious politician, I thought, "Now where have I seen THAT before?"

And then I remembered.

Oh yeah, how could I forget? This was the shot that Palin posed for that appeared in a Newsweek story on her before she finally dropped her charade and admitted that she had no intention of seriously running for the GOP nomination.

At the time we lambasted her for presenting the female politician as a bimbo, who presents cheescake instead of intelligence, and uses fake breasts and high definition makeup to hide her lack of political gravitas.

And today we are witness to a sitting Governor following the same path.

So is THIS the future of female politicians in America? Has Sarah Palin so dumbed down, and over sexualized, the blueprint for a successful woman entering politics that they must be photogenic and masturbation worthy first, and  qualified to run for office second?

Because if so I cringe to think what the future holds for this country.