Sarah Palin is the gift that just keeps on giving.

The former half-term Alaska governor went to the Tea Party Convention in Nashville and blasted President Obama for, among other things, his generous use of a TelePrompter.

Then, during a Q&A, she sneaked a peek at her hand while responding to a question about her vision for America. It seems she didn’t need a TelePrompter; no, she needed crib notes scribbled on her hand to remind her of the talking points all of us out here in Flyover Country thought she had memorized by now.

That’s what we get for thinking, yes?

Why all the hoo-ha over this? Well, no one would have said a thing had she shown up with note cards to which she could refer. Instead, she tried a little sleight of hand to hide the crib notes. What would President Reagan — one of Palin’s alleged heroes — have thought of that? The late president was well-known for his use of note cards. But he surely knew how to communicate verbally in public when he spoke about the principles upon which he stood.

Thanks again, Gov. Palin, for the good laugh. Many of us need it right about now.