Previewing President Obama's first State of the Union address, Fox News turned to its newest pundit, Sarah Palin. Needless to say, she was not pre-impressed:

I think tonight, Bret, you are going to hear the president attempt to mollify and rationalize what is perceived as a more lackadaisical approach to dealing with the war on terror and our handling of terrorists, and on the economic front, I think what we're going to hear is his justification of what some perceive as attacks on our free enterprise system as he seeks to fulfill his commitment to, quote, fundamentally transform this country. I think he's going to forge ahead very boldly with his policy agenda, but surely there will be an acknowledgement in there that the public is not enamored with his policies.

Palin was not swayed by Obama's actual words. This is clear from her two appearances on the channel within an hour of the speech's conclusion. At one point, discussing the address with Sean Hannity, Palin - who is no stranger to those who would play fast and loose with the truth - even lamented a moment during the speech when Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito appeared to question the veracity of one of Obama's claims.

Palin, it turns out, was not alone in representing 2008's losing presidential ticket to discuss the state of our union. Dropping in between her two post-address appearances was none other than Sen. John McCain.

Seems no matter who's in charge, the GOP rules Fox News' world.