There have been several surprises in this election’s endorsement cycle. Palin’s home paper, The Anchorage Daily News, recently endorsed Obama — as did the Chicago Tribune which had never supported a Democrat until this year.

And the Comic Wonder endorsement may be even more unexpected. The editors at Comic Wonder believe John McCain should be the 44th president.

First, let us say that this decision has nothing to do with policy, readiness to lead or politics in general. This is about funniness plan and simple. And McCain, and to a greater extent Sarah Palin, is our choice.

Yes, taking cracks at McCain’s age got old months ago. But the editors feel that Palin’s newcomer status and high gaffe potential more than makes up for this fact. More so than the funniness of individual, the Republicans have built a steady pedigree of failure, which is a lot funnier to talk about than successes. And instead of owning up to failures, the Bush Administration has pushed the envelope it terms of the flat denial and hypocrisies. A comedian doesn’t even have to make any witty punchlines, just simply point out the truth.

On the other side of the aisle, critics maintain Obama is impossible to parody. But the editorial team disagrees. His rhetoric and promises of hope, make his Utopian reach and Savior-like status readily mockable. But we fear that once his presidency starts and he actually starts accomplishing objectives this will be hard to parody. Joe Biden for certain is a lost comedic cause.