Did McCain Get The Idea To Pick Palin From A Novel?

After reading Christopher Buckley's new book, Supreme Courtship, I am now convinced that McCain and/or his staff may have gotten the idea to pick Palin from that novel.

In the book, the President, frustrated by his bad relations with Congress, decides to appoint an attractive female TV Judge to the Supreme Court thinking the Senate won't have the guts to oppose someone so popular with the public.

After all, she says down home things like:

I am just a plain ole gal from Plano, Tx.

Buckley's book was released over the summer as McCain was considering his Vice-Presidential options.

It will be interesting to see if things work out as well for McCain as they did for President Vanderdamp.