David Letterman keeps pounding the McCain-Palin ticket

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A week after Sen. John McCain stood him up to deal with the economic crisis, CBS late-night host David Letterman hasn’t let up on the Republican ticket. On tonight’s ‘Late Show,’ he went after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin again. The category: ‘Things Overheard at Sarah Palin’s Debate Camp.’

10. “Let’s practice your bewildered silence.”

9. “Can you try saying ‘yes’ instead of ‘you betcha’?”

8. “Hey, I can see Mexico from here!”

7. “Maybe we’ll get lucky and there won’t be any questions about Iraq, taxes or healthcare.”

6. “We’re screwed!”

5. “Can I just use that lipstick-pit bull thing again?”

4. “We have to wrap it up for the day –- McCain eats dinner at 4:30.”

3. “Can we get Congress to bail us out of this debate?”

2. “John Edwards wants to know if you’d like some private tutoring in his van.”

1. “Any way we can just get Tina Fey to do it?”

-- Matea Gold