Am I exposing myself as a tree-loving, freedom-hating liberal by posting the above side-by-side photo?

If so, so be it. All I know is that, with that signature hair-in-a-bun look, Republican veep candidate Sarah Palin bears a more-than-passing 3D resemblance to Kyle’s mom, aka Mrs. Sheila Broflovski, of “South Park” fame.

That’s strictly going by looks, although granted, Palin is much prettier than the dowdy Mrs. Broflovski. However, others are making a connection based on personality.

And speaking of her buzzworthy Convention speech, note that she did let her hair down, literally, for her center-stage closeup. So maybe that bun look was deemed more a negative than a positive, hockey-mom characterization notwithstanding.

Anyway, there’s a broader effort to find a Palin lookalike, for media purposes. So consider this my entry, for whenever an animated version of the 2008 Presidential election is hatched.