In all the excitement over President Obama's appearance at the briefing today, we almost forgot another item of interest: Press secretary Robert Gibbs mocking Sarah Palin for writing crib notes on the palm of her hand.

"Oh, I wrote a few things down," Gibbs said, looking at palm when asked upcoming health care talks. "I wrote, 'eggs, milk, and bread.'" (Actually, he wrote the words "hope" and "change," Obama campaign mantras.)

Commentators have had fun with the fact that Palin glanced at notes written on her palm during her weekend appearance at the Tea Party convention in Nashville, Tenn. Her notes included such reminders as "energy," "budget," and "tax."

(Posted by David Jackson)