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Is there a fee for a bounced reality check?

That question popped into my head after reading the latest Palinism and realizing that with the exception of a few crusaders, no politican would have enough money to pay his or her car insurance, let alone millions of dollars for TV advertising, if they actually had to pay even a nominal sum for each obvious lie.

If somebody wants to try to get something like this passed into law, I’ll start a pool on how long you survive after even suggesting it - low end starts at fifteen minutes.  Time starts when you open your mouth, and ends when the mortal wound is inflicted.  Maybe I better shorten it to five minutes?  Sarah claims she can hit a moose, so she might get the first shot - Dick Cheney would probably pull rank, though, since he actually has had some success.  Dying in an airplane crash doesn’t count - it’s been done too often and is too easy to pull off.

Any takers?