John McCain all but promised that Sarah Palin will appear on Saturday Night Live this week. John McCain was doing a make up show on The Late Show with David Letterman. Letterman told John McCain he would forgive and forget if Sarah Palin made an appearance on his show. John McCain responded by saying the chances were pretty good that would happen.
John McCain also then announced that Sarah Palin would likely make a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live. McCain then went on to say acknowledge that Tina Fey had done a great job mimicking Sarah Palin (for a recap, see the related article below.)
Letterman asked McCain some pretty tough questions regarding Sarah Palin, and it was evident it left the presidential candidate irritated.
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