Campaign Idiocy [Updated]

Chad Morisette finally took the Palin effigy down amid international criticism and neighborhood protests:

ChadMichael Morrisette, a professional window display designer who set up the life-size mannequin of Palin, said Wednesday evening that he had met with West Hollywood Mayor Jeffrey Prang and decided it was best to remove the decoration.

"There was a huge mob scene," Morrisette said of the onlookers -- and protesters -- the display attracted. "The whole thing became a life of its own."

Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, said that Morrisette and his partner invited Prang into their home for a "heart-to-heart" about the display after a man parked in front of their home, his black truck bearing a male dummy wearing a noose and T-shirt that read, "Chad, how does it feel?"

The McCain decoration remains, however.