A Republican-aligned PAC has apparently decided that they might as well spend their money after the election rather than before it, and is running ads on Alaskan TV stations thanking Sarah Palin for “being an articulate, straightforward, and uplifting champion of common sense conservative ideals.”

CNN reports that the group is spending $50,000 to air the ad in Alaska; no word on the magnitude of a national buy yet.

Here’s the ad- there are a few different versions; this is the “Drill, Baby, Drill” version: