Why?

Have you ever known people so obsessed with "celebrity" that they are chomping at the bit, so enraptured with the thought of the next issue of whatever grocery-store mag has the juiciest cover story.

When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin confirmed that her teenage daughter, Bristol, and boyfriend Levi Johnston were expecting a baby, the celebrity weeklies knew that the first photos of the Palin-Johnston baby would incite a bidding war. Baby Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, born Dec. 28, proved those editors right.

According to one source, bidding for the baby photos began at $100,000. People won out in the end, but In Touch was the only other weekly to make serious bids, according to several sources involved in the process.

The price didn't soar immediately, according to the sources, because Sarah Palin stories just didn’t sell all that well for the weeklies on newsstands.

How much you wanna bet that Sarah and Todd Palin will be in on the negotiation process?

It's an honest question. After all, Palin was more than willing to exploit herself and her entire family. What makes you think she won't do the same with her grandchild.

Pathetic.