Seegee:
I actually think Sarah Palin would be the one doing the paddling. There's just something very toppy about her.
I generally see women in politics as 'toppish' in spanking orientation, probably because they had to be pretty tough-minded and determined to become highly successful in what's still largely a male-dominated enclave.
IMHO Ms. Palin should be appointed as the nation's Spankmistress-General, her job would be to travel the country continuously and spank anyone who requested to have his/her bare bottom blistered by her--the details of the "discipline" (implements, position, witnesses) would be up to the citizen, with the provisos that the spanking is always administered on naked buttocks with at least two highly-effective implements and isn't over with until both parties (Ms. Palin and the spankee) agree that it is; she wouldn't be brutal or abusive (no bleeding or serious bruising), but she would be very strict and thorough (howling/crying and deeply reddened derrieres) .
Personally, I have plenty of political/philosophical attitudes (anti-militarist, anti-imperialist, pro-worker, pro-feminist, pro-consumer, pro-gay rights, pro-intellectual, pro-environment) that I could 'confess' to Ms. Palin that would give her plenty of incentive to "teach you (me) a good long lesson about true Americanism" with a riding crop followed by a lexan paddle OHK. It sounds great, fantasywise anyway, although in a RL situation she might be able to convince me not to sign up for a return session. ("There's no use begging and bawling, you subversive tree-hugging libertarian, I'm far from finished with the crop and I haven't even put you over my lap for your paddling yet.")
Yes, of course the M/F and M/M aficiandos could have a national Spankmaster-General as well for themselves, let's make everyone happy...

--C.K.