McCain, standing up for the ladies, are ya’?
It would be a brilliant move for McCain to stand up for Sarah Monday morning. It is the right thing for a “gentleman” to do (which of course Schmidt is not) and the expected thing for him to do since Sarah never criticizes him and has defended him. It’s called loyalty. McCain owes her that in return.
All he has to say is as far as he is concerned Sarah never had a problem with the truth and he never had a problem with her. He doesn’t even have to directly criticize that piece of Schmidt to help Sarah. He would get major political points for speaking up. It would be the third best thing he’s done in his too-long career.
There is NO MEANINGFUL DOWNSIDE (Schmidt’s good will - worth nothing) for McCain to stand up for Sarah and all kinds of upside.