You truly sound like a Sarah-bot. I’ll give you that. Personally? I’m not into idol-worship.
As for McCain, he’s busy pulling out all the stops in an internecine war between grass roots conservatives and party centrists. Sarah, for whatever reason, is backing the wrong side.
Now you can claim Sarah is only doing it out of loyalty or to keep a promise, but the fact remains. She could very well help put McCain over the top.
This could be the most difficult primary in McCain’s career, but he’s got millions to spend (left over from his halfhearted presidential bid) and the backing of party insiders. What do you think he’ll do if he wins?
This is probably his last re-election attempt. If he wins, he’ll have nothing left to lose—no more reason to hold back on conservatives. The true McCain will come out as we’ve never seen before. It won’t be pretty, but there won’t be a damned thing you, I or anyone else can do about it!
I think most FReepers understand the risk here. A Republican majority led by the likes of McCain will probably achieve most of what the Democrats are struggling to pass even now. Political deadlock will be over, bipartisanship will reign, and Sarah Palin and anyone else who helps bring THAT about deserve all the scorn I can dish out.
I disagree with you, other than on the Sarah-bot bit. I think McCain will do the right thing if he is re-elected. I am happy with his performance on the Obamacare issue. My main concern with the Arizona primary is the effect that it will have on the general election. I think Hayworth started out okay, but I think he is starting to allow his ego to get in the way, and it is looking like he is willing to scuttle the election just to see McCain lose. I am not saying McCain is any better in that regard, but he is the incumbent so it is a little more understandable that McCain would be willing to go to the trenches in the primary. I am not being inconsistent on this issue either; I responded to one of McCain’s fund raising emails by e-mailing that I didn’t approve of McCain’s negative campaigning. I also wrote that McCain should consider retiring from the Senate and consider a cabinet position in the Palin Administration. I am reserving my opinion of Hayworth until I see how he handles his defeat, or victory in Arizona.