McCain Criticized For Palin Snub

The Bulletin ^ | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009 | JOE MURRAY

[curth]

He mishandled her national rollout to the public, botched her relationship with the media and now supporters of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are charging Sen. John McCain with snubbing his former running mate during an interview on NBC’s “Tonight Show With Jay Leno” Monday night.

Mr. McCain is coming under fire for his conspicuous memory lapse when listing the names of Republican governors who could be the next in line to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012. Mrs. Palin did not make the cut.

“We have, I’m happy to say, a lot of voices out there,” Mr. McCain told host Jay Leno before listing Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Utah Gov. Jim Huntsman, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. “There are a lot of governors out there who are young and dynamic.”

Recognizing his error, the Arizona senator added, “I’ve left out somebody’s name, and I’m going to hear about it.”

That somebody was Mrs. Palin.

By failing to mention Mrs. Palin’s name, some conservatives say Mr. McCain is fracturing a Republican Party that must start uniting now if it is going to topple Mr. Obama in 2012.

[dools007]

He did it for one reason and one reason only—he needed a conservative and the fact that she was a woman added to the panache. I’m confident that if McBipartisan had been elected Palin would have been relegated to a closet.

No sir, McCain deserves no slack. And what about the way his staff treated her, no doubt with McCain’s permission, after the election. Mr. McCain has become a despicable person.

Oh, and what about the pathetic campaign he ran. I contributed money to the bum and he didn’t even try. Emailed his campaign and asked for my money back. Needless to say received no response.

I’m gonna say this as clearly as I know how. If RINO candidates like McCain are your kind of people why don’t you vote demrat. That’s what they are anyway.

[MaggieCarta]

Goodness knows, I'll never be accused of being in Gov Palin's "rah-rah" corner, but IMHO she needs to distance and distinguish herself from McQueeg.

This "snub" is probably not a bad thing, all in all...