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For the record, here is Palin’s entire post:

On this day in 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were signed. Although controversial, this treaty resulted in the release of our American POWs in Vietnam. Among them was John McCain. Our courageous POWs had endured unimaginable punishment at the hands of enemy captors in their sacrificial service to country. Our appreciation for them cannot be adequately articulated.

So many of these vets and POWs have continued to serve our country in private life. They’re still fighting for America and showing their love of country in all they do. Some like Congressman Sam Johnson of Texas and Senator John McCain serve us in the halls of Congress today.

I consider Senator John McCain an American hero and a friend. He fights to remind our President that the federal government’s first priority must be strong defense of our homeland, and, like Congressman Johnson, he fights against big-spending colleagues who don’t prioritize for our military’s needs. Upon the Senator’s shoulders he’s carried part of our message of opposition to today’s “fundamental transformation” of America directly to the problem: President Obama and Harry Reid’s far left agenda.

I appreciate Senator McCain’s steadfastness in demanding truth in the White House’s Benghazi cover-up. Because of his persistence we WILL get that truth, and then more eyes will be open to see how dangerous an Obama-led retreating America is in this volatile world.

It goes without saying we don’t all agree on all political issues. For instance, I shall keep pushing to open ANWR, I oppose letting illegal aliens cut in line and receive American benefits via “immigration reform,” and I oppose any Congressional action that allows President Obama to incur more U.S. debt. During this time of dangerous lawlessness in the executive branch, those who agree on stopping the intended transformation of our country had better unite to fight. So at this time, it’s perplexing to see Senator McCain’s good efforts to uncover the Obama agenda being ignored and perhaps even hindered now by those wanting to censure the Arizona Senator. Despite our differences on some other issues, there is no questioning Senator McCain’s dedication to national security in spite of the White House’s agenda.

We live in a time of diminishing virtues because of societal influence towards total self-centeredness. This is unfortunate and makes raising families, conducting business, and governing that much more challenging. I know how important the virtue of loyalty is because in politics it’s pretty much nonexistent. I stand on that most important virtue and answer those asking today: “Yes, I am proud to have been asked to run with him in 2008, and he is my friend.”

One more thing, if you’ve met his beautiful mother you know where he gets his tenacity. Roberta McCain is one tough Mama Grizzly.

- Sarah Palin

I don’t see her post as “rallying to his defense” or giving him a free pass. Your mileage may vary. So be it.

I know where Palin stands on the issues that matter most and McCain’s censure isn’t of the same importance as same-sex marriage, abortion, gun control, limited government, adherence to the Constitution, judicial activism, or the preservation of individual liberty. It just isn’t.

If Palin’s position on McCain’s censure is so important to some of you that you can no longer respect Palin, then I guess you and I have very different priorities.

I don’t see her post as “rallying to his defense” or giving him a free pass. Your mileage may vary. So be it.

Granted.

Except that McCain's a proven enemy of individual liberty.

McCain-Feingold
Approves/enables the NSA's domestic-spying
Abusing lawmaking power to enact political retribution, specifically Edward Snowden.
Arguably sponsoring a Bill of Attainder [Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010]; which certainly can interact badly with the NDAA
(Search mccain on the page on the last link to see a good comparison of the NDAA to Hitler's 1933 DISCRIMINATORY LAWS)
Hates the first amendment, wanting to make ISPs and blog-/messageboard-hosting sites responsible for their users's posts. [link]

If Palin’s position on McCain’s censure is so important to some of you that you can no longer respect Palin, then I guess you and I have very different priorities.

Frankly I don't really give a rip about the censure — it's an issue between McCain and his constituents.
What I do have an issue with is people treating evil as if it's a-ok, and make no mistake McCain's actions show him to be a force for evil.
I get that it's politics and burning all your bridges isn't smart; but that doesn't preclude one from following that old bit of motherly advice: if you can't say something good about someone, don't say anything at all.

So, yeah. I could see focusing on McCain's military service, or his generally good stance on abortion [last time I heard he didn't buy the Roe v. Wade reasoning]… but it's something else altogether to say that he's fighting against Obama or big spending colleagues when it's so demonstrably false.

THAT is my whole point.