[Norman Bates]

So...she is no self-made political wizard like Reagan. And the one man who gave her the big shot, you as her follower deride as “McLame.” Talk about small.

[papertyger]

. And the one man who gave her the big shot, you as her follower deride as “McLame.” Talk about small.

Bu!!$hit. Palin was McLame's quid pro quo to the republican base to support him. He knows the rank and file consider him a traitor. Choosing Palin served his own purposes, and gave him a fighting chance.

[DWar]

So...she is no self-made political wizard like Reagan. And the one man who gave her the big shot, you as her follower deride as “McLame.” Talk about small.

Give me a break. He chose her only for motives of self interest.

Enough with the moderate conservative. He hasn't been a moderate conservative for over a decade. McCain/Finegold and support of citizenship for illegal imigrants and others make him a RINO at best.

And enough with the war hero stuff. Benedict Arnold was an American war hero before he became a traitor.

Distant past good behavior might be grounds for the amelioration of punishment for current bad behavior but it doesn't provide grounds for support.