Disagree, the idea that these folks can say and write and opine and undermine McCain Palin and be given a free pass because of who they are is absurdity defined.
They have earned their places, this is not a mere projection on my part, they have worked their way into Vichy Republican status and they should not be relied on until they make amends.
The party the Reagan built is no more, and has been replaced by a bunch of warring recalcitrants who could not know how to win a national election if their lives depended on it.