Exactly right. The party platform was compromised to accommodate McCain. And then we had the spectacle of McCain openly supporting amnesty speaking before La Raza or advocating a cap and trade system to address the global warming hoax. How can anyone say this election was a referendum on social conservatism or any kind of conservatism. There are political consequences when you nominate the party maverick to be your standard bearer.
I get so tired of these disgusting RINO, country club wimps who pushed McCain on us as the only candidate who could win and now blame us for the choice. Or they attribute the loss to Palin who actually helped the ticket far more than she hurt it. Until she came on to the scene, there was no energy or enthusiasm for the maverick.
I'm with John Bergstrom at attackcartoons.com. Any GOP dipstick who blames Palin for this loss, even a little bit, goes on the enemies list. No one can be so blind they think she lost this for us, so saying she did is a tactic, and not a tactic meant to help Reagan conservatism.