Onyx. Got the FreepMail and I appreciated it. Thank you.
I sympathize with folks who desire Palin to be president. I know there’s an inclination to try to see things in the best light, and that’s admirable to me because I too want to see her become a great president.
That being said, we can’t just wish thing to be “okay”. They have to be okay on their own.
She made a mistake here IMO. I’ve addressed it far more than I wanted to, because people were so quick to defend her. Hey, I want to defend her too, but there are things you can’t defend. And if I can’t defend it, it’s not simply because I disagree, it’s also because I happen to think it can come back to hurt her.
Why would I want to gloss over that, so it could be repeated. I don’t ever want this to be repeated.
How about something neutral like, he has been a dedicated Senator for many years. We fought the good battle as a team last year. People should give John consideration for re-election next year. He deserves that.
Sounds great, but it hits just the right note. It’s not an endorsement. It just says, think about it. Consider him. He deserves consideration. (And of course, whatever you do, don’t vote for this xxx. LOL)
Now you could say I’ve had a chance to frame this answer just right after careful study.
Sarah is positioning herself to run for the presidency, and this question was sure to be at the top of any reporters list. She has had a year to develop the response she gave today. I developed this response in a couple of minutes.
Thanks for the give and take on this one. I appreciate it.
You people have the emotional maturity of teenagers.
There’s going to be fallout for her heart felt statements about McCain; some good and some not so good. Like you, and others, I wish she would have merely stated, “I adore John McCain, and Todd and just saw him last week in Washington, D. C. last week.”
On the plus side, for all his equivocating about her, she has shown herself the better person. No doubt about that. She has literally shamed him.
On the downside, she has confused some of her supporters and bewildered others. But all of us admire her for her honesty.
Unfortunately, the downside has many off-shoots because McCain is such a loose cannon. I’ve already read that he has volunteered to campaign for Crist over Rubio and that should pit him against Sarah! Unintended consequences that come with supporting McCain.
I want Sarah to be the best that she can be. I’m certain she can win the nomination and go onto to win the presidency, but she’ll have to be in top form. Unlike her democrat opponent, or even her Republican challengers, she’ll never have the media on her side, so she will not be afforded any slip ups.
We’ll have to watch this McCain endorsement play out in the media now. It’s Christmas time and health care and Iran are in the forefront, but everything Sarah has a way of trumping the news.
That's an equivocating statement. Sarah Palin is not an equivocator. The day she becomes one is the day I start questioning my support of her.