[sickoflibs]

RE :”Sarah had to walk a fine line here. She can’t afford to alienate the entire GOP from her, and she also has always spoken highly about McCain; but she did not deny he was a progressive, which did surprise me.”

If Palin had made a broader statement about how the GOP had lost their way and needed (party) reform it would have shown principle. But by avoiding talking about republicans and focusing all or most of her comments on democrats it looks like she is just playing up to the base cult who want to hear: "Democrats are evil, don't think about Republicans"

[genetic homophobe]

If Palin had made a broader statement about how the GOP had lost their way and needed (party) reform it would have shown principle.

She has talked extensively about how the Republicans have lost their way. The cool thing about her is that she's not "in it" for the same reasons most others are. She's like Bachman. She'd rather not serve, but she feels obligated.