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I feel like the wallflower student who raises his hand and no one notices. What I know for sure about Palin I like, except for her position on abortion being a states rights issue. What you’re missing here is that pulling in quotes from hither and yon without citation to specific sources leaves one wondering about the history behind those quotes. She supposedly backed McCain’s position on illegal immigration, but flatly denies being for amnesty. That’s conflicting data. Do we really resolve it just by arbitrarily picking one quote over another? Or do we try to fit those quotes into her personal/political evolution? With what degree of granularity did she support McCain’s position? Every last detail, or the nice squishy part about being humane? Has she shifted in her thinking since the original quote? How much? Why? Reagan shifted to more conservative positions over time. That’s why citations are helpful. They help you see the timeline.

And would someone please tell me what LOST is about. I don’t recognize the acronym.

The quotes are not new, and have been posted numerous times here in context. My last post referenced time frames and it's clear that her position is static, as well consistent in supporting a path to citizenship and McCain's plan. If her words are contradictory with respect to the Lars Larson interview in 2009, it's because she failed to use her term "total amnesty". However, in March 2010 in an interview with Greta she reiterates her previous support for McCain's position on immigration, which is very well known and supports a path to citizenship for illegals (amnesty).

Law Of Sea Treaty (LOST).