I think it is kind of obvious the slant here. If she or the paper were confident that she was making innocous statements, then they would actually report her comments and let the public know.
If "Bush himself echoed many of her sentiments," then she would have no problem having the paper post them. Or maybe posting her comments on her campaign web site:
http://www.sumers2002.com/
I searched it, and did not see any mention of Afghanistan. In her official bio, she mentions nothing about living in Afghanistan or wanting to live or 'serve America' overseas.
Yet the Democrats used GWB's 25-year-old DUI against him and that was okay?
So now it is a year later. Would all those Afghanis that now want to return to Taliban rule please raise their right hand.
Didn't think so.
She has the right to believe whatever she wants. The issue is not her opinions but rather her judgment - clearly, she does not have the foresight to make accurate decisions.