I think it’s fairly obvious that John McCain was in distress about Sarah Palin toward the end of the campaign. This was probably caused by negative assistants who had his ear backbiting against her.
The proof was in the final debate when he was asked directly about her credentials. He actually paused. Then he came out with a very, very weak “I’m so proud of her.”
His answer was a slap in her face. I knew it at the time. He could have boldly stepped forward with a long review of her executive experience and how it actually surpassed that of Barak Obama. He could have gone into her experience with needs children, her strong support of life, and her strong pro-family, conservative credentials.
But, he didn’t, and it was telling. It told me he’d had his head turned.
It also told me that he was very weak thinking on his feet, because if he intended to win, he would have said it whether he had had his head turned or not.
McCain was in a bit of a pickle when talking about Palin’s executive experience. If he had focused on the importance of having executive experience in order to be president, he would have brought to attention his own lack thereof. The truth is that Sarah was the best qualified of the four to be president. Senators should never be president - they are basically blowhards who never have to make decisions or take responsibility for anything.