Energy -> credentials/Alaska -> can contradict McCain.
Illegal immigrants -> no previous record -> can’t contradict.
Not sure what is you don’t understand here. Credentials means she has a proven track record, she had that with energy not with illegal immigration.
Credentials does not equal “ideas”, “positions”, “views” and does not mean her views/ideas are not sound.
You keep using words like lie and flip flop, because you imply she shared MCcain’s position on this.
I’m telling you that she supported the campaign to beat Obama, and she did this as a VP candidate in a campaign taht was already well under way when she joined.
From her direct comments, she supported a path to citizenship in the campaign, and possibly before. You said she shared McCain's position on the issue so as not to contradict him, due to lack of credentials. Your rationale is that she supported a position contrary to her "views" and stated it publicly for political reasons. If her current comments (ideas) contradict her previous comments, how will it not be viewed as a convenient change in positions (flip flop) in the primary or the general election?
If McCain chooses to run again, will she be able to contradict him without those credentials which you say he possesses. Or did she acquire them recently?
“From her direct comments, she supported a path to citizenship in the campaign, and possibly before. You said she shared McCain’s position on the issue so as not to contradict him, due to lack of credentials. Your rationale is that she supported a position contrary to her “views” and stated it publicly for political reasons. If her current comments (ideas) contradict her previous comments, how will it not be viewed as a convenient change in positions (flip flop) in the primary or the general election? “
Well now you are just making it up .... “possibly before”. “Possibly” is making things AFAIC.
“political reasons” is generally correct - but lets be honest - she was a VP candidate on an presidential ticket on a campaign that started well before she joined, and like all conservatives wanted to beat obama (did you?). Can you think of a quicker way of losing then everybody in a campign expressing there own views?
“flip-flop”. I think most people, not you obviously, that palin does not equal McCain are interested in her real positions. I doubt anyone is judging her on following a script, except you.
Have you read her book? She admits she was a team player, keen to know what the script was to help the ticket?
That is what VPs do, or don’t you know?