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Why is Palin still making the news? I heard enough of her rhetoric during the campaign. And BTW...where is good Ole Joe the Plumber? LOL.

don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care, don't care.

Say it with me: She. Is. Irrelevant. Let. It. Go.

And she was going to be a VP? Just shut up already!

I think it was Bob Bullock in the Texas Legislature to said something about George Bush (when he was Governor) that I'll paraphrase about Sarah Pailn:

"When ignorance starts going for $100 a barrel, I want drilling rights on Sarah Palin's head."

On one part, I blame John McCain for the huge loss because of his poor judgement and his selfish thirst to fulfill his long time ambition. If John McCain had paused for a moment to consider the jeopardy that his victory would've put the country+[the rest of the world] into, as a result of including the opportunistic/defiant/uninformed Sarah Palin on the ticket. That decision alone was the beginning of Sen McCain's political downfall; and contrary to his argument that he'd rather lose an election than lose a war. This once respected man put his ambition before the country because he was so desperate to win the election and fulfill his agelong ambition. I can understand that some political moves are expected to be made by individual campaigns, but John McCain lost the admiration people had for him just because of this selfish and dumb political move.

As for Gov. Sarah Palin, she is a Joke! I'm still trying to figure out what was so funny to the republican base at the convention when whe said "...the difference between a hockey mum and a pitbull, lipstick". I found that so disgusting and ridiculous, while some people (republican base) connected to her as a result of statements like that; I don't get it!

Gov. Sarah Palin has the gut to blame Bush for the failure she brought unto the party (or at least contributed mostly)? She needs to shut up and go into exile, cos she is a failure.

Excuses, excuses, excuses. I have a feeling you couldn't twist Palin's arm hard enough to get her to point a finger at herself. Ever.

C'mon Palin, don't make excuses. You damaged even more to "THAT" person (MCcain) who was already damaged enough and showed you his SCARS and BRUISES also. Why you are making your and your party's life miserable now?
It is all over....just keep doing what you are doing to harm your BROTHR-IN-LAW.
OH I forgot, by the way , Did Joe the plumber move to ALASKA ?

I am amazed! This is the first intelligent thing I have heard Palin say.

With the Bush record, it should have been a Goldwater-style wipeout for the GOP, and they were indeed lucky to come as close as they did. I can't for the life of me figure out how 46-47% of the population would consider voting for a Republican, given everything that had gone wrong.

I think without her on the ticket, the GOP should have got 41-42%. With her, 38-39%. She did energize the base, although she certainly turned off more people than she added.

I yield to no one in my detestation of Sarah Palin, but with Bush's approval rating in the 25% range, that would certainly seem to be sufficient cause for the GOP to have gone down in flames. How, indeed, did they do as well as they did?

Scary thought. Racism, anyone?

If Sara is all that her party has to offer as their future mouth piece ,then they truely are lost as to any future bid for the white house. The sooner she goes away the better of we all will be. Alaska is where she is fully understood. Lady has no clue. MINDLESS

Sarah – go home already! Isn't your town missing you yet?

And – what's really funny – is that it appears Bush actually likes Obama! Or – at least more so than he does McCain. He seems to be smiling a lot more now that is tenure is near an end. I wonder if he really voted for McCain or just said that?

She's correct. Pres. Bush has done some things right and some things wrong. Unfortunately, the wrong things are the ones we remember and they weighed down the GOP this election. The republicans will be back, as we all know the dems will mess things up even more.

That's probably the first truthful thing Sarah Palin has said in a public forum, however she was completely aligned with the policies of Bush (even though she has no clue as to what they are. ) Good bye, Sarah. We don't need to hear anything further from you.

NOPE...it was more than Bush, it was Palin and John McCain and their slimey vulgar campaign that lost the election for them.
Palin is a laughingstock, and she shamed herself and our country.
Both she and McCain shamed our country with their vile campaign.

Perhaps the fact that John McCain showed horrible judgment by selecting a grossly unqualified running mate also led to the election results?

Plenty of blame to go around. Palin, Bush, McCain, the campaign advisors, etc.

Why does she talk like that. And they say we have bad English. She is a poor example for her kids talking like that. How do her children understand her. Poor Tood. You cannot tell if she is agreeing with you or not the way she talks.

No Red we had that twice by two different Bush's!

It is wonderful she is seeking and getting more air time. A politician who wants a future in politics knows you never air your gripes ad nauseum to the media. Tell your therapist. Tell your witch casting out with prayer minister. Tell yourself. But you never, ever go public and seek air time with your beefs. Maybe that works to her advantage in small town back woods towns like Wasilla, but in national politics it's the kiss of death. She keeps portraying herself as stupid.

Palin sounds just like other politicians pointing the finger at someone else for their problem. The problems in this country are not entirely the fault of W but the idiots in Congress. Doesnt anyone understand the President cannot do anything that Congress doesnt allow him to do. The Republicans stood by for over six years and watched him recommend the country to the deficit and financial problems and war we are facing now and for the last two years with dumb and dumber leading the Democrats voted to allow Bush to increase the deficit and continue a war. If anyone failed the most it is the Democrats because they had the opportunity to make a big difference and failed miserably.

Druid Hippies....Palin said all along?
Or did she join the party when she saw what the popular opinion was?

Lib-tards....right...I wasn't dumb enough to vote for Bush or Palin, what about you?

Obama a socialist? America has been practicing socialism for quite some time. It has been disguised as welfare payments, subsidised housing, food stamp programmes and state sponsored education. I can understand wanting to distance your campaign from Bush and his policies, but I think the real reason The McCain ticket lost was the electorate realized that they were one stroke, heart attack, or anything else away from having Sarah as their president. Scary.

The Republican Party lost the race,which includes BUSH,McCLAIN and PALIN.Palin could have stayed at home if only she was honest with the party by saying I'm not Qualified to be Vise President.She knew that she was out of her league,just looking into her record as Governor anyone could have seen that.She failed to see or didn't want to see that the only reason McClain picked her is because he had this great idea that having a female on his ticket would apppeal to the female voters and he could win the election,BOY WAS HE SOO WRONG.Only voter she appeal to was a few male voter who wasn't voting for her because of her brains or lack of,I think they voted for her cause they thought she looked good in those 150,000 cloths,which I heard that the RNC is going after her to get their money back.Wow she can't win for losing.That election cost her big bucks and she didn't even win.Oh well,hopefully she learned A GREAT LESSION,"Its always better to be yourself,cause its so hard trying to be someone your not".

Don't you love how Republicans try to blame congress for the current crises when George Bush vetoed important Democratic initiative? Democratic policies can't be to blame for the mess we're in for the simple reason that none of them were enacted. Starting in January we'll see those initiatives becoming laws and then we'll have a chance to fairly judge the congress and the president.

Sarah, Sarah honey you had two things against you one you didn't know that Africa was a Continent, and two that you could see Russia from your back door.so stop the blame game and fess up you was not ready and will not be ready in 2012 to run the county nor be vice president.first and formost you need to teach your childrens morals,being pregant oput of wedlock says enough about your teaching. this let's me know that you are noway ready to lead the country. sorry hon. hang it up up up

Who cares what this uneducated woman thinks?
Stick to your hockey Sarah. It's probably something you understand that better than the rest of us .

Hey Red...stop crying please.

OK, as a loyal McCain supporter I have to admit it; this woman is dumber than a box of rocks.

Please make her go away!!!

" how did we run up a $10 trillion debt in a Republican administration?” Really? Does she know that 70% of the national debt was accrued under three presidents? Yeah, Reagan, Bush, and Bush Jr. Oh, look, they're all Republicans too!

Also:
"It's amazing that we did as well as we did". Yes, it is quite astonishing that you freaks didn't lose more states for the GOP...

What Sarah Palin fails to realize is that Bush policy is also McCain Policy as he voted for Bush Policies 90%of the time by his own admission, we were sick and tired of all of them and the country spoke resoundingly. Now Sarah Palin needs to go off into yonder night never to return but she already showed her cards she wants to be president in 8 years the sad thing is that she told a comedian not the president of France as she thought!!!!!! How incompetent and naiive

Sarah Palin SHOULD be saying she blames Palin and McCain for their loss, not Bush! Perhaps, too, she might give a bit of credit to President Elect Obama and Vice President Elect Biden for running an "above board", positive campaign that actually included a plan for this great country, not just a bunch of smears thrown at their opponents and their party. Any fault for failure belongs clearly on the shoulders of Sen. McCan and Gov. Palin.

Actually Palin is right. It was not her fault. It was McCain's fault for choosing her. If he had picked either Romney or Ridge, it would have been a lot closer and maybe even a win.

When I first heard of the announcement of Sarah Palin as the candidate, I said to anyone who would listen: This election is over! Having recently watched "W", I feel the saim empathy and pain for Governor Pakin as I do for our current President. I am still amazed that so many people still chose to cast their votes for McCain. Actually, I think he could have won had he chosen Romney or Huckaby and presented the same demeanor he exhibited during his concession speech instead of that angry, cheerleader tyrant tht emerged in the last weeks of the campaign. Let the healing begin .

She's not one to talk. Palin is in no position to blame anyone for her own loss. Time to look at herself in the mirror and quit blaming Bush.

Her negative and offensive remarks on the trail have more to do with the loss than anything. Palin is a lightning rod of polarization and divisive politics.

Now ain't that just amazing? Here's a gal who's running for the 2nd highest office in the land who's culturally and historically illiterate, who doesn't know that Africa isn't a country, who doesn't know what written media she reads, who thinks she's singlehandedly held off Russia and Canada from invading (Alaska), who doesn't know the VP's relationship to the Senate, who promotes the aerial hunting of wolves, and who blames her failures on Bush. Yikes! Just how low (after Bush) does America have to stoop before we realize that this kind of illiteracy no longer flies?

red...Yeah, don't count it.
Obama has done more in 6 days than Bush has done in 6 months, He has ideas and plans...shocking, isn't it?

Palin is talking this talk because she wants to be in the mix in 2012. If she is the best the Republicans have, I think we can call the election today.

Bush's record reflected republicans...period. The only reason McCain had support from the republican side was because he was their only hope to trick the American people into thinking republicans were something different than they actually are.

It's nice to see that Palin is able to realize the connection between discontent among American's and Bush. Maybe one day she'll make the extra connection in her mind that links Bush to the rest of the republicans, including McCain, that were more than happy to go along for the ride over the last 8 years.

Sarah Palin is right, but it was also her part of the tutorial services helping be come fully prepared for debates, and when it came too some of the questions put forward to Sarah from reporters.

This woman is so divisive threads about her have people at each others throats. Thats enough to convince me that she needs to stay in Alaska.

She did'nt have the intellectual curiosity to educate herself on any of the policy issues of the last ten years (according to her coaches). She knows Alaska and needs to just stay there and shut up.

hangon, she was running on the Maverick ticket..what's changed?

Is she EVER going to SHUT UP? Somebody please expain to her that it's OVER. They were both terrible candidates. They ran a terrible campaign. Period! I don't think 4 years are going to help her any. After seeing a statesman like Obama for four years, I don't think the country will want to return to Wasilla Hillbillies.

Now Governor Palin can focus on something that is apparently very important to her: an independent nation of Alaska. Her support of the Alaskan Independence Party can be translated into her very own empire!
We'll give you a few of the islands that you've seen Russia from.

Just wondering who she blames for her inability to form a coherent sentence, which is a perfect reflection of her inability to have a coherent thought. Does she truly not understand that SHE is a large reason that her party lost the election?

yet another typical Republican shifting blame and focus off herself. palin may not have been entirely to blame for McCain's loss obviously but she certainly had a lot to do with it.

Wow. Big Ego – just can't stop campaigning...

Sarah, first you need to learn the policies, geography, and the constitution, and then I might listen and care about what you have to say. You provide much comedic fodder, so unlike everyone else, I am not anxious for you to go away, so please......keep talking......

Pleeeeeeese!!! I don't care what she thinks... what she does ....where she goes ....just keep her in Alaska and out of the news. !!!!

Why oh why do they keep letting this woman talk? She talks like a child. dumb as a stump. just let her go back to alaska and jack them up. plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I once had a coach that told our team, "If you lose big, its because you suck." I now give these words to Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin, proving once again that denial is not just a river in Egypt.

(Like she'd know where Egypt was... )

hahahahaha. I doubt McCain could have won even if he'd picked a qualified running mate. (Look at the electoral vote count, folks.) But for her to act like he wouldn't have gotten more votes without her is just insane. Just goes to show ya she's not smart enough. She isn't even intelligent enough to deal with Katie Couric (or tell Charlie Gibson what the Bush Doctrine is–yikes!), how anyone including her thinks she could be VP or the US of A is beyond me. She needs to shut up and go back to Alaska now. Like seriously. NOW.

Some things are knowable. For example, geography: Sarah Palin should go on 'Jeopardy' or some such game show, and WE get to pick the categories. We would then see from her own mouth what she knows and does not know. I have to see that for myself, because in spite of her incoherent babbling that I DID see, I cannot imagine a major political party selecting a candidate as ignorant of just about everything as she is now being reported to be. In fairness, let's give her a college freshman level test and see.

While we are at it, John McCain should be tested to. I really want to see him point out the Iraq-Pakistan border he referred to on a map.

To Meka,
Typical democrat ....vile!

what a game! Play it and not be gracious in defeat.

Mrs Plain – I was deeply numbbed by the gracious acceptance of defeat by Mr Mccain- probably the most gracious acknowledgement of defeat that I have heard- and that makes Mcaain a gentleman!

There is some learning in store ! Its never too late ! And most Americans are well read ......

The GOP is truly a comedy of incompetent errors. I wonder if Bush still thinks he was the best man for the job in 2000 when he stole the election. The lion's share of the blame does go to the Bush administration, but there's plenty of blame to go around, from Clinton to Palin to McCain. Palin was just the icing on a seriously rancid cake, and she did a great job of putting that last nail into the GOP coffin. RIP.

Sarah, I need for you to sit in a small room and review every negative comment made by you, all of the hate you spewed and all of the hate you condoned from your supporters. You lost the election because you are so out of touch with the American people plain and simple

Geez lady, get a clue!!!

Are you kidding? She was so sure they would win, and now she says it's a miracle they did as well as they did? Come on. Give it a rest.

Oh, yes, take the blame away from yourself. How modest of you, governor!

Negative campaigning - period!!

Memo to Republicans, if you want to get people like me to consider voting for your party again, please stay away from the social issues and get back to talking only about fiscal responsibility.

In other words, disavow yourself from the evangelical right.

Well DUHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gov't agent said she was spread "hate".

Her opening her mouth is what really lead to the demise of McCain losing.
Bush = 40%
McCain =10%
Palin = 50%
Total loss = 100%

The elections results were so predictable, the people were not happy with what the republicans have been doing for the past 8 years; ofcourse people wanted "change" which the Democrats rode that wave of oppurtiny. This election was so easy to win for the Democrats that even a cave man could have won it; i don't know what is all the praise about Obama winning,( other than being the 1st Africa-American to become president) which is ok, but he was not MLK.
In conclusion, yes change might be coming, but it will not be what everone expects, Obama is no magician to make the troubles dissapear.

I said it once before and I'll say it again. Sarah Palin is a narcissist, plain and simple. She will never take responsibility for any of it! She's so pathetic.

Would someone please get it right.
Barak Obama WON this election because of his hopeful message. People believe in him as a leader...it has been a long time coming.
Sarah Palin needs to see it for what it is.
Maybe she should blame herself and John McCain, they ran a horrible campaign and Obama ran a brilliant Campaign....I am extremely excited about the future.

She ran her campaign on the administration's record and now she disses it? This woman believes in nothing and no one but herself.

Ok I think we had enough. Alaska needs you pronto!

Everything she just said in this article is completely opposite of what she was campaigning for. People are tired of the republican economic and Iraq policies.. yet she stumped around screaming that Obama was wrong when she's pretty much agreeing with him.

This woman needs to go crawl into a deep cave and just get lost.

what a silly cow.

Uhmm...I wonder who told her that. They should have also added:

"And Ma'am, ms. MIA as a Governor, ms. Viva la Independence for Alaska, Commander Bridge to Nowhere, Mama of Abuse of Authority, lil miss "Pay for my children to go on vacation", Comrad "My husband is running things now!", Super 5-different College lady......you would have been worse and we couldn't have that! But hey, as a consolation prize, here's $150k in clothing, now get the hell out of here, you are scaring all the citizens on the mainland!"

Typical self-centered person.
Accept no blame for anything!!
Her nastiness towards Obama turned some people off and her interviews besides the one from Hannity was dismal.
She is also to blame as was the GOP for not vetting Palin better!

Dianne

She is right, the republicans were fighting an uphill battle. BUT, I considered MCain a respectable candidate, until he picked her as his running mate (and I tend to vote toward the left!). How dare he put our nation in the hands of woman. It was a slap in the face to American voters (particularly women, the voters he was targeting).

After 8 years of a failed administration, and a very poor VP pick, the republicans got what was coming to them.

The reason the GOP lost is because "you all" were to busy pointing the finger at each other instead of focusing on the issues

The McCain campaign put her in a box.. I wish she was still there.

Governor Sarah: Hold your head high. The call came for a higher service to your country and you answered. Thank you for that. OK. So let's call this for what it is as you probably weren't the best choice for the VP at this time. In any case, you were doomed from the start. This election was a train wreck from the word "go". Nothing anyone could have done would have saved the GOP from the mess it has made for itself. Haliburton, the economy, Iraq were all stumbling and bumbling every step of the way by Bush and his ilk. The GOP and all their cronies lined their pockets with profits made from the blood of dead GIs and sweat of hard working American. They hailed W and trashed McCain back in 2000 but then came along in 2008 touting McCain as the saviour of the party was sheer lunacy. Shame on the fecal matter that hides in anonymity and throws you under the bus for the failures of the GOP in this election. You're savvy enough to learn from this experience and be a better leader for Alaska as its governor and hopefully someday for our country as a senator or representative. God bless you, your family and America.

By the way, who cares what she thinks? Really...who gives a rats a–?! She lost! Got it! She L-O-S-T!. Damaged goods... We're not buying... Enough said.

By 2012, you will all be ABO(anybodybutObama)

Whoa, fellow democrats, give her a break.

She's exactly right. They did represent the status quo, and that is not what the American people needed.

Hey did anyone ask Sarah about OIL! Gee how much oil does Alaska have. Isn't that across from Russias great Siberian treasure trove of wealth and where Russia is getting it's resources to buy and own Europe. Guess greens out with them!. I hear Asia will buy all the oil they can get from Alaska. Humph guess four wheelings out cept in Alaska. Enjoy the winter. Go Figure!!!

palin...woman up and admit you were the reason and go away allready

I know many people who might have voted for McCain-if not for his V.P. pick.

Ms. Palin's downward spiraling poll numbers showed that clearly.

Tim, think about this. Penn., where the Republicans focused the majority of their Wright fury with robocalls, flies, adverts, went for Obama by over 10%. What does that tell you?

How strange that Sarah Palin doesn't think her exhibition of ignorance had anything to do with the loss in this election. Her rambling sentences, punctuated in odd places, with "also" and "too" inserted for no reason and other awful grammatical blunders didn't do much to impress voters, not to mention her interpretation of the VP's job, NAFTA participants, and on, ad infinitum. If anyone thinks the GOP is in trouble now, loosing Palin on the lower 48 will put it on the endangered list.

Gee, Mrs. Palin, polls show that you were a bigger drag on the ticket than George Bush. Take some of the credit for the loss and you may gain some support. Own up to it and people will gain respect for you. Ignore the obvious, and well, you just look clueless and spiteful (not to mention paranoid).
Just come out and say, "You know what? I wasn't perfect–far from it. I answered some of those questions badly and I was sometimes off-message. I was unprepared the first tme, but I'm going to put my nose to the grindstone and prepare myself for the next time. I promise, I can earn your respect and confidence, and I'll work my heart out to prove myself."

former gop November 10th, 2008 6:28 pm ET

"Would somebody please drill, baby, drill into Palin's head that McCain lost because of her. I AM ONE OF MILLIONS THAT WAS FOR MCCAIN UNTIL PALIN."

Right, right...of course you were. So what was it about Obama again that won you over? Was it the tingling up your leg like Chris Matthews exclaimed?

I hope the GOP runs a wingnut like her next election if Obama does well. That way they'll lurch even further to the right and lose even more badly than this time, and afterward they'll stop whining and blaming the economy (hello, if your economic message sucks too much to get elected on and you don't even think before admitting that, then you have problems) and start gravitating back to the center. I can only tolerate centrist republicans, and hopefully they can stop worshipping Reagan and move on to a more moderate and tolerant future. I'll always be a diehard Democrat/liberal, but we'd be better off with someone like Jindal than someone like Palin or Bush.

Granted this was an interview and in such a format there is a tendency for some individuals to overlook proper syntax in constructing sentences. But how in the earth did Governor Palin graduate with a degree in journalism.

Duh.

She's right...and I think there is a difference between "dumb" (which I don't think she is ) and "uneducated" about a particular job....she definetly was not prepared for the position McCain put her in but that was HIS poor judgement to pick her AND his worst judgement to not prepare her and make her "ready for primetime". Clearly McCain was out-of-touch with what our country needed and he was'nt offering anything different to the American people solutions-wise than Bush, which would have allowed McCain to get elected. If Palin is savvy, she should spend the next 12 years studying foreign relations, national level politics, and the economy, and run for the Alaska senate....then she could very well run for president in 12 to 16 years.
McCain Independent happy with president Obama

i find it quite interesting that now that mccain has lost that his camp has FINALLY told the truth about this woman!

before it was – oh, she is so intelligent, she has so much experience, she is all this wonderful stuff.

now, they are telling the truth – she is dumb, she doesn't know about any major policies in the past 10 years, she's a hillbilly, and my favorite 'she's a wack job'

THESE PEOPLE JUST FLAT OUT LIED TO US!

what if the majority of the people of this great country had taken them at their word? we would be stuck with the hill billy, wack job diva with the screetching voice that loves to spew hateful things for 4 years!

thank GOD we saw the light.

That is my favorite picture of Sarah Palin!

You're right Sarah, it IS amazing that you did as well as you did... Amazing and EXTREMELY scary that there are that many clueless people living among us!

Sorry, I don't mean to be a sore winner.

Palin needs to look in the mirror for some of that blame. Yes, Bush was part of it, but boy did she ever energize the Democrats even more! Anyone remember the so called split????

An average of 60% of the voters believed that Palin was not qualified!
Oh, by the way, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Enough said.

I think there is a difference between "dumb" (which I don't think she is ) and "uneducated" about a particular job....she definetly was not prepared for the position McCain put her in but that was HIS poor judgement to pick her AND his worst judgement to not prepare her and make her "ready for primetime". Clearly McCain was out-of-touch with what our country needed and he was'nt offering anything different to the American people solutions-wise than Bush, which would have allowed McCain to get elected. If Palin is savvy, she should spend the next 12 years studying foreign relations, national level politics, and the economy, and run for the Alaska senate....then she could very well run for president in 12 to 16 years.
McCain Independent happy with president Obama

I agree. But "moose" is the plural of "moose," not "mooses." As much as I hate those that try to hide the weaknesses of their arguments by attacking their opponents' grammar, I am equally annoyed by people with solid arguments that sound like they failed second grade. Please read books people; that's the number one way to fix America. I can only imagine that if Palin didn't realize that Africa was a continent (instead of a country), and she was picked for the Republican VP slot, a great number of other Americans are probably in the same boat.

I'm very proud of my country, but also very worried for it. Education is the future of this nation; we aren't going to accomplish anything if we remain so ignorant an uneducated that we barely live up to the parodies of ourselves on foreign television.

Please read, and encourage your children to do the same.

PLEASE GO AWAY PERMANENTLY, SARAH. NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

McCain and Palin have all along been saying there was too much spending in the past 8 years. Duh. Where have all of you lib-tards been, under iraq?

Ya know what? Sarah Palin's sentences don't even make sense. No wonder her staff kept her away from the media. And to think that she could have been a heart beat away from presidency.. OMG

She should look first at herself and her strong belief in the GOP before she blames bush. It is the strong belief she has for the GOP and their policy of exclusion, xenophobia, anit immigrant, antigay and anti any other reliogion that is not evangelical christian. before she blames bush.

Wrong as usual.

I blame John McCain for loosing the election. His pick of Sarah Palin demonstarted to me that it wasn't "Country First," it was "Politics First."

The only reason that I voted Democratic in this election is because Sarah Palin is not fit to be president. She would have to get a lot more national experience just to become a light-weight.

Had McCain picked Tom Ridge as his VP running mate, it would have been John and Cindy visiting the White House today.

Run Palin in '12 and I'll vote Democratic again.

Apparently not Mavericky enough!
Actually, Palin is correct. But it was unclear that McCain/Palin were really offering anything different than Bush. Running on failed policies is not a recipe for success – and running without explaining your policies is not a recipe for success in difficult times.

sorry miss congeniality- you lost for using racial rhetoric, spewing hate, accepting racism from your supporters who yelled racial slurs, kill him, terrorist at your rallies (which was recorded). you lied at every giving opportunity and used fear and division as your platform, instead of sticking to an agenda on how you would be the better party. Bush has his issues, but you lost this on your own dear.

Unfortunately, that was only a part of why their ticket lost the election. There is so much more to than that. And probably not enough time and or space here to go into it.

Hopefully the meetings the RNC committees in readying for the next election cycle (2010) will be willing to look at everything and admit to the areas where the philosphy does not meet the American reality.

She's absolutely right. I think most people could have gotten past the Bush administration's pathetic bungling of the post-war occupation of Iraq simply because we've ended up winning it in spite of their incompetence.

But what people couldn't get past was the gross mismanagement of the nation's fianances, including a mammoth budget deficit brough about by tax cuts we couldn't afford combined with no spending restraint whatsoever as well as the expansion of a real estate price bubble that had disasterous consequences when it finally popped, as all speculative bubbles eventually do.

Simply put, George Bush has been the worst president in my lifetime. Even though I'm a registered Republican, I won't miss him at all.

Why are you clowns still reporting what this clown thinks/says/does/might do, etc., etc.?

Look Palin, I have been taking up for you lately, but you need to stop commenting..period. Yes, President Bush was part of the problem, but your inciteful comments that lead to biogoted outbursts in the crowd was another factor that most Americans did not find tolerable. Then, your continued failure to take responsibility for what was said at those events where crowds chanted, "Kill Him," "Terrorists," or "No Hussein," is ridiculous. You had an opportunity to show your leadership, and you failed. Also, the failure to address the issues was another factor that lead to a loss. There is only so much blame that the mainstream media, the DNC, and Senator Obama can take credit for.

Seems like she can't even exit in an intelligent way. What is wrong with this woman? Hasn't she humiliated her family enough?

What does she know?...That's right, nothing! Absolutely nothing! The Betty Croaker governor needs to stay away...very far away. You want (trouble) in this country? Keep trying to make american's accept her as some sort of national (great white hope) leader. We've had it less than mediocre leadership unable to thoughtfully parse through the serious problems we face without hiding behind social ideology. Alaska without oil wealth will boot her arse out of office so fast your nose will bleed. Were she faced with the amble challenges that other governors of diverse critical states with complex economies were faced with, she'd be Bush like in approval ratings without a doubt.

CNN Please no more Sara Palin, so sick and tired of this unqualified
person!! No more half baked alaskan sara!!!!!!!

Hope my comment makes it this time!!

Oh.. this is a revelation of the century and her own ignorance had like, you know, absolutely nothing to do with this.

Hey maybe she's right! Lets see CNN says people voted two ways against Bush and against the present economic crisis. After all isn't all the optimism posted in the news that we get rid of Bush our troubles are all solved. Thank you Sarah!

To David...she was right about one thing and that's Obama IS a socialist and in a year or so all you idoits are going to be half a paycheck short and wondering what happened to your wonderful new found wealth.

The reason McCain lost the election is because he ran a very negative, chaotic campaign with very little substance and no vision for the future.

Palin was just the icing on the cake.

gosh why won't this woman get of my computer screen? im sick of her, why won't she go sit somewhere and shut up?

Sarah,
you DO NOT even meet in to criteria of Pres.Bush. He's an honoroble man...YES he made terrible mistakes. BUT, he's far more intellectual & politically savvy than you are. Mr. Mcain lost elections because of YOU....I was a republican but, opted to vote for Pres. elect Obama they day he appointed you as V.P candidate.
So Shut up! & Get back to the core of republican beliefs! May be that will help you stay governed for your state.

God Bless America!

I know three independent voters. All three voted for Obama because Sarah Palin's presence on the ticket was too dangerous to allow.

Bush record was an added help but it was BARCUDA BARBIE'S MOUTH that led to their defeat. the DIVISIVE CAMPAIGN THAT SHE TRIED TO RUN.

If she does that in 2012 she WILL lose.

Thank God I will not be hearing that SHRILL bachee lieing bigotted voice anymore. Sarah Go back to school and learn how to string english words together into a grammatcally correct sentence.

I agree with the bloggers above. I think no matter who would have run for President or VP ticket on GOP side, (even Ronald regan if it is possible) they would have lost. But Sarah Palin is ultimate drag and catalyst to that process in making sure that they loose.

She only energised those extremely hardcore conservatives who in a million years would have voted for GOP no matter what. But GOP lost lot of borderline and liberal conservatives because of her.

GO SARAH. We want you to be running again. We want all those bonus jokes with the votes. Politics without comedy is food without spices.

JEB BUSH and SARAH PALIN for 2012. That will be good for DEMS.

Does Pailn think they did pretty good? Hell I don't Obama kicked there country backwards no education having A$$$$$$! He turned Ohio BLUE, Virginia BLUE, He won Indiana BLUE, New Mexcico BLUE, Flordia BLUE, Nevada BLUE need I go on oh yeah North Carolina BLUE 65 million baby, don't get it twisted he KICKED KICKED the REPUBLICANS A$$ I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT

OH YEAH PAILN AND MCCAIN THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO GET PENN STATE AND YOU LOST THERE TOO.

YOU GOT YOUR A'S KICKED OH I SAID THAT ALL READY

A$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ KICKED!!!!

Sarah,

I hate to have to tell you this, but it was actually your idiocy that led to McCain's defeat.

Love,
Brian

Why don't Sarah failing Palin don't jusst go away...shut up and fade away forever...
until you learn to speak the truth.

Truly remarkable what Ms. Palin has said. It really is obvious that she is too ignorant to know how ignorant she really came across...she was an absolute disaster for the campaign. It is a real shame that the republican strategists did not have the smarts to see otherwise and to have continued with her endorsement....they blew it too.

By the way, if any American is going to be on the world stage and be on equal par with other leaders, they must speak properly and not sound like an uneducated backwoods hick. Enough of the 'gotcha', you betcha, one syllable words.....please!!

The Republican party selected this twit in order to pull the Hillary supporters. That was their only intention. They proved they didn't have a platform to run on so Mrs. Half baked Alaska was going to win them an election. The thing that gets me is the fact that they tried to tell us that this person has the qualifications and experience to lead. When they lost the election they needed a scape goat. Now the Republicans are telling us that she is "not-so-bright". What kind of fools does the Republican party take us for? From what we have seen over the last eight years, that probably is qualified to a republican.

Cry, baby, cry!
Cry, baby, cry!
Cry, baby, cry!

ps–Amber, don't feel sorry for her. She wasn't "thrown into the deep end". She jumped willingly. She could have and should have said "thanks but no thanks" to that offer of the VP slot.

I am in construction. If the local hospital would offer me a job has a doctor I would say no. I am not qualified. Palin has no boundaries. She deserves to be found at fault.

As a hardcore Obama supporter, even I'm starting to feel sorry for this woman, despite her attempts to start a race war (exaggeration but not by much). I mean enough already, someone please stop this woman from getting anywhere near a reporter or a microphone-its like watching a coyote chew its own foot off in an a non-existing trap.

Just so everyone is clear....we are not all crazy up here in Alaska. Some of us actually knew Sarah was not qualified. She was the worst choice Mr McCain could have ever made. ....She is a total "rock star". If she was 5'4" 200 lbs...she would not have made the ticket!

AA said,
"people are delusional. they are reliving their camelot years.
i think they need some medication. its like a psychiatric disorder.
Obama is not Kennedy. Kennedy was a war hero who served his country."

Isn't this a bit off topic, John kerry was the war hero that got trashed, while Bush was the draft dodger who got elected........

Sarah Palin is the reason why they lost, I know many people who were turned away from the GOP because of her alone. NeoCons have ruined the Republican party. She comes from a state where Republican felons are running for congress and still getting votes, HOW? I know of felons who can't vote let alone run. I wish to never hear of her again....although I wouldn't mind if she's on TV and I have the Mute on. I miss Tina Fey more than Palin

Gov. Palin is correct. The MAIN reason she and McCain lost was the poor record of the former Republican administration. However, she definitely showed that she wasn't ready for national/international politics by the way she campaigned. I feel like the nation dodged a bullet not electing McCain/Palin into office. Hopefully, we won't have to hear from her for a long, long time, if ever.

Hey, Sarah, didn't you say that "God will do the right thing on Election day"?????

I would say that She did...

Ya betcha!

please stop covering this dolt. her 15 minutes are up.

I think that many of us were willing to overlook the Bush connection and base our support of McCain on his merit, but the day he selected Palin as his running mate, he lost the race. It must be really difficult for Palin's huge maverick ego to admit to herself that she cost McCain the election.

David November 10th, 2008 6:27 pm ET

"Wahhh, baby… Waaaaahhhh…. So, just be quiet and kill more mooses. If it makes you feel better, imagine Bush's face on every moose"

Amazing isn't it? Morons like this and most of the rest of the posters here sitting in their Mommy's and Daddy's basements mooching like leeches and coming up with nothing more than childish drool. This is the future of America folks!

Wait until Obama taxes Mommy and Daddy to the point that they have to forcing you misfits to get a job or get out...wouldn't that be a hoot!

Could the GOP loss possibly have been related the "Joe 6-packs" who crashed in thier easy chair with a 6-pack of beer after work instead of going to the polls to vote? The GOP shouldn't shoot for the moon, but they should've at least aimed over the hills...

Maybe people didn't want someone who was clueless and a diva in the White House.

Bush was just part of McCain's problems ,his lack of connecting and out of touch entitlement mentality along with the GOP 's infighting and Palin all played a part in his defeat, but let's face the truth Obama just plain ran a better campaign than McCain ,in short McCain deserved to lose.

Sarah,

While I agree with you about Bush and his DRAG on the ticket, he was just a portion of the problem...

You are ultimately the reason I voted Democrat..

Half the people posting need to stop lying to themselves. If the bush admin hadn't done such a horrible job, then Obama would not have gotten their party nomination. Hillary would have taken it because people would have wanted something like the old days, and the GOP would have probably still gone to McCain because he represents Bush the most (which if Bush had been liked more he would use to his advantage). So really it cannot be called on Bush being the only result of a loss because if there was a difference in opinion of Bush (then there is now) then the election would have been 10x different.

She is almost completely right. Yes, Bush is VERY guilty of the Republicans' defeat this year, but a plethora of other things went wrong in their campaign.

This is funny. She did not campaign for the Republican ticket or denounce Bush policies but to smear President elect Barak Obama. It turns out that her tenure for the Republican ticket was short. It would be in her best interest not to run in 2012. Not knowing that Africa is a Continent is like saying there is no oil in Alaska.

Please.

Wow.

The "abuse of power" governor – who is railing against the leaks from the McCain camp – wants to throw the sitting president (from her party) under the bus.

Oh the irony!

The smartest thing she's ever said.

No, Sarah -
It was because you reminded us so much of Bush.. You know, you share the same folksiness, the same lack of intelligence? You scared the heck out of the nation! You are just a female Bush clone, that's all!

My suggestion – you go back to school, dearie. Major in Political Science and History or something like that. Then maybe you might be worthy of being seriously considered for a White house run... and read more books and relevant magazines that represent a broader view of the world instead of Charisma.

That might do it – you betcha!

I agree with her, but she was the cherry on top of a failure sundae.

Why don't Sarah the failure Palin don't just go away...shut up and fade away.

Uh, Sarah? Reality called. It wants you to visit.

I'm no Palin fan but don't blame her. They picked her!

I hate how she says how could those things happen in a Republican Administration... as if they aren't subjected to blunders and mistakes and the Democrats are. I really hope they run her 2012 so Obama can destroy her.

YES WE DID

Ohhh!!! Shut up. Your "I can see Russia from my house" ruined the republican ticket. When you see Iran from your house, you let us knw.

Can't she take any responsibility for the loss?

I wonder if Sarah really took the time and looked at her performance in the interview with Katie Couric? I think they would have lost in any case, but many republicans turned against her when they realized how much she did not know.

We're moving on Sarah, why can't you?

Obama Supporter

Sarah is absolutely RIGHT!

Keeping all stupid religions out of the issue, Sarah is what John McCain used to be: A REAL CREDIBLE MAVERICK!

No one cares about you anymore, Sarah! Get back to Alaska and shut up! You lost!

Palin embraced the Bush/Rove tactics of division and negativity, which has become too predominant in Republican politics these days. Our country voted for a new direction this time in hopes for a positive change.

Palin can also blame herself for the loss because she is too stupid to EVER to qualified for such an office!

OH PLEASE LET PALIN RUN AGAIN IN 2012.

This will insure another Obama-Biden win!!

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, hey, hey, hey: GOOD BYE!

Sarah, is the US a continent or a country?

Sarah Palin speaks with such a lack of clarity that I can hardly overestimate how glad I am that she is now going to be Vice President of this country.

Of course we ran up a huge debt under a Republican administration. That is what they do! They borrow vast sums of money which they dole out to their political supporters in exchange for campaign contributions and promises of future employment.

Mavericks never walk away–she'll be the weight around the GOP's neck forever.

This is a very dangerous woman. Most Republicans I know that didn't vote for McCain say it was his choice of this brainless, self-serving
bimbo that steered them away from him. Why doesn't she shut
her big mouth and stay home where she belongs. The American
people have spoken and she was a major part of the reason. Respect their wishes and go away!

Duh! It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out, although a fair number of my Republican friends said the reason they were either voting for Obama or not voting at all was because of you, the Alaskan queen of trailer trash.

She has herself to blame period. She's someone who acts like a little child that get's her hand caught in the cookie jar but blames it on her sister who was upstairs when she was caught! God Lady, do you really think we're that dumb? You insulted the intelligence of the american voter with your daily rants. And you did nothing to sate the downright virile behavior towards President Obama at those cesspool rallies of yours. So please, stay in Alaska and return to the mediocre world from which you came. This nation soundly rejected you so put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Now Palin is pointing the finger of blame. What a crack-up. When rats abandon a sinking ship, everyone is fair game. Palin needs to accept her own responsibility for the loss: her anti-choice extremism, ill-informed political statements, and almost hateful rhetoric were the top of a tottering, unappealing and failing approach to government. Grow up, Sarah. Stay home and raise all those children you've produced. It's the responsible thing to do.

I think Palin is a female bush. I was nervous about her experiance. I thought she showed wit, and generosity on snl, and her dance moves I finnaly got her hotness lol. Before Palin I didn't know the republicans were running a candidit lol. I think Palin is right bush sunk my battleship!!! Palin can hang her head high as she put her self out there more then i could ever! Hope you and yours have all lifes karmas

Bless her heart!!! i feel bad for her, but for once in her lifetime, SHE IS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!! now if she would have campaigned like she is talking now, i think they would of pulled it off!

and to you MCCain aids i am very disappointed in how you are treating her, I am not a Sarah Palin fan but you would have did the american people the same way you did sarah palin! Used her to get in the white how and then through her away! SHAME ON YOU!

I'm amazed by how many people voted for the McCain-Palin ticket and are now describing in great detail why it sucked. This thing turned out beautifully. The right man won.

Why is this woman still in the news, why is she still talking, and given that she is such a low information person, how does she know that's the reason the Repubs lost? Sounds like she's trying to blame others on a loss that is mostly attributed to her.

Sarah Palin is trying to get the blame off her so that she will have a slight chance of running 2012. While McCain's connection to Bush dissuaded many of the voters, Palin needs to accept the fact she also dissuaded many of the voters and costed McCain the election.

Please GOP, put her on another national ticket. She's great for us Dems.

it is not right that all the blames fall on Palin alone. how come i have not heard anyone blaming McCain too? he is part to blame for the failure of the ticket. everyone makes mistake so let's just move one and think about the future or let's continue blaming each other...............Palin energized the base something McCain could have not done alone......

Ms Palin's thoughts on why the Republican candidacy failed, are precisely the reasons I voted for the Democrats.

Blamin' McPalin – no difference from lyin' W-Cheney

Can't imagine why they LOST.

Bye Sara, go have some moose stew and leave us alone. Please?

I'm sure the GOP loves to hear her say this. Hope you enjoyed your 15 minutes.

Poor Palin. i hope one day she will learn how to shut up. Maybe it's time for another moose slaughter. to let off some steam on those helpless, dumb grazers.

if not anything else, she is a good looking woman.

Nonsense. Why were 90% of the McCain policies the same as President Bush's? Because McCain knows Bush is on the right track.

Well, America dodged that bullet.

Whewwww...thank you Lord.

re: Let's Goooooo Mountaineers!

"Thanks for calling a spade a spade..."

uh, bad choice of words

Please stay in your country of Alaska.

My professor once told me that there are people who are ambitious but not too bright, then again there are people who are not very ambitious but bright but when you get a person who is ambitious and not too bright but thinks she too smart for words (Sarah Palin) then you have a dangerous person. Thank GOD the American voter was able to see through this VACUOUS eye candy and reject her overwhelmingly. Good try to blame her rejection on 8 years of BUSH/CHENEY BUT IT WILL NOT WORK> Better use your time SARAH getting a geography lesson and learn where AFRICA is.

The one thing that brought Republicans and Democrats together–Sarah Palin's readiness to be president. We all agreed that she was NOT ready.

People are going to join in on the media circus that surrounded Palin and blame her for the loss. Truth be told, the negative effects Palin had on the McCain campaign had more to do with the disorganization of McCain's staffers. That's why they've been bashing her with (let's be realistic for a moment) lies. They're saving their own jobs.

Bush's record most definitely led to GOP's loss. No Republican would have won this year. But there will still be some people who give the VP's role too much credit and credit Palin for the loss. Strange perspective, in my opinion.

Isn't her 15 minutes of fame way past expiration?

What a cop out. C'mon Sarah...perhaps you lost because McCain is a bitter old man who is totally out of touch with the average American and you are an unqualified and arrogrant ditz.

Tim, how could you have voted Republican after saying they had no clue on what they were doing? That's how we got Bush for 8 years!!! You could have voted for one of the other candidates or just sit this one out.

I would not have voted for McCain after knowing his campaign was more "GIMMICK FIRST" than "Country First". Speaking of gimmicks, Palin just added to the "oh brother" what other gimmick will McCain's camp throw at us.

Palin is right to point out the problems that the Republicans faced this year. Regardless of who was nominated, they were going to face a huge uphill battle.
That said, McCain's campaign truly died when he selected her. That she was selected without proper vetting, showed McCain's lack of disipline. But, even that doesn't excuse the fact that Palin is woefully underqualified for the job. She can blame 'gotta ya' journalism, but that only goes so far. She is obviously not qualified to be a VP. Heck, I would say she isn't qualified to be a mayor of a major city, despite her being a governor.
Please Palin, PLEASE. Just go back home, deal with Troopergate and lose your next election. So America can get back to being a great country.

Sarah....sarah.....sarah you lost admit it and please shut up no one cares about you anymore plus don't blame bush. If you really wanted your ticket to not be the same as the last 8 years then you would've done better than saying "We're not the george bush ticket" you're only angry because you went on tv election night saying "I believe we are definately going to win" and you wont admit that the people have spoken

Why is she still talking?

I blame the fact that McCain wanted to continue the Bush record.

Had McCain done his Maverick routine and stayed on his fiscal conservative values as well as get up and say "I'm not Bush!, I want to lead this country in the style of Reagan" then maybe he would have had better luck.

Problem was, McCain talked way too much about obama over stupid stuff like tire inflation, celeberty status, and didn't talk enough about himself

She had her 15 minutes of fame...she is a joke and needs to fade off into the ranks of the un important again. She forgot to mention one key reason for the L...John Mccain picking her as VP!!!

I don't feel bad for someone who tried to hood-wink the American public. She knew she wasn't capable of running the country, and that she didn't understand basic government, english and geography. Life has a way of working things out, and her baby needed her more than the country. I'd say we all won last Tuesday.

Why is this woman still making comments about the election?

The McCain-Palin campaign had a well-worn strategy of blaming others and not having any willingness or idea that they themselves need to step up and take responsibility for what was going on. Their entire campaign was based on blaming anyone they could think of for the current state of affairs, or what might happen to the country if Obama got elected. The tradition continues.

Let's hope the days of fear tactics and blaming others for your own inability to execute are coming to an end. None of us want to hear why McCain-Palin lost. An overwhelming majority of Americans voted for Obama-Biden (around 8 million voters more than voted for McCain-Palin). Sarah, it's not complicated. You lost because you didn't have what it takes. Go home. And, oh, yeah. Please Fed Ex back all the clothing you took with you. It's not yours. I'd also suggest the campaign staff check their wallets and purses for missing items.

Thank god this idiot did not make it into the White House. First of all the Republicans still had a chance to win the White House. I am a Democrat with a degree in Political Science. The selection of Palin was the end for McCain. Read the news articles like in Newsweek about her. No willing to stay on script, even after the $150 000 clothes issues, she still bought clothes, no education, can't speak, her husband calling to Alaska telling friend to hold their powder until 2012. This woman is an idiot and insult to educated Americans. Blaming Bush is not the right answer. Please forget this moron. Do not write about her anymore. My cats have more intelligence.

Yeah, and Not Her incompetence, stupidity and fact she's wants Alaska to be it's own separate country so she can go to war against Russia!

LOL

Would somebody please drill, baby, drill into Palin's head that McCain lost because of her. I AM ONE OF MILLIONS THAT WAS FOR MCCAIN UNTIL PALIN.

Mccain was up before the financial crisis set in. The problem was Mccain didn't choose a VP canadidate that offered the American people anything. Mccain lost on his own accord and let the American public down.

You can say whatever you would like to. But please stay in Alaska. We are doing well here without you.

Wahhh, baby... Waaaaahhhh....

The result is SIMPLE – you and McCain FAILED to discuss WHY you both are BETTER than Bush by pointing fingers endlessly at Obama as socialist and lying endlessly.

So, just be quiet and kill more mooses. If it makes you feel better, imagine Bush's face on every moose!

For the record, I voted for Obama and I'm thrilled that he'll be our next president. That said.

Sarah Palin....you're right on. Thanks for calling a spade a spade and pointing at the real failure of McCain's campaign. You deserve to defend yourself after all these meanspirited rumors from finger-pointing, cowardly aides.

That ticket was going down in flames the minute she put her name on it.

Shut up and stay in Alaska.

Come on Sara that was not the only reason (LOL)! What about your lack of experience, McCain's inability to vet his VP candidate, your connection to the AIP (which never got media scrutiny), your abuse of power in the trooper gate scandal (which also got little media scrutiny), and your inability to function as a knowlegeable politician without cue cards. I guess you thought those things did not matter to the voters, because we were supposed to be so stupid we could do our own research. NOT!

All you nosayers need to get a life. there is plenty of blame to go around. Too bad you can't accept it .

No Republican could have won this election for the reason Governor Palin gave: George W. Bush's presidency was a disaster. It's a shame, because I believe Dubbya is a decent man. Oh, I didn't vote for him! I still don't understand why he was voted out by a landslide in 2004. He hasn't changed – he was never up for the job. I won't even say that his VP was "a nice man." McCain was NOT "McSame" or "McBush" but again, no Republican could overcome the last eight years.

FIRST THE LIBERAL MEDIA, NOW SHE'S ACUSING BUSH, ATER THAT MAYBE SHE WILL ACUSE MACACAIN !!!??? WHAT A UGLY THING SARAH !!!
BEFORE SARAH PALIN SAY ANITHING ABOUT BUSH SHE SHOUL TALK ABOUT HER NEGATIVE CAMPAIN AND SHOULD THING THAT HER LOW APPROVAL RATE AMONG AMERICAN PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT MUTCH HIGHER THEN BUSH RATE !!!
PEOPLE SHOUL KNOW THAT A GOP HIGHT MEMBER TOLD THE PRESS THAT SARAH DIDN'T EVEN KNEW THAT AFRICA WAS A CONTINENT ... JUST LIKE BUSH !!! IN FACT IF PEOPLE TAKE A GOOD LOOK, SARAH AND BUSH ARE VERY SIMILAR !!!

I am NO fan of George Bush....but at least he never thought that the VP ran the senate. She totally lost me then.

STOP blaming everyone for the true and sheer fact you did not know the answers? Does this woman take accountability for anything? Scary.

She was a drag for Senator McCain, whom I would not have voted for anyway but at least he was always held in high regard and respectable.

Poor Senator McCain is a TRUE American and will just take a loss and put Country First like he says he will.

**Enough sour grapes!

that must be it. for a minute there I thought if might be the fact that Palin didn't know a single thing. I mean, even if it was known she didn't know Africa was a continent before the election, Bushes base of 57 million morons would have still voted for her.

Her comments are the complete opposite of what she was saying on the campaign trail. What gives?

No way Lady - YOU were the looser that cause McCain to lose this race and noe else....

No HER record led to GOP loss. Her record of not speaking properly, not knowing geography, not understanding civics. Don't put the blame on Bush, he's partly to blame, but he was not on the ticket.

Voted For McCain and Mad As Hell

Dear Sarah:

Please run in 2012

Love;

An Obama Supporter

The more Gov. Palin talks, the more frightening it gets!!!!! She is on a mission!!!! She obviously feels that she is qualified to be President of the United States!!!??? Her rock star status during the campaign really went to her head, and, unfortunately, the base of the Republican party continues to support her. At gut level, I cannot help but feel that the anonymous critics were telling the truth. My hope is that these critics now come out of the shadows and challenge her face to face. Presently, she is denying the allegations and no one is challenging her denial due to continuing to remain anonymous. To the McCain staff who anonymously outed her: Come out of the shadows and tell the American people about her behavior during the campaign. She is apparently a very determined woman who is on a mission. Only the truth and nothing but the truth will stop her in her tracks.

Sarah is much too modest on this subject. After all, the late polls showed she was a bigger negative to the ticket than bush.

enough!

Sarah, you obviously are not ever going to understand. YOU and John McCain are the ones that lost it for the GOP because your policies were more of the same! Mavericks – puh-lease!! Why is this such a tough concept for you? And don't kid yourself sweetie, you were a TOXIC element to the ticket.

Maybe it's time for the McCain camp to stop playing the blame game already. You lost. Let's make that old news and start focusing on the future.

Bush didn't invite her that I know of. You just need to take a course or two in how to act like a lady instead of some rootin tootin tomboy. Just do your stuff in Alaska. We will all be better for it! Why doesn't she and everyone else forget it!

You know, I really, really feel bad for her. As an Obama supporter, honest.

She was thrown into the deep end of the pool and had NO IDEA what she was doing. I frankly liked her in Alaska politics (yes, Sarah, we had heard about you down here in CA) when she was building a centrist coalition government with the Democrats in the legislature, despite her personal beliefs. She made Alaska run great as a populist leader.

The Sarah Palin I was disgusted with was the one brought to us by the Republican trademark who dangerously divided the country and ran up a 150K Neiman Marcus tab. It was all stagecraft, and frankly I'm happy to see her home in Alaska with the Alaska politics she knows so well.

...Bet you didn't see this cordial a review coming from an Obama supporter. You betcha. Now lets get to work on the philosophy of diplomatic relationship building government that was outlined in Audacity of Hope.

Interesting how she's STILL getting air time!

McCain had the good sense to disappear awhile and let Obama & Biden enjoy their victory.

Caribou Barbie not so much....

Sarah you are so right ..... it was Bush you with your intelligence had not a thing to do with it.... and McCain is not a grumpy crazy acting old man he was a cool cucumber and you know what Palin.... You should run for President in 2012 girlfriend...... I won't vote for you but I am sure with you on the other side it will be a sincere landslide for Obama and Biden hehehehehehhehe you betcha!

Was it really the Bush administration that lost the election for the republicans? Or could it have been the vice president nominee's IQ of around 60?

Seems like she starts to say something make sense. I think she is smart but just need to spend time learning and enhancing her knowledge.

I think she can take her share of the blame too. I'm sure there's more than enough to go around.

Its funny how she keeps talking. The Hillbilly Driller from Wasilla is married to a separatist gorilla. She has become a victim of the same tactics she was trying to employ.

hahaha...so Gov. Palin says Pres. Bush's record led to GOP loss, huh!!!..i won't say i disagree with her on that...but why didn't she say so during the campaign?...hahaha...

Kina.

No sure re' Bob, or should I say no sir re Joe? You bectha! (wink)

Allow Illegals to invade across our borders....trade policies sending factories to China...no control on spending....if I had my way they would all be tried for treason (democrats and republicans) and hanged from the nearest tree!!!

Oh Sarah just blame GOD! If He had wanted you to win, you would have.

YOU (Palin) lost by YOURSELF! YOU lost to the very people you hate twice. First 25 years ago to a beautiful qualified black woman and last Tuesday to a beautiful qualified black man. That's what you get with your nasty racist attitude. America showed you the door twice and they showed YOU they don't hate the way YOU do. Your future is over and you will NEVER be anything but a runner-up.

Sarah Palin,
You need to get online and get some schooling on the use of the English Language before you make another appearance on the national stage.
Please, do us a favor and stop talking because your English is very poor.
Do the Gop celebrate ignorance or what?

Rick November 10th, 2008 6:06 pm ET

Palin was right on the money as usual. Bush governed like a liberal instead of like the conservative he claimed to be and that is always a recipe for failure.
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OOOH, that's rich!!! Typical Republican maggot trying to turn the blame back on anyone but the one who deserves it!! Nice try moron but Bush governed just like a typical REPUBLICAN, taxpayer money flowing like wine and big business getting whatever they wanted during the ole rubberstamp years, we ended that crap in 2006, fool. Don't EVEN try to throw labels when Mr. "Fiscal Conservative" ran down a surplus created by a "Liberal" President Clinton and ran up a DEFICIT just like a typical Republican. You right wing idiots are a hoot!

Sarah
Perhaps the majority of voters rejecting your message of hate had something to do with it.......

No lady.....your stupidity (not knowing Africa is a continent), ignorance (Obama is a 'socialist'), and hypocritical attitude ($150K on clothes, plus $40K on luxury items for your husband including silk boxer shorts - all while saying you're for Joe Six Pack) cost you the election.

Not to mention that you're just dumber than an a mud fence. But not just ANY mud fence, an ALASKAN mud fence.

GO OBAMA!!

GO (AWAY), PALIN!!

Print THIS, MODERATOR!!

If we're talking change, we want to get far away from what it was that the present administration represented and that is to a great degree what the Republican Party at the time had been representing. So people desiring change I think went as far from the administration that is presently seated as they could.

In other words the people saw through all the McCain-Palin maverick hooey. Why won't Palin just admit that the people wouldn't buy what she was selling? She's as phony as a $3 bill... but then I guess reality-based politicians don't get far in the Republican party these days.

Sarah, shut-up! Didn't you do enough damage during the campaign?!

If this woman wishes to have any future someone needs to muzzle her until she can articulate an idea to her benefit.

Sarah, stop pointing fingers of blame. That may work with Alaskan voters, but obviously didn't with the rest of "real" Americans. Why don't you get a talk show. You can be the female version of Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. Go up in that airspace where Putin hovers. Have a radical religious right talk show. But please get the idea out of your little head that you are capable of governing. I wouldn't let you lead a group of girl scouts in the pledge of allegiance.

people are delusional. they are reliving their camelot years.
i think they need some medication. its like a psychiatric disorder.
Obama is not Kennedy. Kennedy was a war hero who served his country.

Oh, naturally Sarah will never admit she was to blame for any part of the failure. She's exactly like Pres. Bush in that respect. In fact, they are very much alike – too stupid to understand their mistakes are so costly and too arrogant to care. The sooner the press stops covering Gov. Palin, the sooner she'll disappear.

who will she blame next it's a new season, it's a new day
a fresh anointing has come our way. we need to gome
togather and work for a brighter and richer America

Yeah, but she has a lower IQ than my toaster. Who would believe or listen to her in the first place?

The era of idiots running the country is over.

I voted FOR Obama. McCain/Palin were the same old crap. Any other Republican ticket would have been the same old crap. There were a lot of factors that made up the outcome of the election.

Fact is, we wound up with an exceptional leader, and we should all (the ones with brains) be thrilled about that

Why are we still hearing from his woman, let her stay on ice in alaska.
and let the GOP thaw she out when she learns more about this country and the world. she still does'nt have any brians.
Obama will be Alaska's president to. so theres hope for that state.

I agree with Palin. Bush could have stopped this Freddy and Fanny crisis.

The US economy was in excellent shape up for the first 6 years of the Bush administration, right up to 2006 when a Democrat-controlled Congress was elected. We all know what the last two years have been like for our economy. Same president pre-2006 as post-2006, but a different Congress.

Open question to my Democrat friends out there... How do you reconcile that fact and place all the blame on the Republican president?

MacCain could win with Experience argument but then ... he picked this Hokey Mom, or should I say ... this "Bush with Lipstick" and that was the real END OF STORY for GOP !!! LET'S ALL FACE REALITY !!!

Looks like a witch she is!
Nganenu

Not a fan of Palin but she actually sounds reasonable here. She didn't acknowledge though that the majority of voters did not think she was qualified to be on the ticket. I am appalled by her interview where she talked about the McCain aides being jerks and taking her comments out of context. She was a big fan of those tactics the entire time she campaigned. I'm still stunned by her June interview where she said she had no idea what the VP does every day. Hopefully she will pay attention now so that she can find out what that might be.

Didn't she say that she was shocked that they lost?

Love You Palin – your the gift to the Dems, that just keeps on giving. Hope you run in 2012, 2016, 2020....

Yes, let's get her in-depth analysis of the situation. I appreciate her intellectual point of view.

Also, last week she said that she hadn't heard anything about the RNC going up to Alaska to find out about the clothes she stole.

Today her father said she was frantically going through closets to figure out what was what.

Can this woman say anything that isn't a lie?

Is she taking her kids to Miami? On Alaska's dime?

I still believe McCain could have won the election with a competent running mate. As an Obama supporter however, I was happy with his pick. I hope they run this doofus again in 2012.

The only Republican candidate who could have won was Ron Paul, because he was the only candidate who was actually different than George Bush. All the others lined up behind Bush and never quite understood the true issues that "We the People" wanted addressed.

That being said, Palin's actual record is much different than what she claimed (same with McCain who votes against vets every chance he gets) and Republicans who actually pay attention refused to overlook it.

Palin was right on the money as usual. Bush governed like a liberal instead of like the conservative he claimed to be and that is always a recipe for failure.

The GOP ticket lacked an inspired messege. No Change, No Hope, No Vision = No White House. Not to mention Obamas groud game left the GOP in a cloud of dust, forced them to defend there own truff while they made gains everywhere and won states like Indana where DEMs just don't win. So stop pointing fingers and get game together.

Mavericks dont show defeat...they just get mavericky and more maveracky and keep being mavericky...take your maverick self back to wasila and go online and get a real degree...try geography your first semester and get educated for you country's sake. Now thats Mavericky Ms WasillaBilly.

palin come back to planet earth... it wasnt bush fault, it was yours and your campaigns.

Palin: may be it will be good for you to stick with your previous slogans, don't poke your nose into things that you have little knowlege and tomorrow you will change your mind!! You need a lot of growing to do.

A-Duuuuuuuuuh!!! Ya think shrill, screeching woman?? You state what we citizens and voters already knew!!! This is just now hitting you upside the head!!!??? GAWD, I'm glad we don't have to hear from her on TV anymore. Clueless as the Shrub that's soon to be leaving the Whitehouse. Obama's gonna put some 14" speakers on each side of that bad boy and turn that sucka out with some jams every afternoon! LOL!

Tim – after your admission, you still voted for McCain?

"It's amazing that we did as well as we did.”

Yes, for once I agree with Sarah Palin...It still amazes me that so many of my fellow Americans actually VOTED for this woman!

Palin can place the blame wherever she choses but she must bear some responsibility for her negative campaigning which most voters didn't like. Her nagative campaigning also gave us a closer look at her lack of knowledge and education which proved to be very limited. If Palin wants to blame the media for being unfair to her I'd say the media was doing a responsible job in helping voters make a wise decision. Palin came to the table with little to offer and that's they way she'll be remember.

Is she not part of the Republican ticket?

The Republican Circular Firing Squad in action

Sarah Sarah stop throwing stones. If president Bush had much hire approval ratings, you probably would not be selected as a VP pick.
And I thing you should be humble enough to realize your lack of intellectual understanding of national and international issues was the real reason. If you were more humble people would not want to tear you down all the time.

Please just move on and let the smart people do the thinking.

Obama/09-12

that ,and yours and john mccains inability to differentiate yourselves from the same policies. sorry,charlie, but, it is policies, not personal.

Partly true. That is one of the factors in a long list of many others such as the economy, American people tired of status quo which precipitated need for change not to metion that Palin herself was also a signficant factor that contributed to the loss.

There is one thing I will agree with her on... It is amazing they did as well as they did! The deck was stacked against them.

But now that it is over... I am just really angry that McCain tried to force this woman on us.

SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW AFRICA WAS A CONTINENT!!!

Shame on you John McCain! You tried your hardest but failed in sinking our ship completely. Your aspirations for the Presidency majorly got in the way of what was best for this country.

Why is she speaking about "the Republican ticket" in the third person??? She was half of it!

Why do I always have the sense that she is merely reciting talking points without completely understanding or processing what she's saying??

Sarah Palin told local reporters in Alaska that unhappiness with the Bush administration’s Iraq war policy and spending record were responsible for the GOP ticket’s defeat this year

No dear it was the embracing of the radical religious right that cost him this election. people like you scare the "real" America. If McCain had stayed true to himself and picked someone who was true to his beliefs he would ahve won dispite bush he did not and that caused the failure. Or more specifially YOu caused the failure you and your ilk.

The woman is a loon. Anybody who still supports her for a national role has no understanding of the demands placed on our national leaders.

That was certainly part of it but she is missing the part that was people from the centre and left of centre being scared of her. I hope the next time she has monumental decision to make – she does hesitate, she does look at the facts and figures out if the facts are there. Obviously this time she and John McCain were wrong – she was NOT READY! Maybe someday she will be – especially now that she knows how many holes there are in her education – and I don't just mean her formal education – her world view, her understanding of the governing of the US, the economy, social issues in the lower 48 and Hawaii, and on and on.

“I think the Republican ticket represented too much of the status quo, too much of what had gone on in these last eight years, that Americans were kind of shaking their heads like going, wait a minute, how did we run up a $10 trillion debt in a Republican administration?” Palin told the Anchorage Daily News and Alaska’s KTUU Channel 2.

Pailn your once you get some more education you will fit just right as an INDEPENDENT party, we democrats still don't want you. When you debated Joe Biden you defended Bush, now because you want to run in 2012 your trying to move away from Bush, but your just like BUSH, your a lier, your ignorant, and you spend moeny on useless things and now your changing your mind? Get lost your a dangerous person you are to ambitious looking out for those five children. Just stay in Alaska.

No Gov. palin it was the extremism of the radical religious right that has overtaken the republican party. America has (hopefully) grown beyond the extremism you and Bush represent we are starting to learn that Dobson and your ilk do not have the best of America at heart but only a limited agenda to increase your personal power. Blame bush if you like, blame the McCain campaign if you like, heck (wink wink) yoiu might want to even admit you are partly at fault but the real truth of the matter is simply this the radical religious right was given its chance and failed miserably, when you step out to represent that same group you will also fail. McCain failed because he stepped away form the man he was in 2000 and embraced the radical religious right, not because of bush, if McCain had stayed true to himself, picked a VP that represented his views (even Joe Lieberman) he would have won.

ms palin should not give all the credit to bush, she had a huge factor in bringing down the republicans.

McCain's failure to even mention the reverend Wright issue, let alone push it, led to the failure of his campaign. Plus his goofy "I'm suspending my campaign" stunt.

I still voted for him, but I think the republican's had no clue what they were doing. It's kind of scary, given they won against overwhelming odds in 2004.

Sarah honey, no one wanted you anywhere near an office with power in Washington DC. That's why you aren't in office deary. Blame the liberal media. Blame the entire Republican party. Fact is you were a huge drag on the ticket and cost Senator McCain millions of votes. You becha!

How's that forensic accounting of your shopping sprees coming?

too late!

She's right. That's why McCain-Palin should have run as Independents.

Why is this women still in the news?

She maybe right that Bush was part of the reason, but I am thinking she played a big part of the defeat also.

oh reaaaaaaaaaally

Who cares what the ditz thinks (to use the word thinks loosely).

Hope she never comes back to the lower 48 – EVER

I believe it was her dumbness that led to the lost. Over 60% of the people believed she was unqualified.

Typical Republican. . .Never Accepts Responsibility!

She makes a valid point but I wish she would have admitted that she was the ultimate drag on the ticket

For real?????