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The Republican Party have much better folks to look at in 2012. Jendal, Chris, Pawlenty to name a few. Not that I want any of them to end up in the White House. (I am an Obama voter all the way.) But, certainly they have more intellect and understanding of diversity then Sarah Palin. She would represent nothing but a giant step backward for the U.S.

Is he finally going to tell us how to get Bin Laden? He said he knows how during the campaign. He wouldn't be so bitter and hateful about not being elected that he would refuse to tell us now, would he? Or was that just more of his campaign lies and deceit?

I think it's great I would love to see a Dem run against her. What a wack job. Looks like the future of the republican party is going to be real bright. lololololololololololol

I am so sick of hearing about Sarah Palin. The only reason she's front and center on CNN is because otherwise they'd have to go out and find news to report. And that's much more expensive than just talking about the inane.

The GOP had better rethink Sarah Palin. I am fed up with the right wing fanatical Christians trying cram their believes down the throats of Americans! Go read the Constitution Sarah and save your holier than thou crude for those that care.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..." Notice it doesn’t say God, Jesus, Allah, Mohammad, Buddha, Jehovah…just “their Creator”. Pick one, but it does not mean you have the right to preach from your office of government!

McCain was dumb enough to pick Palin.
I doubt if he has the intelligence to regret that pick.

Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, just call me "John McCain".
Dee-dee-dee!

I Can only see her driving a snow plow or zamboni, thats it thats all!

Did any of you watch Leno's show last evening?

I believe Leno, who is a bit right of center, would have supported McCain had he not picked Palin. He was angered and frustrated as were most voters over the choice.

McCain, the gentleman that he is, would not put down Palin. Leno tried. He asked several leading questions, but McCain would not buckle. In the end, Leno gave up, stating - "you're too much a gentleman" and he let it go.

That alone speaks volumes about McCain. And, although he may not agree with Obama on many issues, he would fight to the death to defend him and America. He is loyal and he is genuine. We are fortunate to have him on our side.

If Palin will play a big role in the future....that's SAD!!!! I guess that confirms that I made a wise choice when I switched parties.

I do wish McCain would have acknowledged or apologized for some of the hateful rhetoric that his campaign resorted too. He fluffls over the fact that his campaign had a responsibility they did not fufill and death threats against the Obamas were rising partly due to the way his campaign decided to go negative.

Let's see:
Pallin has 81% approval rating
no budget deficit
annual checks to all residents as she protects their interests
sold Jet and saved residents 400,000 in a year
high graduation rates
put crooks in her own party and other party, plus oil frauds in jail
cleaned house and that is what she'll do in 2012, clean up the crooks in Washington

Wow, it is true recent book written by well known historian called "Stupid American Voters".
Joanne Buck
Minnesota

how exactly does she inspire people
Is it that voice that makes you want to kick your cat
Is it the fact that she is clueless and mean spirited
Is it the fact she is not qualified in any sense for higher office

Sarah your 15 minutes are up-try not to speak anymore

GARY November 12th, 2008 9:15 am ET

Thats right.She has more guts and experience than Obama and Biden with leadership. Should dont need to con Americans.She has a great track record.
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She'll be fine, once she goes over her Geography notes from the fifth grade. Then she can learn all there is to know about the country of Africa!

She could also get Dan Quayle to coach her in the debates.

The real irony is that, the "Not Ready for Prime Time Player", Tina Fey, played Palin on SNL, and it's Palin herself that's not ready for prime time!

Tina Fey/Jo the Plumber – 2012!

I think I'll change my party affiliation, so I can vote AGAINST her in the next Republican primary.

Her extreme religious views should scare most people.

EW,

ALASKA : 683,478 PEOPLE
ILLINOIS: 12,800,000 PEOPLE

I love Sarah Palin but how can you make such a comparison...LOL

Sarah Palin would not make it past the Republican primaries, during the next election cycle.

She would get eaten alive by more qualified candidates such as Bobby Jindhl, or Tim Pawlenty.

EW, get real. You are talking about apples and oranges. There is a vast difference between a state with less than a million people, with oil in its back yard, and one with more than a few million with no oil. And give Sarah Palin a little time and she will wreck the pristine wilderness that is Alaska like no other place in the world.

MEDIA - Get this woman off the airwaves. Don't you get that we are not interested in her? Geez.

I am outraged with all the Palin bashing. If people will just open their minds and watch her on all the interviews that she has been doing, rather than focusing on one bad interview that was looped and relooped. Many of you just might come to like her. Oh, maybe that is what is happening, and you do not like that idea because you enjoy dividing the country and bullying others. Perhaps, you are beginning to see that she is inteligent and capable of running for President. After all, Obama was only a US Senator for 2 years before running for president. He had many, many gaffs and bad interviews and debates. He also had the media protecting him and helping him get elected. The double standard and the unfair, bias, partisan attacks on Sarah Palin are disgusting.

Why is this woman still in the news? She can't even speak in a complete, coherent sentence. If she runs, Obama will beat her even more than he did McCain.

You made a whopping mistake Senator McCain, you know it – but it would make your judgment questionable if you admitted it.

If he doesn't he should. But after all he picked her so what does it say about his judgement. It would foolish to say now that he regrets it.

I wish the media would quit giving her air time. Sarah, if your reading please quit talking. We have had enough!

Folks, the media didn't make Palin look like a fool. She did that all by herself.

It will be a sad day for our country if Sarah Palin plays a big role in the future of our country. This would be scary. Except for the second amendment, I don't think she fully understands the constitution and the rights and the people that it serves to protect.

Listening to her followers and supporters and the mind-set that she attracts and panders to, I can't help but think of the charismatic agitator who replaced commonsense intellect with populist rhetoric and how quickly he rose within the ranks and emerged as a leader of his party, and sadly, of his country. Hitler too used fear and convinced "real [pure] Germans" that they needed protection from from those who are different. Just listening to Palin speak about protecting the "real Americans" –you know the Plumber Joes and Builder Titos–from the "elites" who want to turn them into socialists and communists sends a cold chill of the past up and down my spine.

Americans are into enquirer type stories, stupid reality shows and beauty queens. Doesn't surprise me that the media is panting after her like a dog in heat. After the way she trashed the press, I wouldn't give her the time of day or at best, would be charging her if she wants to do an interview. Good luck Alaska..

Poor John is in love. What do you want to bet the McCain marriage is history?

You can say what you want but anyone dismissing science by thinking and supporting the ridiculous belief the world is only 6,000 years old has some serious mental deficiencies.

Why are we even talking about McCain's predictions for Palin? He's a loser; she's a loser. End of story. Find something else to write about.

Palin for Pres in 2012, Palwenty for Vice Pres and Jindahl for Attorney General.
We'll miss Bush by 2012.
Former Dem for 30 yrs, scary they are now and gone we are.
Jack Carlson
Seatlle WA

I'd love to see Sarah Palin run for senator. This way, John McCain can get all Mavericky and become her opposition!

I wonder which one Joe the Plumber will support?

goD help us if she does. Few choices could be worse or more divisive for America or the world. mCcain is an idiot for picking her and should be condemned for putting her in the spotlight and exposing America to the threat of her having more power than she already does. Luckily, America won't bite her hook or the corruption that defines Alaskan politics, so she is a safe bet as an opponent to Obama in '12. Betweenher, Young and Stevens as well as likely voter fraud (lower turnout than in '04????, some precincts reporting over 100% turnout) Alaskans are pathetic.

I hope she is a big part of the future GOP(greedy old party) that will insure the democrats more victories in the future

sarah palin is horrifying. Stop insulting our intelligence by pretending that she is leader material. This woman as president would be a huge step backward. Lets keep this woman where she belongs...up in Alaska...those poor Alaskans

Obama won. Not through any of my help, but let's see what he does as president. I think it's notable that his ever so brief history gives a clearer indication of what he is going to do rather than the multitude of promises he won't keep, as it has already started.

I am willing to give him a chance, frankly because I have no other choice. Hopefully he succeeds and I will have to admit he was a good choice. I just hope he doesn't go the Clinton route and look good because he sacrificed the country's future with his great economy stoked by the Fannie Mae debacle that greatly increased housing and loans and the economy knowing it would blow up in our faces after he left office. But hey, he looked good and that's all that mattered to him.

Does sound a lot like Obama.

If Obama does good job in these four year... which am sure he will... there is no way a republican can think of precidency in 2012

To all Palin supporters:
What is it about her that you think is Presidential? Is it the childish name-calling, finger-pointing and blaming of others, or the total and complete lack of dignity? This is what I'm reading from those who like her - she calls people names and takes no personal responsibility for anything. NOT leadership qualities! Even Reagan, if you want to go there, managed to appear dignified while he was calling people out.

THIS is why the Republican party has fallen so low - it has become the incarnation of nastiness, divisiveness and spite. NOT what made America great in the first place, NOT what America needs right now and NOT what America should ever become in the future.

I think Palin has a good shot at the presidency in 2012. All she needs to do now is get Paris Hilton as her running mate, and WATCH OUT DEMOCRATS hahaha

For intelligent analysis of this issue (and not just the dumb sexist personal attacks on this blog), see the Wall St. Journal article from Saturday entitled "The Perils of Populist Chic".

Palin was the latest (and hopefully the last) gasp of the anti-intellectual movement in conservative politics.

Governor Palin has about as much chance of getting elected President in 2012 as Dan Quayle.

Picking Palin was the single dumbest political move I have seen since Bush 41 picked Dan Quayle. McCain is an honorable man who let himself be surrounded this year by some really dumb political hacks, who were listening way too much to people like Limbaugh and Hannity.

Palin is an ambitious woman who speaks only in jingoistic cliches, and doesn't even do that in ways that make her sound coherent. That McCain picked her spoke to his diminshed judgment, and the Republicans will surely go down in even bigger flames in 2012 if they choose her as the candidate to challenge Obama.

Gary, I would say spell check, but I'm afraid that isn't enough! Palin would look like a good pick to you.

unqualified – no matter what "persona" she chooses to use today – her views are too narrow to take on the diversity of this country – you must not be exclusive you must be inclusive.

What did you expect him to say, "No, my judgment was totally flawed, and she cost me the election? Now I'm going to Disneyland?" I heard he intended to pick Pawlenty, but got the name wrong and ended up with Moosie instead. I call the process Palinoscopy; just shove that camera way up there and listen to her babbling.

So nice to see all you Obama supporters embracing your candidates philosophy of bringing people together in a bipartisan manner. Ever think that continuing bash McCain and Palin is just poking a stick in the eye of the very people Obama wants to bring together? Just remember 67% of those eligible to vote didn't vote for Obama. Keep up the hateful partisan attacks and the backlash will be awesome.

I am glad that Sarah Palin is the future of the GOP. She represents the unintellectual side to the GOP and that is awesome for Obama when he starts his reelection campaign in '12. If runs against her and some other yahoo, he will win in a landslide. Here is an individual who didn't know the main participants in the NAFTA agreement, wasn't aware that Africa was a continent and not a country. The list goes on. She wasn't ready for prime time, she needs to go back to Alaksa, shoot some more moose, or w/er ppl in Alaska like doing, and just disappear. She needs to then read up on world history, us history, and the constitution. She needs to know what the role the VP plays (no it doesn't involve presiding over the senate for policy issues). She needs a full blown make over. She will win the southern white evangelican christian vote, but thats it. She needs to win the moderate vote, and the independent vote. She cannot do that w/out being alteast somewhat intelligent. If she wants to stay ignorant and do these interviews where she sounds less than intelligent, I say go for it, it only makes the GOP look less than intelligent for picking her as the face of the party.

Isn't it about time some body in Alaska with some say told this person to come back home and do her blooming job?

This is beyond ridiculous. I voted for McCain, but i WILL NOT vote for Ms. Palin. Period!

I always vote Republican, but this whole Palin thing has really shaken me. The party has moved towards religious extremism to the exclusion of economic issues. This is a problem for me because I support gay marriage and abortion rights, and also support small government and low taxes. Apparently, there is not a viable option for people like me now (and don't say libertarianism, that's a joke). Apparently, in this country, you have to be either a) A pro-choice socialist; or b) A religious fundamentalist capitalist. Where did I get off the train? Why is there no option "c) Pro choice capitalist?" Currently, there is no viable political party that supports my ideology, and the way the country is heading it doesn't look like there ever will be.

All you guys in the media have to do is one of the following: 1. Quit giving her free publicity. The election is DONE. You all are covering her more than you cover the people who actually WON. 2. If you're going to continue to incessantly play into her hands with the constant interviews, ASK HER SOME REAL QUESTIONS, such as what she would like to do in office if she actually got in, especially with regard to the far-right views that helped her ticket lose this election.

the media did a number on Palin... they ruined her reputation. As for all of those that continue to obsess about and degrade Palin, I would ask that until you've had a family, been a mayor, a governor AND a VP candidate, you hold you comments for you have no right to judge

In 5 years even Jo-Jo the Yak Boy will be able to do a better job than what we're gonna be put through over the next 4 years.

All the Palin bashers are either delusional Democrats or people claiming to be Republican. We'll see over the next 4 years how a good conservative will lead a state like Alaska to great things, while a liberal yutz (with accompanying carnival of idiots in Congress) can lead a country to ruin and disaster.

The real question shouldn't be "Can Palin be President?", but "What will be left of America for Palin to be President of?"

And I know all you freaks will bash me. That's OK, I know your eyes are still misty, from bawling like Jesse, or maybe you're still dreaming along with Oprah and Will.i.am, but we'll check back with you in 4 years.

Welcome to the welfare, socialist state. Starting up in Januray 09.

yes I love that idea!

I am praying as well

Palin-Keyes 2012!!

of course he is not going to admit he picked a dimwitted wacko as his running mate.

Of course McCain could not and would not admit that selection of Palin was a blunder and was the reason for his losing presidency. It is so obvious the way she is behaving like a loose cannon after the election trying to put the blame on everyone else but her. She needs a psychological evaluation.

--i would be glad to see palin in 2012.....
-------------it sure will be an e-z win for Dems.

Go Sarah!!!!!!!!!!!!

Instead of Sarah Palin thinking about a run for 2012 she

should be planning for her daughters wedding and birth

of her 1st grandchild and keep a closer eye on the rest

of her children.

i hope and pray that she does head the republicans next shot at the white house. they make it so easy for us. they still have not learned that the american people are smarter this time and we will NEVER AGAIN let them scare, terrorize or fool us ever. so keep it up boys, keep dividing and race baiting and fear mongering all you want. the american people do not want you in our bedrooms or telling us who we can marry or what a woman can do with her body. its none of your business. keep shooting animals. keep selling guns. keep shoving your god down everyones throats, keep working for lobbists and not the people, just keep up what you have done for the last 38 years since regan, that boob, and you will continue to lose. that is just what you deserve.

Sarah should try living in a real city like LA. Maybe the school of hard knocks would help.
She does make me wonder what ever happened to the real Republicans.
There was a time when “being a conservative,” meant that you favored careful spending; and developing a common sense budget and sticking to it.= Commom sense Americans.

“Being a Republican,” meant that you favored business, especially the opportunity to create and grow them, and see them prosper. Not be full of greed. Are there any good Republicans left?

Palin was an excellent choice from a strategic standpoint. Female Dems supporting Hillary were entirely in line behind Obama, and I know from personal experience that McCain captured some of these votes.

She also exposed the self-serving hypocrisy of feminist leaders.

As for the idiotic comments regarding Palin's personality, I'm sorry you folks have an equal vote with me.

As for Palin's experience...and you think Obama is experienced?

As for "irregardless", it is not a word. Taken literally it is a double negative that literally means not regardless. How stupid is that?

In four years, Palin will be a bit older and she won't be able to wink her way out of her substantial lack of knowledge.

Another younger, prettier (and hopefully smarter) Republican woman will arise and the cycle will start all over again..........

While I truly believe that McCain is lying about his Palin pick, I do at least admire his loyalty to his party. That's more than you can say for Palin. He would have made a terrible president, and he pretty much lost it there in the the last 6 weeks of the campaign, but all-in-all I think he's probably a good person. Again, can't say the same for that nutbird, Sarah Palin.

Mccain is just being a nice guy when he defends her, It would not look right for him to bash a person he picked to be his VP that would only futher imply how shappy a job he did as the RNC nominee.
As for Palin, if she were smart (oops I said a funny)..lol, no really if she were smart she would go away for alittle while, get out of the limelight. Because her going on tv and calling people that take things out of context, and use it to there advantage "jerks" is just plain silly, especially after all the lies and "out of context" statements she used in this election against Obama and Biden, just make her look like the pot calling the kettle black. And I think she is right people like that are "Jerks" and she ought to know She is the Queen of Jerks!

Hopefully Sarah Palin along with her WHACKO supporters the religious right are not going to be able to rear their ugly heads again.

I guess the nation remains intruiged with Gov. Palin. But I agree with others as I would like to see an interview with Sen. Biden.. Did he not WIN? So maybe she will give her interviews and we will then be over with this Nonsense.. Except of course for Fox who will have her on every nite instead of covering what the Pres. is doing because their candidate did not win....Thank goodness for Shep over there... And even Bill O"Reilly "tries" to be even keeled most of the time....She's got plenty of work in Alaska and also plenty at home.... I also agree she needs to get more education... Go to Law school or something.... Listen to Jill Biden on education. "The country that out-educates us out competes us" Compelling words... Thankyou , Candy Wilson

Yeah, Gov. Palin is so incompetent that Alaska is pretty much the only state that doesn't have a budget deficit, crime problem, high dropout rate, etc.

Let's examine Illinois now. Huge budget deficit, high crime rates, high tax rates, high dropout rates, high poverty rate, high corruption rate, rampant cronyism in government, failing infrastructure, etc.

Yeah, Alaska is in such a shambles with Gov. Palin at the helm.

I am so over hearing about Palin! Please stop CNN covering every move she does. She was incompetent as VP and she will be as president as well. Let's please move on!

John McCain will run again in 2012 so that is why he thinks Palin would be a good choice. Pleae Republicans we can not afford a Bush return to the White House in four years. This women is crazy and she thinks that she has what it takes to be President. She actually have star power for a movie and that is it,.

Hey Sarah,
Are you really dumber than a 3rd grader....You betcha!

At least the average third grader knows that Africa is a Continent, and not a country.

First of all, Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing.

Second, the "Republican brand" may have been hurt over the past 8 years but that does not mean conservatism has been hurt. These Republicans in power have been anything but conservative. In fact, they have exhibited more liberal tendences such as big spending. Conservatism is still alive and well. John McCain is not a conservative and he never has been. Therefore, conservatism was never on the ballot and thus didnt lose. The Republicans need to find energetic conservatives in the party that can once again appeal to the middle Americans as they had for many years. The Democrats have only elected 3 president in the past 40 years, while the Republicans have elected 7. That tells you the country as a whole does not trend to the liberal left. We will be back in 4 years in full force

McCain was responsible for his own destiny. The once open and honest politician gave uninspiring "politically correct" speeches
that damaged his candidacy.

Dont blame Palin for what McCain failed to do.

I'm so tired of hearing about Sarah Palin. Just because the media couldn't get an interview with her during the campaign , now that she has made herself available everyone is interviewing her.Give it a rest. At least Wolf's and Larry's interviews won't take place in her kitchen while she is whipping up supper. What's that all about? So she can cook.Hardly a requirement to be President. Enough of these softball interviews. If she is the future of the GOP shouldn't reporters be asking her serious questions about foreign policy, the economic situation etc.

I think Palin was an excellent choice. The mere fact that so many Democrats are on here spewing their venom is proof of that.

At the republican campaign rallies just the mention of her name drew cheers. I doubt the same for that old Biden. She's the future – you betcha!

Palin 2012!!!

No way would she get my vote EVER. Just like her to think she can run again in 4 years. Most of this country will NOT forget what a real moron you are! She is a small minded person that offers nothing new to my govt, expect how to destroy the English language!! So, you consertivites might be excited, but real America will laugh her off like we did this year in 08!!

There is no surer way to hand Obama a second term than to put Palin on the ticket again in four years. She is poison.

McCain must be either senile or stupid!!! If he thinks Palin will play a big part in the future.....God help us.

Are these people delusional? Are they totally divorced from reality.

hint to GOP: PALIN IS THE REASON YOUR TICKET LOST. People found this woman's charm and good looks great at first. Then she opened her mouth and revealed herself to be a dimwitted, dogmatic nut. The same kind of politician that has run this country into the ground.

What part of these people believe she would make a good national leader? As Barack demonstrated, you have to have charisma and intelligence.

Unfortunately, intelligence is something you cannot teach. Least of all in an international ruler

SARAH PALIN – You are sooooo unqualified!! Stay in Alaska where you belong. You pulled John McCain down so badly, he must have been out of his mind to have picked you – I believe he is becoming senile. You are ignorant about world affairs and the Americans do not need you and your whining. STAY OUT OF POLITICS.

"Irregardless" falls in to the relam of "ain't". Sure people use it but it really detracts from what you are saying.

Of course he has to say all these things. It's courteous of him to. But it'd be stupid of anyone to believe that he remotely means a word of it. He ABSOLUTELY regrets picking Palin.

PS. ONCE AGAIN, WE WONT BE WATCHING LARRY KING. I DON'T KNOW HOW HIS SHOW STAYS ON AIR?!

ENOUGH OF PALIN, WE ARE SICK OF HER.

I just hope and pray that the Republicans will put Sarah Palin at the very top of their ticket in 2012.

This will be great news for the Democratic party.

Yes she is popular, but she would have been national and world disaster if elected, and it is true for the future. And she very much WANTS to be president.

McNasty is going to lie right till the end. He needed her to win the undecided and independent voters like a fish needs a bicycle. They didn't vet her, he didn't even know her,and she is almost illiterate. He should have stuck with Paris Hilton, she's smarter and I be she knows that Africa isn't a country.

Rather than all this talk on TV about Palin being the future of the party – they should call a spade a spade and look at how she ruined the Republican brand for a long time. The woman is ignorant to anybody with any bit of intelligence. I wish McCain would own up to the hugh gaffe in picking Palin. She chased all the moderate Republicans to Obama including me! Why don't we hear more about this? The Republicans should be begging her to stay away from politics forever!

A lot can happen in 4 years. Palin may run but if she was up against another women of experience and intelligence on the Republican ticket I really believe the other women would get the nomination before Palin. Her past remarks and interviews will come back to hurt her in another run for the Presidency.

PALIN IS A JOKE .. MCCAIN MADE A MISTAKE PICKING HER.....

She divided Americans. Some violence is now happening because of her stoking hatred. She divided the Republican party. Then she torn apart the campaign. In just eight short weeks. Remarkable!

You know, McCain looks happier and more relaxed then he did during the campaign. With everything that is going wrong here at home, and abroad, maybe it was for the better that he didn't get in. Being the President is a thankless job as, either they love you or they hate you. Even though I didn't vote for him, (McCain) I wish him well.

It really doesn't matter what Republican runs in 2012... it will be a landslide win.

Obama's tax plan and socialist programs (much like Carter 76) will run millions of independents back to the right.

This election should have been 70/30... the fact that it was even close is a huge statement for conservatives... in 50 months the right will be in control again... in 26 months they will get congress back.

We've all seen this before... if you're over 30 anyway

It's amazing that someone who was just handed a landslide loss by the American people is now CONSTANTLY reported to be considering a run for President.

I thought she had a job...Governor of Alaska, right? Is she considering checking in with her office? Maybe do a little WORK for a change?

I think we've all heard enough from Palin. If she wants to run in 2012, fine, but how about we hear no more about it for a few years, OK? Enough is enough!

Gary – you and your kind are part of the reason the pathological liar, sarah palin, lost. You betcha!

Sarah who?

Well he can't admit he made a horrible mistake now can he? Which he did. She was negative, divisive and smeared Obama every chance she got. Besides that she is a pathological liar.

After four years of an upcoming Obama/Biden/Clinton cronies/democratic controled administration, the nation would wish they had voted for McCain and Palin instead.

So far we have seen after Obama's White House tour that he can't be trusted to keep his mouth shut concerning private conversations he had with president Bush. And we're suppose to trust Obama with our nation's secrets??

I for one am elated that the house is now in the hands of the dems after what the rep party have done to this country. If Sarah Palin is the best they can do, in terms of hope for the future, then 2012 will be an easy taking for the dems. Sarah Palin, please take a long walk on a short bridge to no where. You're a self declared maverick, but I totally blame you for dragging down a ticket that was already weak. I am so proud to have Barack Obama and Joseph Biden as our new leaders. I totally feared the thought of this country being led by you and Johnny, what a scary thought. And what's worse had something happened to Johnny, and you taking over......just go away, please, go away!

I bet she has a greate track record. A record of knowing nothing. She wouldnt even make it thru primary season if she ran.

If the GOP choses Palin during the primaries (unlikely) then they have truly lost their core values and are no longer the party of Lincoln.

Wow! I just read the John Edwards responses. I had no idea that we had so many perfect people in this country. I thought there was only One Perfect One and He talked a lot about forgiveness. In fact, that was His sole purpose, wasn't it?

I disagree with Palin on almost every issue but see no reason she wouldn't continue to serve her country to the best of her ability. She stepped up when asked and I give her credit for that.

Oh yeah, and she should keep the clothes and tell the petty fools out there to take a hike! Of all the important issues facing us, that isn't one of them. I'm sorry she was hurt over it.

Yes, Palin, please run in 2012. I would love to see Palin debate Obama. She is too brainless to win.

Sarah Palin is an ignorant, vindictive, irrational pathological liar. Whether or not McCain knew that before he chose her is water under the bridge now. He paid the price for his disaterous decision.

McCain's choice of Sarah put America in peril, and I hope he recognizes that.

Sarah will be the same toxic person in four years, maybe a little less ignorant, but knowledge is not the same as wisdom, and Sarah can't study away her irrationality and vindictiveness.

She still needs to release her medical records – is that fifth baby hers or her daughter's?

If Palin is the new face of the Republican Party I will definitely be changing my affiliation to Independent this year. The Republican party left me and others behind when they decided to cater to the far right wing nut jobs and discard fiscal responsibility and civil rights. We used to be the progressive party edging on the center right balancing social justice with common sense and fiscal control. That party had died and I can only hope that it gets resurrected as a better version of what we were.

He should regret and probably has allready regretted his choice of Palin since week one of his choice. There were soooo many more qualitied repubs he could have chosen and if he wanted the Hilary effect a few female Repubs he could have chosen with WAY more experiance and smarts than Palin.

This is just great.... The party that serves up leaders with low intellect just keeps on giving.

Could it be that it's not about who is on the stage but the people who want and need to pull the puppet's strings?

The REPUGS just don't get it, do they?

SARAH PALIN IS NOT QUALIFIED NOW, AND SHE WONT' BE LATER!!

SARAH PALIN IS NOT QUALIFIED NOW, AND SHE WONT' BE LATER!!

SARAH PALIN IS NOT QUALIFIED NOW, AND SHE WONT' BE LATER!!

SARAH PALIN IS NOT QUALIFIED NOW, AND SHE WONT' BE LATER!!

SARAH PALIN IS NOT QUALIFIED NOW, AND SHE WONT' BE LATER!!

If Republicans think about "using" her in 4 more years as their Presidential nominee, they are in for another BIG SPANKING!!! Sarah Palin, is like a nicely wrapped gift box, she's pretty to look at, but has NO SUBSTANCE and NO INTELLIGENCE. She "babbles" a lot and she continues to hold these "press conferences and interviews" which ONLY show her to be totally CLUELESS on all levels.

GOV. SARAH PALIN DOES NOTHING BUT "RAMBLES" ON AND ONE AND YET NEVER ANSWERS A DOG-GONE QUESTIONS DIRECTLY!!!! She's a journalist and it shows.... she needs to learn how to KEEP HER MOUTH SHUT and KEEP HER ANSWERS SHORT AND TO THE POINT!!! Anything outside of that only proves what a complete IDIOT SHE IS!!!

If Sarah Palin is the future of the Republican party then God help the Republican party...it will cease to exist. McCain has his head buried in the sand refusing to see or admit that he made a mistake...a common Republican foible.

CNN, your viewers are getting SICK of your obsession with
Palin.
You headlined her during the campaign more than all the
other candidates put together.
Your republicans did not win. Get over it. We have.

Unfortunatly the GOP does no longer appeal to the majority of the Voting populus. There will be many, many more losess in the years to come.

CNN, the election is OVER. Stop focusing on the losers. You're like my neighbor who has yet to take down his McCain yard sign. Let's move on!

As one of Palin's supporters stated "Palin needs more education". Palin has skated by without any education and that's one reason she didn't know of a VP.

I guess Gov. Palin will make a big diff. walking the Republicans on the Bridge To NoWhere! And take them on through the Alaska pipeline that has not truly started yet. It's like taking a long walk on a short peer. You-all get my drift!

The old man really is going senile, if he thinks airhead barbie dolls like Palin are going to be leading anything in the future. There are PLENTY of capable, smart, inspiring Republican/Conservative women, and Palin is just not one of them.

The sooner Republicans realize that Palin, while inspiring to the fringes of the Conservative movement, will AT BEST attract ~35% or ~40% of voters leading to a sure defeat, AGAIN, the sooner they will retool and catch up to mainstream America.

I guess two election azz-whoopin's in a row still isn't enough to get Conservatives to see the light of day. Have fun getting whooped again in 2012.

Mc Cain was a gentleman on Leno....Palin has not stopped being a pit bull. What an ego this woman has. She has not stopped blaming, finger pointing, moaning since the election and yet says she is only interested in being the governor of Alaska. She has walked away from that long ago and has had a taste of Washington and wants more. If the republican party puts her up in 2012, they will lose as she is part of the reason they lost this year. If they wanted her in the v.p. job, Mc Cain would be the pres. elect now. Take a hint, Sarah.

My GOld Fish Susi is Ready in 2012 ,,she has more experience floating,,, she will bring the floating party together! I mean the GOP

Vote Susi / 2012 !!

Playin' a big role, you betcha! Makin' sure them Dems stay in office!

The more she talsk now, the less of her we'll hear later.

Ron Paul should be the face of the revitalized Republican Party.
p.s. "irregardless" is a word, and it is interchangable with "regardless"

For one who inspired so much hate, anger, and nastiness, cultural and historical illiteracy, if that is what this country wants as our representative, a vote for Palin is a vote for those values. But I would think that the last 8 years have etched deep into the American soul the sense that those values don't work...unless, of course, we favor that kind of rapture.

To Bruce: Your comment was:

"personally at his age it is time to retire…"

With what our government (both Republicans and Democrats) and Wall Street have done to the American people – McCain is the future of working people! You will see many, many more 70+ year old people working full time because they won't be able to afford retirement. And, no thanks to Barney Frank and Chris Dodd. Great oversight people!

delusional

I wonder who the real John McCain is...Is he is the one in 2000 who proclaimed that the Sarah Palins of the world agents of intolerance or is he this 2008 opportunistic gambler who bent over in front of those same folks?

Either way as a Dem I hope they put all their eggs in the Sarah Palin basket because we will have a Democratic dynasty if they keep thinking this is the 1970's, 80's or even 90's....We will fight them back this time and we will win. THE CULTURE WAR WILL BE OVER.

Typical conservative. Can't admit a mistake when he makes one. Just ignores it and hope it goes away.

I am amazed at how the very mention of Sarah Palin seems to bring out some folks' inner playground bully. The childishness of the remarks on here take me back to at least third grade. McCain's mistake was in not grooming her for about six months before making his choice public. She probably wasn't ready for the job, but that's not the same thing as being not capable. It would be fun to see her take Stevens' Senate seat and spend the next eight years becoming a force to be reckoned with in Washington. Then run like mad in '16 and totally confound the idiots who love to hate her.

Is Palin's 15 minutes of fame almost over? She lost in a landslide. It is doubtful that she'll win a second term as Governor, and it will be virtually impossible for her to win her party's nomination in 2012.

Please report some real news and let this silliness go already.

I can't believe 77% of Republicans and 40% of Americans support a candidacy of Palin. That's scary how that many people can't see through her. Maybe a lot are Dems hoping for another sweep.

I think the Republican Party would be smart to hang its hat on Bobby Jindal, not Palin. He is a strong leader who would give Obama a run for his money.

Palin is incompetent. Would you rather have a hate mongering Paris Hilton run this country. If yes, elect Sarah Palin.

To say anything else would be admitting he had no control of his campaign, which he didn't.

Sarah Palin is nothing but a younger version of the same lying, divisive, hate mongering GOP.

GARY ... you are illiterate ... which area of Alaska are you from?

Sarah was the perfect pick for the Republican ticket. They had no intention or desire to win this election and inherit the mess that Bush created. With Sarah being delusional and egotistical (G-d forgive me but its true), they knew she would take the ball and run with it, making it appear that they were trying to win. If they really wanted to win this Presidency, they could have selected a competent woman of color who would have covered all the bases and would have afforded the Republican ticket a chance to win. IMHO, in four years when the Republicans will want to win after Obama makes a dent in the mess he inherited, Palin will not have any part in the GOP lineup.

She's got no shot fighting the GOP heavyweights in the pursuit of the Presidential nomination. It's NOT gonna be her. And there'll be no other fool to pick her as VP either. Which I think it's great. I want her gone TODAY. I've had so much of her, now I skip the channel when I hear that voice on TV. Enough. GOP has lots of viable candidates to choose from and I hope they'll treat this "reorganizing" in a serious manner.

Puleeez Sarah stay in Alaska with your kids!!! Jeesh. Enough is enough. What a poser!!!

I am hoping to the Pope, and praying that Palin runs again. If this is the best that the Republicans have to offer, then it will be a long time before there is a Republican in the White House

Palin-Keyes 2012!!

One of the saddest results of this election is that, once again, women were “kept in their place”. The difference this time around is that women did it to themselves. Women voters allowed Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin to be attacked because of their gender. Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin were dismissed as nothing more than women, and reminded that they should not attempt to get above their station.

Hillary Clinton should, of course, have been the Democratic nominee. With more accomplishments and qualifications for office than Mr. Obama, the only thing which prevented her from winning the nomination was her gender. Sarah Palin, a strong, self-made woman with a huge list of achievements, was dismissed by women overwhelmingly as nothing more than a beauty queen.

Women are the real losers in this election. Conservative, Liberal or Moderate, all women and all of America would have benefited from having a woman in the White House.

Sarah Palin, like Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith, is a truly modern celebrity, free of all achievement and talent, wildly egotistical, and of no benefit to society whatsoever. Maybe she should be Paris Hilton's new BFF and do that "two stupid women" show with her. Palin can blurt out unintentionally hilarious moronic comments with the best of them!

Sarah Palin was used and abused buy the GOP. I'm glad that John McCain isn't throwing her under the bus like some of his advisors. She may not have been competent to be VP but she is still a human being. Let's get civil people.

Sarah Palin is like a train wreck. It's an ugly spectacle but people can't stop watching.

Jindal besides others(not Palin) would be a wise pick for the Republicans to hitch their wagon to. However with their history of EXCLUSION of minorities and others not far far right that probably won't happen.

John, I think you are a little confused about Sarah Palin. She needs to go back to school to learn a few things, mainly how to answer a few questions, and stop talking about nothing.........She would confuse a duck......

If she's going to play a big role in the republican party, the party is truly dead. The repubs want someone that's ignorant, misleads the American people, has little knowledge and has extremely religious views as their idol and savior? How pathetic a party. I'm glad the democrats are in control.

2012 is a long way away. Palin would need to learn a lot between now and then. First, she needs to stay out of the media for a while to school herself in national and international politics. Improve her public speaking and empty her closet of skeletons....
Who knows...she just might have a chance.

I dont think we need her here with the hate rallys she put on and endangered Obamas life. It was a scary thought when she was running that she could be president of the usa, but it was a task from god to not let this happen. You just ought go to the anchorage daily news and you can see what they think of her up there, I dont see how she even became governor of that state. It cracks me up that she thought the vp gave a concession speech, thank god the mccain did not let her do this, it would of been a hate speech. If she gets anywhere near the republican ticket in 20012 i will become and independent. The republican party has become a disastor and they are now still going to try and work against Obama on every thing.

Oh, and another thing: I notice that whenever Sarah Palin is being interviewed, when the camera shifts to the interviewer, they all seem to have the same perplexed, awestruck look on their faces that this woman could have even been considered for such a high office, let alone a candidate! Whether it is Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson, Greta Van Susteran (I saw outtakes from that interview last night), Matt Lauer, etc., their appearances are similar! I give them credit for remaining as professional and objective as they do.

Have fun with your interview with Sarah Palin today, Wolf!! Good luck!

And that, sir, is why you lost the election!

How can the woman run for national office again with all this bad press?........(pause)........ Hey, way to go! The TV show, Jeopardy, should sponsor a "Politicians Week". Sarah and John and Joe and Barack should be the first guests. The results will be predictable but interesting. The first clue should be to name the three branches of the federal government. The second, is Africa a nation or a continent?

Sure, have Palin run in 2012 so that Obama can have a second term.

It is amazing that she would barely do an interview BEFORE the elction when people wanted to get a chance to feel comfortable and now she is doing interview after interview; UNBELIEAVBLE! To me it is the same as during the election: CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE GET THIS LADY OFF MY TV?

I'll add my voice to the choir of Democrats: PLEASE run in 2012, Sarah!

Oh my gosh – the left must really be concerned about Sarah to still be name calling! That just warms my heart. Only confirms that Sarah has a strong future if she can put up with such nonsense from our liberal friends.

It seem like Gov. Palin still scares the libs and the biased media. How funny is that... Why don't you guys concentrate on your train wreck pick for president? Oh wait, that would require some scrutiny and possibley some good journalism... Hmmm... I guess that won't happen.

Palin is one of many reasons of whats wrong with the Republican party. Hate/fear/exclusiveness/right wring singleminded agenda are a few more.

What on earth is CNN's obsession with Palin all about?!?

She was in the second spot on the losing side of the election MORE THAN A WEEK AGO. Many people, myself included, think she was part of the reason McCain lost.

I think the twice-daily updates on every thought that crosses her mind are way over the top.

Idea: interview the people WHO WON THE ELECTION and will actually be in office come January. What they think is much more important.

CNN, please stop giving Palin so much publicity! We all know how much Campbell Brown loves the woman, but that's 1 vs millions of us who hate her!!

We don't want her to run our country, we don't want her anywhere near the public sector down here in the mainland! She is conniving, evil, scheming, and ambitious! She thinks that man and dinosaurs walked the earth together!!

STOP IT!! DO AWAY WITH PALIN PLEASE!!

I can't take it. PLEASE SOMEONE PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY!!!

If I hear that idiot Palin speak one more time, I will climb to the top of the tallest skyscraper, douse myself with gasoline, set myself on fire, jump, and while i'm falling, shoot myself in the head with a teflon coated, hollow point, 9 mm bullet. and hope to land on someones picket fence when I hit the ground.

I watched McCain on the Tonight Show and it seem as though he is still campaigning. I almost choked when he told Leno what a clean campaign he and Palin had run. The only campaign that was dirtier was GEORGE W. BUSH four years ago with the Swift Boat ads against John Kerry.

It's obvious Palin was a horrible choice. Choosing a woman was a good idea, but he should have done his homework and chosen a more intelligent, experienced running mate. Unfortunately, for him, at his age, this was a one-shot deal and he blew it.

How is Sarah Palin travelling now? private jet? Alaska to Miami must be at least $50,000. r/t in jet fuel – who is paying for her and her entourage now? the RNC, the good people of Alaska or some Republican fat cat? Please – somebody give her a talk show and get her out of any future Presidential Campaigns!!

CNN Thanks for letting me know when Palin will be on. I plan on changing the channel. I am a couch potato CNN viewer but too much Palin for me. I do what can be done - CHANGE THE CHANNEL

Enough about this woman, already! You'd think she had won. What is the fascination with someone who had convinced most people by the time of the election that she was not qualified to be President (or even vice president). Can we please move on to another Flavor of the Week?

What does it take to be a president of this country? Minimum acting ability and a good line of B.S. Starting with Clinton, that's all we've been receiving.

The entire GOP has gone compeltely daft. Are they really so arrogant and narrow-minded that they can't admit she's a walking, babbling, fountain of stupid and that it would be a giant mistake to put her in a prominent position in their party?

Yes.

To CNN and Everyone else:

Sarah Palin is like Paris Hilton. If you stop talking and reading about her, she will go away. She does not have the ability to stay on the national stage due to what she has "accomplished" and she has to keep this gossip about their campaign going to stay relevant.

This is going to be my last time reading an article about her and posting her name. Join me and she will go away, I promise.

Who cares about Palin. Time for Americans to live their lives.The media should like Americans alone now after that painful election!!1

McCain has said and it is clear when you see them together that he adores her. He has no regrets about choosing her for VP. In fact, he has introduced her to the nation. He will be remember as the man who helped launch her career to President of the United States.
Palin 2012!!!

Palin needs an education not a presidential run !
palin needs an education not a presidential run !

She need s to understand how she is percieved by smart Americans and move along ! she is a dumb woman !

I'm curious at all of you that say she is under-qualified to be President. Obama certainly doesnt have a long lengthy track record of foreign and domestic affairs as a one term senator. Regan was a governor after his only. Clinton was only a governor, Bush Jr a lush and a governor also.

Fact is other than someone that has been in national politics, than a VP no one is really more or less qualified to be President. Brains and common sense are not a guiding factor either it seems.

We are stuck electing the lesser of two evils as long as we continue with a two party system.

If Sarah Palin is the next, new leadership for the republican party, then the democrats have a bright future. The republican party is living in the dark ages. Abortion and gay rights are not the only so-called "moral" issues in the world. Poverty, greed, war, child care, heath care, environment ... just to name a few, are also issues that need your full and undivided attention. And you are no where to be found on these issues of morality. Shame on the republican party. They do not represent the real America. They are a lost party. The past 8 years have been a disaster and they have no solutions for our future, except to ban abortion and prevent gay and lesbians from seeking civil rights. Oh and low taxes. Wow. How valiant.

Do you honestly think that experienced candidates like Romney and the gang are going to let her emerge with power? They will be taking her down faster than you can drop a wolf from a helicopter.

Like the Republicans ignored the electoral count on election night at McCain's rally once they were down, so they ignore that almost 60% of people polled think Palin does NOT have the qualities to be President.
Remember Bush's logic: "If you keep repeating it, it MUST be true!!" Looks like more of the same.....if they keep repeating that Palin will be a 'force'.....does that make it so?

Palin also has four years to grant interviews...and we know how THAT goes!

please stay in the public eye and become the embodiment of Republican idiocy...I think they need to pick that nutcase Dobson as her VP and then they can be the new rightwing theocrat party

Do these people like McCain truly and honestly believe that such a dimwit has any future role outside Alaska?

John WHO?

IRREGARDLESS is NOT a WORD.....it is regardless, that is it...

I think there was more of a possibility he would have won without
Palin!!!!
She incited too much hatred and negativity at her rallies
the republicans need to realize that is one reason why they all went down!!
The american people are fed up with that and want to hear about the issues NOT how bad the other guy is!
Palin is only in the limelight now because the *media is focused* on her and she eats it up.Most of the american people want her gone...out of the picture!!!.An interview with vice-president elect Joe biden would be nice right now and how he feels about being elected

I see I will be avoiding cnn today. Larry King and Wolf Blitzer need to get the point that Palin didn't win the election. Obama did. And no one wants to here from the ditz in Alaska anymore.

Amazing. Even as President-Elect, the press still gives a harder-edge interview to the losing candidates than the winning candidate.

The Press/Obama love-fest continues.

It's true. She has 4 years to go back to college!

We can only hope she runs. She and McCain dug the grave for the republicans and the voters shoveled the dirt on top. All Sarah has to do now is run again so that we can sow the ground with salt. What part of "We don't want you" doesn't she understand?

I will Vote for Sara Palin 2012

Sarah Palin? Look at Geraldine Ferraro, now, a has-been, as Palin will become as well. For the sake of keeping Dems in power to clean up the Bush Cheney mess, I hope she's a part of 2012, because she is emblematic of how lost the GOP really is these days.

You know for all you Liberals that lives to have peace, harmony and a perfect world, you don't live by your so called beliefs. All I have seen from you is nasty comments, racial slurs and nothing positive toward people that don't agree with your thoughts. I think John McCain is a fine person, he lost and I have gotten over it. I think Sarah Palin does have a future. I think what it really comes down to, is that you guys are scared of her and the only way you can express it is to be bullies! Sara may become the STAR that you made your beloved Obama become. I hope and pray he does a good job, because i really don't relish the thought of having to tell you "TOLD YOU SO"

Get rid of that stupid woman!!! I cannot even comprehend how anyone could consider that ignorant hick, Palin, for a top poltical position!!! She is so obnoxious!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why is anybody surprised? Republicans all have two things in common:
1.They are incapable of admitting a mistake .
2.They are incapable of taking responsibilty for their mistakes.
(A major short in their wiring I guess.)

Obama hasn't even been sworn in yet. Come on people how about we worry about 2008 and the huge list of things that will need to be fixed in order to make it to the election in 2012. This isn't a TV show, its real life!!! Please join in.

McCain made a HUGE mistake picking Palin. The woman can't even say anytihng coherant. She drives me nuts.

We don't need a racist to run for president

I cannot imagine anyone still supporting Sarah Palin contributing to anything in this country, whether it be her current governship, a Senate seat, or of all things, the Presidency. It must be the most strident, social conservatives in the base who continue to support this train wreck!!

A Palin in the administration of our great land would be the ulitmate disaster!! Let's enjoy the prospects we now have for the at least the next 4 years of change and hope for our country! Focus needs to be on uniting behind Pres. Elect Obama and Vice-Pres. Elect Biden to move forward! Must we speculate immediately after such a long, bitter, draining campaign about who may sit in the oval office in 2012? Instead of hope, the very thought of Sarah Palin sends chills down my spine!!

If McCain thinks Palin was such a wonderful pick for VP, why has it taken a week for him to defend her? I just hope both of these "mavericks" are put out to pasture.

Old news. Game over McCain-Palin. There are much bigger issues to address.

Remus,

Actually Bill Maher didn't say that, Paul Begala did, but doesn't change the fact that the statement is true. Just giving credit where credit is due.

It doesnt matter what McCain thinks, he lost. What does matter is that Palin is now a popular choice for 2012. Go Sarah !!

Sarah – The liberals will say horrible things because you scare them to death!! God forbid someone should have morals, respect life and be a woman at the same time!! Pay no attention to the leftist zelots on here or anywhere, they will soon regret BARRY and 65 million people will have 65 million regrets!!!

Sarah Palin 2012 !!!!!

Hearing Mccain and Palin speak is like chewing tin foil. I wish to god they would both shut up and go away.

HE STILL DON'T GET IT or IS HE LIKE HER???????????????

The greatest danger Palin faces is the inability to know that she does not know! Even in her recent flurry of interviews, she revealed a big and gaping scope of ignorance. Just check out Keith Olbermann show of Novemeber 11, 2008 where many of her gaps in knowledge were exposed. Much of the the media–including more conspicuously Greta Vansestran, CBS Morning show, CNN's Situation Room, and of course Fox News, have failed to call her attention to the incorrect information she was glibbly mouthing and spouting. Instead, I get a sense that they simply want to provide a sounding board to Palin as their next spuerheroine. That is not journalism at its best. Some have even implied that being a beauty queen or a "charmer" is enough qualification for election to the highest office in the land. God save us from lazy journalists unwilling and unable to do their homework! Lazy journalists cannot be true sentinels of freedom in a democracy. The likes of Maurine Dowd, Keith Olbermann, Larry King and CBS's Katie Curic are well ahead of the pack in their more critical and knowledge-based approach to journalism. I applaud their effort to inform us as well as broaden our perspective!

I think McCain's choice of Palin was a mistake given the wonderful people he could have chosen e.g. Kaye Baily Hutchinson (Texas) or Christie Todd Whitman (NJ), Susan Collins (M). Palin may be effective at local government but NOT at the National level.

Too bad the old McCain got lost in the GOP sauce.

At least the senator is nice when speaking about the Governor since they lost the election.
Babs

Yes, Senator McCain "Palin inspires people."
But who does she inspire? And what does she inspire them to do?
I would submit that she inspires the very most socially conservative folks in the US. and that she inspires them to parrot her negative, narrow, less inclusive view of America, inspires them to believe that they are "pro America" and others are not. That they are "patriots" and others are not. This, of course, has been proven tired and false. And if Palin tries to run in 2012 on the same red meat, fear mongering, close-minded platform, she will find herself even more glaringly a relic of the past and not part of this country's great future.

If those numbers hold true, the 2012 Presidential campaign is easy to predict.

Forget 77%, if Palin can get 51% of Republicans, she will be the GOP nominee in 2012.

And she will get roughly 40% of the vote against Obama, who will win in a landslide bigger than the one last week.

The other day, Rush Limbaugh said on his show that the 20% of Republicans who think Palin is a liability to the party should basically go and join the Democratic Party because they are not "true conservatives." If the GOP nominates Palin in 2012, that is exactly what they will do.

Republicans, think about this before you bury your party for years. While I am not a Republican, I do think it's healthy for the country to have a strong and robust opposition party. If you hitch your wagon to Sarah Palin, you will be in the wilderness for a long, long time, and not only the GOP, but the USA will suffer as a result.

She was a disaster to his campaign. Until she came along he could always claim how much more experience he had than Obama (and that would work with some people), but then he chose, or got stuck with, Palin who had even less experience. That advantage McCain had was instantly erased.

She outshone him and that emphasized how old and tired he really was by contrast.

She also catered to the far right wing, but the race was won with moderates and independents. She ended up driving a lot of them into the Obama camp, making his election even more inclusive and powerful.

She was a cheap stunt that backfired and ruined the illusion that McCain was trying to project that he was a wise and steady hand. Sarah Palin has no future except for in Alaska and in the deep south. Her views are out of touch with the American middle. I hope the GOP runs her in '12 - it'll be a whopping landslide for Obama's re-election.

The office of the President of The United States of America cannot be won by winking, showing legs, and attempting to be sexy. Those qualities are for beauty pagents. Sex appeal was not what the country was looking for in a president. Beauty simply cannot take the place of brains.

What else can the man say? It's extremely obvious that he picked the most unqualified VP candidate in American political history. For him to say it would only confirm his poor judgment. All this talk of Palin in 2012 must be music to the ears of Democrats. The woman is an insult to the intelligence of the American people.

PLEASE.......PLEASE..........CNN..........STOP WITH THE ARTICLES ON PALIN............59% .........OF AMERICANS........DO..........NOT..........LIKE......THE .........WOMAN!

I do believe he has some regrets over this decision. If Palin is the new face of the republican party, with all of her social issue baggage, they are going to find themselves as the minority party for some time. I am fine with that!

Palin will be a huge fixture in politics for 2012. The 77% of Republicans that support her now will only increase as the Obama administration has to actually DO something rather than just talk about it with beautiful prose.

The best part is that the Liberal Left are terrified of her and will shamelessly attack her without regard for the truth because she is the embodiment of living a life based on principles and selflessness rather than rationalization and selfishness.

Please let her run in 2012. That will be a democratic victory in the bag.

I took my family to the Tonight Show yesterday. My wife and I had front row seats on the side near the stage and Cindy McCain sat two rows behind us directly behind my wife in the audience. My daughter sat directly in front of the stage and noticed the word charts that the stage manager is constantly writing on to get Jay's attention. One of the questions written for Jay was for him to ask McCain "if he thinks Sara Palin is a Diva?" Jay never asked the question, however, maybe because he didn't notice the small sign. Anyway, it was fun. The audience had many Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and maybe some Army personnel too. It was a good Veterean's day show. But, more importantly, Obama is the President elect and Biden is going to be the VP. Thank God, America voted correctly this time and hopefully the next 8 years Obama can serve two terms and straighten this mess out that Bush left in his wake.

Oh, he's such a liar. You're smarter than that Senator. I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU, Senator McCain, for bringing this profoundly uneducated, unqualified, polarizing, lying delusional hate spewing woman to the forefront of American politics. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO OUR COUNTRY?? We do NOT need another person to divide and polarize our country in these critical times! We will now, unfortunately, be dealing with *6 colleges in 6 years delusions of grandeur Sarah* into the foreseeable future – thanks to YOU and you "Mavricky" ways. Thanks a lot.

Let's give Palin her 15 mins. so she can get it all out of her system and she can finally go back to Alaska to secede, and we won't have to hear about her again.

America still see's her as a racist, devisive, fear mongering, conniving liar! Both she, John McBush and the rest of the Republicans thought America was still in that old south, Jim Crow state of mind..... but learnt the hard way that America had grown up and moved beyond that kind of hate.

They have no one to blame but themselves.....I hope the Republican party never makes a comeback.....I absolutely hate and is in fear of their platform!

This is why John McCain could never be President. What Sarah Palin did was inspire hatred, suspicion, and anger, mostly among the hardcore base of the Republican Party, which clearly was not enough to get McCain elected. The fact that he now has no misgivings about her selection speaks volumes about his judgment and where his loyalties lie– with ideology rather than the country. The irony is that if McCain had picked a qualified running-mate, we might be talking to Barack Obama right now about his regrets, rather than McCain. The bigger the role Sarah Palin plays in the future of the Republican Party, the smaller the turnout will be for Republican candidates in the future.

I quote Bill Maher "Only 60% of Republicans want Palin to run for President, but 100% of us Democrats want her to run". It would just ensure the re-election of Obama. You betcha.........

McCain is a liar! The only reason he's talking like this is because he knows this dingbat is going to run again! What a world this is for someone as incompetent and just plain dumb to actually be in the spotlight in the political field like this!! It would be funny if it were'nt so scary!!! This party has stooped to its lowest form!

I applaud John McCain for being a stand up person about this whole situation but it was obvious Sarah Palin knew they weren't going to win the election and started looking out for her own personal interests before the election even started. She should be ashamed of herself for acting the way she is now considering she wouldn't even be there if it wasn't for John McCain and I would never vote/support her in any form or fashion.

Aside from her political leanings, this woman has been plainly revealed as sorely lacking in knowledge (and even curiousity) of the world around her, willing to use her office to right petty, personal wrongs, and unapologetic about using tax dollars for her family's personal benefit. And 77% of Republicans would support Palin in future elections?? I thought Republicans were supposed to be the party of rock-hard high standards, of excellence, of shunning mediocrity. I challenge any of these 77% who are not uneducated right-wing nuts to explain why they would support her, without using the rationale of "she's like us", or "I'd like to have a beer with her". What is it you see in her that I am missing?

President Palin? Only if it's for the Hockey Moms and Moose Shootin' Society of Alaska.

I don't know what future he's talking about. That lady doesn't hae a future in presidential politics. She was a political sideshow phony. Let her stick to what she know's best, being a corrupt politician. What's in the water up there in Alaska?

If Sarah Palin is the future of the Republican party (which I honestly hope she is not), then their future looks pretty bleak.

It was great to hear that the fervent quest for President is over for mccain! I guess THIS TIME it finally sunk in that the American people just never wanted him as President.I'm hoping he will retire soon and disappear into the Arizona sunset. As for Palin PLEASE GET HER OFF THE AIRWAVES!!!! She doesn't get it yet that her brand of politics is over! The MAJORITY of people did not think she was qualifies to be vp... she thinks she'll be ready in 4 years? I don't think so...DAMAGE DONE!!!

A little late for the hard interviews for Palin. Who cares now?

he's still an old fool.... Palin was and is a disaster

Good ole' John Mccain... tisk tisk tisk... One has to wonder... When its all said and done, what exactly will be his legacy?

I am a Republican and so is my husband and we both voted for Obama. Why? First Mc Cain was too old and second, Palin! If the Republican party cannot do better than Gov. Palin, then it has not learned anything from this year's loss. We need a QUALIFIED candidate for President, a more moderate candidate, not someone who is stapled to the right side of the party and will not move a inch. Please younger and smarter!

DONT LET THE NEWS MEDIA OR THE MEDIATORS GET YOU DOWN,,,,, THESE ONE SIDE DINGBATS ARE TRYING TO STOP YOU AND BREAK YOU DOWN SO YOU WONT RUN NEXT TIME... THEY ARE ALSO AFRAID OF YOU AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK I,M PROUD OF YOU FOR RUNNING FOR V.P.

Wait, so Americans said she was a drag on the McCain ticket, but yet 77% of Republicans will support her in four years for President?? That makes a LOT of sense.

I'm sorry, Palin is not smart, and I do not see how she has ANY support. I mean look at her, she's back home offering interview after interview. All that she's interested in being is a DIVA, not a president. We don't need that running the country.

I really hope so... It will make things much easier for the Democrats b/c that woman is about as smart as a big of hammers.

Enough of Palin already! Good grief! She wouldn't speak to the media while running for national office, now she won't stop! What's up with this woman? After the negative and sleazy campaign she ran, she will NEVER receive a vote from me and I really am not interested in hearing anymore from her. Enough already!

The lights are on but no one appears to be in the building. McCain has to save face at this stage. He sank his own career and hopes of becoming the president by selecting an unqualified candidate to be his running mate. Sarah should bow out gracefully, which she wont. She should go back to school and learn more about politics, which se wont. She should focus on Alaska and her children because clearly they need her more than America....and of course she wont.

Funny.. Now she has "time" for interviews??

Let's change the phrase "open a can of worms" to single: "open a can of A WORM". John, I don't know how you can still be so happy after you have opened a can of A WORM.

Will they ever just go away? I am so sick of Palin, mavericks, and "my friends". The idea that Palin can even think about 2012 makes my skin crawl. And, if you saw the Tonight Show last night and watched his expressions when talking about Palin...I'd love to know what he REALLY thinks. Honestly, I think the Republicans were screwed no matter who would have run with McCain...but, I think his choice of Palin just sealed the deal that much more.

As much as I don't want to hear from her, I'll be watching her interviews today with Wolf and Larry. She's like a train wreck you can't help but watching.

Please NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!

she has potential , but is obviously lacking in education, the two needs to cmpliment each other..

i would never vote for a bumbkin like sarah palin. this country needs smart people not dumb idiots running the most powerful office in the land. she is a joke and other countries would laugh at us. look how they feel about us now. NO WAY ON PALIN.

REALLY? McCain, did you learn nothing from your ridiculous choice of Palin? I was going to vote for you until I saw what poor judgment you have. Until I was kept up at night terrified of the possibility of her having to step in for you. I honestly think dementia is setting in. See a geriatric doctor, McCain.

In defending Palin, he is really defending his decision to select her. Not only is she unqualified, but she appears to be lacking in ability to communicate effectively or to think logically. She doesn't believe in science and is religious to a fault. The Republicans will never again occupy the Whitehouse unless they move away from their base and their extremist views.

This question is a no-brainer. McCain cannot say anything but continue to defend his choice. She proved she wasn't ready for the VP job, and there is nothing to indicate she will be any more qualified in 2012. Projecting possibilities of her running in 2012 this far ahead is asinine, and presupposes the fact she may not wish/be able to run.

Only the conditions in 2012 with give the answer.

Even if he does regret it (and honestly irregardless of what he says I don't know how he could not) I doubt he would ever admit it.

I like the idea of Jindal as a leader. He seems very smart. They really need smarter, less partisan, more focused people leading the party.

Sarah Palin is a joke.

She is inexperienced, cannot handle the easiest questions asked of her by the press, has a less than questionable religion, abuses her power in office, does not know basic and integral things needed to govern, has questionable knowledge of elementary geography, has been proven a hypocrite regarding her stances on pro-life, family values, and the "working man's problems", and she calls Barack Obama a "celebrity" when she is still showing up on news rags even after her astounding defeat and rejection.

I would not let Sarah Palin manage a lemonade stand, much less a country. How she is still employed as governor is beyond me.

This is not sexist. Just because she is a woman doesn't mean she isn't a moron. Idiots come in every shape, sex, and religion.

The election is over...enough already and let's get back to work!!!!

"...she will play a big role in the future of this country..." as the female equivalent of Dan Quayle. The thing is, Quayle was just dumb. She is dumb AND dangerously "base". Let's hope we've had enough of her by now.

Wolf – couldn't you just let it go?

If Sarah Palin has a big future in the Republican Party, then the GOP does not have a big future with me and my vote.

Sarah Palin is the primary reason that I did not vote Republican this year. The GOP needs to get away from the far right extremists like Palin, Huckabee etc.

I am hoping that leaders like Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindhal can restore the Republican Party to its core values of fiscal responsibility and working for the good of the country and not the party.

Country First – not Politics First.

He should tell that to the other Republicans who are doing their best to not let this happen.

Spin, spin, spin. McCain just cannot admit any mistake, like Generalissimo Bush, whose regrets were some things he said . . . as if an unjust and unwinnable war, a devastated economy, a concentration camp, a policy of torture, shriveled civil rights, and all that other stuff which put Obama in office were not regrettable.

So if 1 in 4 voters support her to run in 2012, and 77% of Republicans also support her in four years, that puts GOP voter numbers really low, doesn't it?

pin your hopes for the party on palin if you want to, but palin is too far to the right and in 4 years people will not have forgotten that. even if they do, the media will remind us.

Palin is she still here?

I think McCain is a reasonably intelligent man. So I can only conclude that his pride and stubborness are the reasons he will not admit that his failed hail-mary was a collossal mistake.

That goes to show you how much McCain is willing to lie. Palin was a terrible pick and the world simply wants her to GO AWAY!!! Palin is a say anything do anything to win type of person. We dont need that in leaders.

It is good that McCain is picking up from the end of the campaign. It is sad that he doesn't realize that Palin still doesn't have the understanding, knowledge and national/international experience to deal with all of the aspects of being president. If she runs on her own, she will be toast by anyone. She is alot like George W. Bush and Dan Quayle - don't really know enough to be president because the job really requires some intelectual curiosity. She never seemed like she would be willing to learn, and that frightens me.

The media and the public cannot get enough of Sarah Palin,

She was on the losing side but she's on TV now more than anyone-
Greta Van Susteren, Larry King, NBC Today Show, Wof Blitzer tonight on the Situation Room--Oprah and the View to come.

Why? She's got STAR POWER.

And by the way, did I mention she's also one of the most beautiful 44 year olds with 5 kids to walk the planet?

Palin was unqualified for the VP position and the voters knew it. Period, end of story.

What is the poor man going to say? "There's no fool like an old fool"..
He listened to the RNC instead of doing what HE wanted to do and now in the end he is the one that has to swollow his pride.

With all due respect to John McCain, I think it would be a good thing if we never hear about Sarah Palin again. We have already seen that she has no experience to even think about running in 2012. I want to laugh my socks off at that one. Are you serious?!?!?! Of course the Republicans would welcome her chance in 2012. They want to get back into the White House but I am hoping that Obama will serve 2 terms. It will probably take at least that long to fix the MESS the Republicans made in our country. It was done before by Bill Clinton and I believe it will be done again, but it will be much harder now since the deficit is way off the charts compared to what it was when Bill Clinton took office. Also, have to fix the wars and economy MESS as well. I blame this Administration and I am sooooo glad that we Americans finally made our decision for the BEST candidate. That IS Barack Obama!!!!! Signed, a Hillary Clinton supporter proud of my vote for Obama.

Aaaaah stuttering Sarah.....I wonder if the Alaskan Dude follows her to the bathroom too...He loves to hover....Nice of McCain to say nice things about Sarah but I'm sure he's sick of her and really upset with himself for picking her as a running mate.

I think McCain is going to be okay.....

John is right....

Sarah Palin will have a big role in the future of politics... TO REMIND others just what NOT to look for in a VP pick... Stay away from extreme right wing idiology.. Extreme..!!

Sarah Palin was a disgrace to the future of politics and was disrespectful and hateful in her rallies..

America showed her what we want in an American leader... and she aint it..!!

John your judgment of VP pick was wrong... and that will be the take-away for the future of politics..!

**

John McCain lost bigtime because of his judgement in picking Sarah Palin. To defend that she is qualified to somehow be the president of the United States or be a player in the Republican party,shows just how out of touch he is. If the Republican party really thinks that Sarah Palin is there future. Then the Democrat's will be laughing and dancing for many years to come. She doesn't appeal to most woman, most hispanics and most black's. She can't even make a complete sentence that makes sense! If she's the future of the Republican party, then I'll guess I'll put my name in the hat for Secretary General of the United Nations.

Say it isn’t so Charlie

Please don't let her run in 2012. There are other, more reasonable, candidates who -don't- incite the crowd to near violent levels.

She may or may not play a big role in the GOP's future. The Republican party is in a meltdown, dysfunctional, and lacking any real leadership. As of right now, Palin is a walking talking mumbling bumbling idiot. The majority of people have an favorable opinion of her.

I just wish she would go away. Also.

I don't know what John McCain is smoking or is he telling Americans the facts?--Sarah Palin is going to be a great Govenor. That is FUTURE TENSE-–SO IS McCAIN IMPLYING that Sarah Palin is not as good as most Americans believe right now. Sorry John McCain,let me give you some STRAIGHT TALK . YOU MADE A HUGE MISTAKE ON YOUR VP PICK,SO FACE UP TO THE FACTS OF LIFE. Sarah Palin will only be great in her own KITCHEN or BEDROOM and NOWHERE ELSE.

He's still lying for the team.

She lost the election for him, so, now she's the leader?

When will this morons learn?
He picks Hagel, he wins.

Lie before the election, lie after.
Go Republicans, back to obscurity
for another 8 years.

Go Bama!

What else is he going to say?

McCain has somethingto lose by blasting Palin, his aides do not. Thus, I'd listen to them more than his "spin".

I, for one, would have voted for John McCain had he chosen Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee as his running mate. Mr. McCain continues to claim his support for Palin, even after she has been exposed as a liar, a thief and incompetent for the position of Vice-President. Her knowledge of politics, at home and abroad appears to be at the level of a sophomore year high school student with aspirations of going to college and majoring in political science. McCain's continued irresponsible behavior adds credibility to my choice in voting for the great Sen. Obama.

Senility is no excuse, Sen. McCain. Sarah Palin simply doesn't have what it takes to be a national leader. She is far too provincial, much too impulsive, has nowhere near enough historical or geographical knowledge, and is far too divisive. Even her political methodology and administrative ability are subpar. All she has is self-centered ambition, and quality leadership demands infinitely more than that. This country (and even the state of Alaska) deserve much, much better. God help the Republican Party if she is allowed to climb its ladder!

I wish McCain would have told us he really feels about Palin so it would drive her off of our airwaves.

He gave a gracious speech on election night.

Please give normal people with a brain a break about Palin. She is so UNDER qualified to be a VP. I agree that Bobby Jindal will be a strong GOP contender because he is QUALIFIED AND SMART!

Palin's train left the depot and she missed i!

Defending her is really defending his poor choice for his VP. He cannot admit that he ruined his own chances by choosing a completely unprepared, divisive and polarizing figure who still lives in the middle ages.

Good luck, Senator McCain. I have always admired Senator McCain. Did not vote for him, but still admire how he does care about this country. He is a true American.

**Sorry, but when Sarah thought the VP ran the senate, she lost me. You can't overcome that faux pas. She will never live down her answers.

Never underestimate Sarah Barracuda-she always wins in the end-
Mayor, Governor with the highest approval rating in the U.S., Member Alaskan Energy and Conservation Board, candidate for VP-all by the age of 44 and all while raising 5 kids-

Let all you men and women who criticize her put your resumes on the Ticker next to hers–

And by the way, she's also gorgeous.

She needs to go back to grade school to learn the basics...reading, writing/speaking, social studies, ethics, science...then attend a real university and earn a degree that enriches her brain...then hope and pray that the 65 MILLION people who voted against her, get amnesia...

He has to defend her. He decided to have her as his running mate and she's a huge reason the republicans lost. The woman proved she didn't have working brain cells. Now she's having to scramble around and try to convince everyone she's not as stupid as she appeared to be for the 9 weeks she was on the national stage, and her answers to questions are every bit as meandering and nonsensical as they were during the campaign.

John, you messed up big time. Just admit it and move on.

I will never be able to forgive McCain for using the mantra "Country First" and then picking a VP who could've been the most dangerously underinformed, under-educated, and incompetent running mate ever, so close to the White House. Thanks to Obama and his supporters, disaster averted.

If recent GOP promotions...and what McCain says is true of "a new generation of GOP leaders" led by a "base qouting" empy vase like Sarah Palin–then we're in for something even scarier than the "Stepford Wives" leading the Republican Party.

Internet wasn't the secret–but it helped.
The reason the GOP lost severely–was because the conservative principle of "trickle down" economics has been slowly, painfully, and unquestionably proven wrong. Reagan was wrong, the contract on America was wrong–therefore...a large portiion of the GOP core platform is wrong (at least according to a majority of Americans).

Too bad the GOP decides to unite behind a plastic facade of conservatism like Palin rather than rethinking the principles of conservative in the current world we leave–what to keep; what to toss out; what to redesign...only by doing so will they reclaim American's hearts and minds.

WHO CARES.....OBAMA2008/2012

I am a Democrat, and I voted Obama, but I have always looked up to Senator McCain and I am an American first. What I have always wanted, and always said should happen in the executive branch, is true coalition government. In order to bring together all sides, I would like P.E. Obama to extend the invitation to Senator McCain to join the Cabinet as Sec. of Defense. I doubt Senator McCain would take it, but he would be a fantastic selection in my estimation. We need all hands on deck during these rough times and we need to bring the best people together to see us through.

Time to retire and enjoy life, grandpa.

It will be very wise to zip up on any comment on Palin. It is a shame to not admit someone's blunt mistake. Instead, you are still hurting the party. How far can you go?!

Feel goosebump whenever compliment on Palin...

McCain continues to disappoint with his commitment to Palin...he must be kidding

Not if a bunch of us can have our way, you old liar.

The republicans would be pretty hard up to resort to someone
like palin, Lying, distorting, attacking seemed like second nature
to her She fit right in with the sleezy campaign the republicans
were running and enjoyed working the crowds into anger,
fear, hate and distrust. She tried to divide our country.
If she or politicians like her are what the republicans will have to
continue to represent them than there is no hope for the party.
You would think they would learn some lessons.

I don' care what anyone says, from the moment her name was announced, she was ridiculed, belittled and made to look a fool by both the media and the liberal bloggers. Of course the McCain team handled her all wrong in keeping her from the press, but maybe they already had a taste of what they might do to her when within that first 24 hours her son was claimed to be her illegitimate grandson and CNN sent Kyra Phillips up to Alaska shortly afterwards to check out the rumor and John Roberts pondered on TV whether she should take the time away from her family and new baby to be VP and was correctly put in his place by Dana Bash. But the scrutiny and microscope Palin was put under and being held to a different standard than the other three was absolutely shameful.

John, John. Please stop rewinding the tape. Put a new one in!

Blech

CNN, What in the world is with your fascination with Palin? This is nothing but tabloid material at this point.

Sarah's 15 minutes of fame has expired! Please let the women stay in Alaska! Please NO MORE OF THIS WHINING WOMAN!!!!

Once the dust had settled from her ridiculous convention speech, it was clear that this woman is nothing of a stateswoman; instead nothing more than a rabid clown.

Folksy winks and flirtations will not win you over educated people of any party affiliation or electorate.

She appeals only to the ignorant, the bigoted and the ones who are easily swayed by unfounded fear. She serves these people only to justify their small-minded xenophobic and isolationist intellects which are trapped in the 1950s.

I still don't think she is ready for Prime Time!!

Thank you John. You have always been a great leader. We appreciate your service to our country and wish Mrs. Palin the best in the future.

Can someone please tell the GOP, and Sarah Palin specifically, that the election is over? And media, can you please stop giving this woman any press? Honestly, give us all a break before the 2012 election.

Plz NO MORE palin. EVER. LET THAT PITBULL STAY PUT IN ALASKA. PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what a hot head says to another hot head??? we're mavericks!!!!!

personally at his age it is time to retire...

Of course John McCain will say positive things regarding Sarah Palin. To do otherwise would be a poor reflection on his judgment.

What the roll of loser part II.

Thats right.She has more guts and experience than Obama and Biden with leadership. Should dont need to con Americans.She has a great track record.