McCain – keep bringing Palin up. It will definitely keep the GOP down for a loooong time.

Hey John, are you shopping for another MILF?
Give it up and retire. Please…

Dear Friends,

It is typical of the elite, they want to kill off anything that is a threat, they still talk about Reagan like he was bad.

Guess what, Jimmy Carter was a bad president, and if Mr Obama goes down the same path, he also will be a bad one.

At this point Mrs Palin, is the only one that has given back to the people, and did was right an honorable.

Is the Grand Old Party becoming (or has become) senile?? Surely their concept of a substantive force/player in the future GOP is more sophisticated than what we saw of Governor Palin. No doubt that she is a great 'soccer-mom' but certainly has not paid a lot of attention to the complex world outside of Alaska. If the conservative base wants a junior high school cheerleader as their representative then Governor Palin was indeed the right choice. Following the debate with Senator Biden and the few press interviews she gave, Senator McCain lost my vote then. The many post-election interviews/appearances that she has now given re-enforced my decision.

my hats off to john mcain for being a stand up guy and not blaming palin for his lose of the election. i look forward to seeing what palin has to offer in the future of politics. and all you aters out there palin has done more than anyone of you losers so just go crawl back in your holes.

Well John old boy, you didn't learn much from that whippin you got did you? Didn't the voters make it clear they don't like Palin? Democrats and Republicans alike. Didn't you watch the coverage of the Gov's. convention and see all those unhappy faces on the "boys" who want to be the new g.o.p. leaders?

Sarah Palin – the gift that keeps on giving. Next she's off to Georgia to help sink SucksToBe Chambliss.

If Obama does only half as well as expected, running against Palin in 2012 would be considered potential child abuse.

If she's the best they've got, they're cooked.

Sarah Palin has had her 15-minutes of fame in which she proved she is not presidential material. So, now, let's ignore her and maybe she will settle down on her porch overlooking Russia. Let's prove we are serious about the US's future and forget all about SarahNo more discussing, dissing, gossiping about her anymore, right?!

A breath of Fresh Air,,,,,you have to be kidding. If you really believe that is fresh air coming from her,,,,,,,,,you would really love the fresh air we get here occasionally. We have a large dairy farm across the road from us. plus a few pigs and some chickens.

To Love My USA: learn how to spell before you offer your comments?

Ernie

McStory better be grateful to Obama for Picking Janet for HSS.I guess that was why he had a meeting with Obama the other day.The conversation goes:
Obama: How can I help?
McStory: Just remove the 2010 obstacle for me my friend
Obama: Which Obstacle?
McStory: Janet Napo-Whatever my friend
Obama: You mean Napolitano
McStory: Whateverher name is my friend.
Obama: I will see what i can do for you.Maybe HSS as she has been working on immigtation / border patrol for a while.
McStory: That's a good idea my friend and thank you my friend.

A very bright future? You mean like a meteor that streaks across the sky and then quickly burns out?

Bob = dilusional.

*LOL* Sorry, commentators…. I can't resist!

Little Miss Barbie plays Soccer Mom! How cute!
Little Miss Barbie plays Mayor! Oh, big girl!
Little Miss Barbie plays Governor! My goodness, what a big girl!
Little Miss Barbie tries to play Vice President!
But she couldn't do it!
Poor, poor Little Miss Barbie had to go back home, but she says she will try again!
God help us all!

Palin is dillusional. If she thinks "the good old boys" are going to move over and allow her to slide in, void of any national vetting i.e., 20 months of campaigning, the Republicans deserve what they get from her. Moreover, her base is minimal at best: cultural and social pandering is a dying breed.

Ernie

The reason you left wing idiots are trashing Sarah Palin is for two reasons, one she is very smart and intelligent, don't know if you know what that means. Number you are scared of her. Oh and a third reason, she is a beautiful woman. It is no wonder the left has their panties in a wad, think of what they have to look at, Reno, Albright, Waters, McKinney, Hillary, Pelosi, and the monkey that will go to the White house. I have a deep and abiding sorrow for the left, not!!! LOL

OMG…I had just a bad day today that this funny joke really made my day!!

Sigh…………..

Why John, why? We're not ready for beauty queen meets red neck meets over-achiever psychopath for a leader. She's not going to stop until she's queen of all of North America.

I will respect John McCain when he admits he "screwed up" by "choosing" her just like he admitted to Dave Letterman he "screwed up" by standing him up. Come on John, give the Republicans a "get out of jail free" card.

John she's a idiot and so are you for picking her. But thanks America is greatful.

What a liar. His Sarah Palin choice was so obviously based on a cheap demographic gimmick. If he really considered country first he would have made a much more thought out and responsible choice. And if he honestly thought she deserved to be at that level of government than that proves that Mcain's judgement is ridiculous.. Thanks but no thanks, we've had a ridiculous president for long enough.

I'm sorry, but what??? Sarah Palin a breath of fresh air? I don't think so. She certainly is not qualified to hold any political position. She's pretty good at dancing around a question and never answering it ,and that's about it. And I certainly don't trust someone who takes money to be used to build a bridge and then uses it to build a library. Whether she was republican or democrat, I don't want her holding any position in the government!

After reading all the other comments… I must say that I can't stop laughing long enough to spit up in my mouth!!! *LOL* Or I probably would join the rest of you in that activity!

Poor, poor Sarah! Little miss barbie girl…. all dressed up to be a politician!

SARAH HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE.

We Pray Sarah wins the Rep Nomination so Dems can whip her behind again.

Bring it On.
YuBetcha

This lady has no chance in hell of becoming a leader of any nation except where the majority of the people are brain-damaged Zombies.

ENOUGH SAID.

I never would have thought to put the words "bright" and "Sarah Palin" in the same sentence.

Wow, he just cannot admit what a horrible mistake he made! For once couldn't McCain just be honest.

Mccain knows what he's talking about; she will have a very bright future as a GOP leader, but he didn't say that GOP's future will be in the toilet if she IS the GOP leader

HAHAHAHA, these comments are funny…the article is funny…good times….

If Palin is the best the GOP has to offer for leadership then it's sayonara to the GOP or is it good riddance. Geezer has really showed how incompetent he really is. Then again America did vote for the village idiot from Texas not once but TWICE. How's that go? Fool me once uh uh duh

ok…. WHAT THE HECK? u ppls r sooo mean. i always thought democrats were nice….will you stop insulting every1? Mccain just can't admit he was wrong about palin…what do u think her feelings will be?And then u dirtycrats r going to start laughing and whining over what u wanted. it's almost thanksgiving, let' s be thankful.

Yes… yes…. yes…. let Sarah Palin be the future of the Republican Party! Sorry….. I can't stop laughing!

If she is all the party has…. then they may as well fold up and go home! The way is open for a new party, folks!

PAILIN NEEDS TO BE GROOMED ,IN THE ART OF POLITICS,FOR PEOPLE TO CAPTURE HER DRIFT,AND HER PERSONALITY AND COMPOSURE WILL COMPLIMENT THE REST.

McCain has lost it and Palin never had it.

Sarah is little more than a cheerleader for a party that has lost it's way. It's base is the only section of the electorate that she attracts and thus the republicans will be playing second fiddle for many years to come. That is until a real leader comes along (and is recognized as such, a higher hurdle than finding the person). That person will have to realize that the three things the republican party needs most are acceptance, acceptance and acceptance. Their best shot will come in 2016 at the earliest.

….Well there are some out there who are such blithering idiots that they consider her, the biggest moron to EVER stand on the political stage (this per the REPUBLICANS THEMSELVES) intelligent.

I guess when you have the IQ of a rock a shiny rock can seem appealing, eh BOB?

if she had of presented herself similar to obama she would have made been great. but she came off quite the opposite like an attack dog and a puppet. she had her chance and blew it. now is she supposed to reappear like some changed person who really cares about the world and highly sensitive to the sentiments of others particularly her peers – like obama. she blew it! hope she pursues the other offers i would watch her in hollywood – she'd fit in ok – maybe

This 'breath of fresh air' John inhaled was really just a "gust of lust."
If Sarah Palin had been a man, she'd have been Dan Quayle redux. Frankly, it won't bother me a bit to see her provide the Republican Party with its leadership for the balance of my lifetime. I'll just call her my "easy button."

I belive Palin woudl've been out of the spotlight already if media outlets such as CNN would STOP POSTING about her already..who cares? We all know a big reason McCain lost was due to the fact that he picked her as his VP. I'm sure the race would've been much closer had he chosen Romney or someone..anyone but her. Why is everyone acting as if this woman would actually have a chance if she ran in 2012???? Even most Repubs can't stand her.

See you in 2012—can't wait—-we'll tell Michelle not to change the drapes as she'll be gone after one term—

The economy is going to pull Obama into a quagmire from which there is no escape—-and you'll take your rightful place in the Oval Office—

It's hard to imagine what McCain/Palin would be doing in this crisis. I can only imagine their cabinet. It is sicking to think about.

All you males who so strongly defend Palin only like her for one thing and it isn't her brains!

I am very disappointed at the elections results, however I am looking forward to seeing much more of Sarah Palin. I am very excited to know that she will continue to be engaged in GOP politics.

Sarah Palin is the future of the GOP

John McCain needs to stop it! The economy did not derail his candidacy. His response to the economy derailed his candidacy. That and running a campaign that was rabid, evil, and devisive. I can't imagine how Sarah Palin has a future in politics. She is DUMB. Worst than that is she doesn't even know she is DUMB.

McCain must still be off his medication. Palin is horrible and it's McCain's fault that she is here and won't go away.

Hopefully,Trig will get shoes for Christmas. She is a horrible mother, too.

John McCain appears to be at odds with several of the respected thinkers in the Republican Party, including Peggy Noonan, Kathleen Parker, David Brookes, Christopher Buckley, Colin Powell, Susan Eisenhower, George Will and Ken Dubenstein. My guess is that many more moderate intellectuals who still remain in the GOP feel exactly the same way. McCain puts his own party at risk by continuing to endorse Palin, who only appeals to the shrinking evangelical right-wing of his party's base. And that's not enough voters to win any national election.

"A breath of fresh flatulence," would be more accurate, thank you. What a bunch of delusional egomaniacs. And did I also mention: losers?

Okay, now I get it. The plan is to run Sarah in 2012 because she is going to be the Republican's sacrificial lamb.

She did a great job of rallying the GOP's bigoted base and exposing that party for the divisive, hatemongers they are.

BoB: when will you (and people like you) start understanding Sarah Palin?? No one has lied about her — SHE SPOKE FOR HERSELF!!! And therein lies your problem.

It seems that McCAin did not learn from his major crushing defeat….McCain PLZ understand…PALIN HAS NO BRIGHT FUTURE>>>EVEN UR WHOLE GOP IS A QUESTION MARK – THANKS TO BUSH….

The Republican base – the same 28% of the population that still approves of Bush/Cheney – may see Palin as a breath of fresh air but the rest of us see the same old divisiveness, self-interest, and hateful ideology that permeates the right wing. Instead of the usual angry rich old white guys, we have an angry rich young white woman spewing the same lies and propaganda.

Only head-in-the-sand Republicans can't see how their agenda has wrecked America; how the American people stood up to the rich and powerful and took back our Democracy.

Palin's rise in the Republican party simply proves that the neocons are not moving forward with the rest of us.

This woman is a disaster waiting to happen. Honestly it's offensive that she preaches about her ability to help and accurately represent women. She stands for nothing I stand for. She is not a friend to women. She's a friend only to her ambition.

A 'bright future' for Palin? Does that mean she's going to get an education so that she doesn't come off as an uneducated, boorish rube?

To Mr. Raghu Bala: So what you're saying is that only the people who got all A's in school have the right to vote? If you have "subpar intelligence" you need to let some who's "smarter" than you pick your national leader? Isn't that what Saddam Hussein and Adolph Hitler did in thier countries?

By the way Mr. Bala, there's school smarts and real world smarts. Just because you got A's in school and scored high on the SAT's dosen't qualify a person to be Pesident of the United States. I'll take someone with real world smarts anyday.

Sarah Palin may have not been a Rhodes Scholar(like Bill Clinton, who couldn't keep his fly zipped by the way) but she was eligible by the Constitution to run for national office. Till "smart" people like you Mr. Bala get that document changed, you'll just have to put up with us "dumb" people running for elected office. Sucks to be you I guess.

The negative and slanderous comments in this Post are shameful. America deserves much more. In defense of Palin, she did not have the lengthy primaries to sharpen her knowledge of national and international issues. Yes, she made mistakes but it should not be forgotten that she was governor of a State, much larger than Delaware, and she had the experience of being in excutive positions that none of the candidates had. Knowledge of the issues can be achieved quickly and you will hear more from her in the future. Let us not discourage anyone from seeking office. You have a vote on their qualifications in the end. Harry Truman certainly did not have the credentials when he became President but he learned quickly and is now recognized as one of the truly great Presidents of our time. Hopefully, the negative posters will become more constructive.

I would say that it's John's base that has been energized since he heard about Sarah being invited to TNA wrestling

(it's true folks – just google Sarah Palin Wrestling).

I wonder if mud and turkeys will be involved?

Bob, it is the attitudes of those just like you who could prevent President-elect Obama from uniting this country. We can't wait another 4 years for a new wave of Republican leadership before we work on fixing this country we ALL love. We are Americans NOW.

mccain you are such a lier. republicans when are you going to stop this nonsense. if you don't have a better voice, then go out and find one for gods sake. georgia vote jim martin, i will never and i mean never vote republican again.

Speaks VERY poorly of John McCain's judgment. She is clearly not leadership material.

Bob—

Your insistence that Palin is real leadership and Obama isn't pretty much makes the "believe me" part of your rant null and void.

What else could he say? "She's as dumb as a bag of hammers and I made a giant mistake in choosing her"?? That would make HIM look bad… He'll lie through his teeth to the end on this one..

The Democrats have a very bright future if Palin becomes a GOP leader. We encourage the Republicans to hold onto their belief that we fear Palin.

What part of STUPID doesn't he understand? Women supporting Hilary did it because of her stance on ISSUES, not because she is a woman. How condescending of McCain to think Sarah Palin would attract the Hilary supporters. How STUPID . . .

She only energized you cos you had too much Viagra.

I wonder if that photo was taken right after McCain said Sarah Palin has a bright future as a GOP leader. LOL

The woman is dumb as a box of rocks. Anyone who thinks she’s presidential material must be as dumb as she is.

Sorry for you grammar sticklers I meant the latter. oh well.

My cooment and the GOP are awaiting moderation. I don't hold out much hope on the former.

These are the facts. The country is not on the far right. As much as Palin and the right wing nuts wish it were it is not. And it is not on far left either, though for some policies I wish it were. Power in this country should be and mostly is given to the candidate from either party who can excite their base and entice the middle. It is that simple. That is how Reagan won, How Clinton won and how Obama won (it is also how Al Gore won but that is for another article). Barry Goldwater never got to be President, George McGovern never got to be President. Why? Because they were too far to the extreme. Could Palin someday win? Not with the attitude she has now.
But this is America and if the last election showed us anything…things change

I used to be a Registered Republican – now I am a reformed Republican. Palin reinforces the correctness of my decision. To paraphrase an old saw – I didn't leave the GOP, the GOP left me! They have pandered to the religious right wing evangelicals and the fringe elements in the party and left the moderates in the GOP out! To think that Palin – an illiterate, gun-toting, evangelical is now touted as the potential figurehead of the GOP makes me want to cry. Where has the "Grand Old Party" (GOP) gone? They have sold us out to Dobson and his ilk.

Bob, who cares about the future leader(s) since there's a lot of issues going on around here. You're mistaken, Obama is the true leadership.

Why is bias being practiced as my messages always remain under moderation and aren't posted?

Up here in the 'great white north' (Canada) we are blessed with so many national political parties that it is difficult for one to achieve a majority in our elections. Our US neigbours have the luxury of only two serious options. Your recent election showed us clearly how one party can 'throw in the towel' by nominating a Presidential candidate who 'just does not get it' – and a Vice-Presidential candidate who was so unqualified that we folks up north were petrified at the notion that she might end up in a position of real authority.
We thank the USA electors for their wisdom!

Bright abd Palin in the same sentence?…I dont think so.

The GOP needs to look at how out of touch they are with main stream America. Pick Palin and step backwards into the dark ages.
it's Ok the DEMS will continue to lead us to a brighter future. Palin you just stay in AK with your moose and pray. We are not interested.

Dear Sarah . . . please . . . just stay in Alaska . . . jer

@Bob

I'm not sure what you mean by "those of you on the left". I don't care which side of yours I'm in, as long as it's not the same. However, you're right. I, for one, am very scared Sarah Palin may, sometime, hold some power over your country. The lady is a nitwit. Yes, I've read some people think she's bright etc. etc., but certainly not ny any self-respecting woman's standards. I she has any decent IQ, then more's her shame for having underused it so awfully. And more's the shame on her supporters who seem to confuse nice legs with qualification for leader's material. She's a sad joke.

Some body wake him up pls

I am so inpired by her, she is fantastic, strong and hopfully she will be our next president in 2012.

ya right!!!!!!!!!!

I hope she goes to school first. she scares me! I would not vote for her!

What is the Eskimo phrase for "trailer park trash?"

With the administration that President-elect Obama is putting together it'll be a cold day in Hell when the American people elect anyone who says "you betcha" to the Presidency.

Dream on Bob. By the way how does it feel to be a loser who backed a loser?

Oh, and by the way…nice photo of McCain heading this article. He looks like he's saying…"Did I just say THAT!?…OOPS!, MY BAD!" HA!

Jon – man child? You have to be over 35 to run for President.

That is hardly a child by anyone's definition.

I say give Obama a chance.

Since he appointed Geithner to be Treasury Secretary, the index has shot up 620 points!

Obama is already improving your country.

Those of you on the left….the lies and distortions you tell about Sarah Palin only show your fear of her. In four years, the smoldering ruins of the Obama administration will allow Republicans to return America to it's true conservative roots. We do thank you for ending the Bush-Nixon neocon era, however. New leadership is rising. It may be Palin, It may be someone like Huckabee….or it may be someone entirely new. Make no mistake, real leadership is coming and Obama isn't it.

I don't think that McCain can bring back the Republican party to life with the likes of Palin, she is so dumb it isn't funny. Perhaps if she went back and got some schooling during the next four years she might stand a chance to run for dog catcher. We need intelligent people to run this country and there are not too many in the Grand Old Party.

CMG wrote:
Can you spell "scarey?"

Yeah, I can. Can you?

Maybe he can get her a job in a light bulb factory. That's the only bulb I see going on above her head. She's a washout. Some people are just S-L-O-W to "see the light" Ha! I made a funny!

Fred in SC – Of course Obama is eligible to be president.
He would not have been allowed to run if he was not eligible.

He is an American citizen born in Hawaii who is over 35 years old.
Last time I looked, Hawaii was part of the US.

Obama has won the election – he is currently the president elect.

After January, you will be calling him President Obama.

Get used to it.

SARAH THE SELF-SERVIING SOCIOPATH…..the woman is stupid, a boldfaced liar, an environmental disaster, and anathema to animals. Take her out to the frozen tundra and leave her there…..

I never got the whole Palin attraction. She really is lacking in the knowledge to be president or even hold a national office and she has a hard time expressing herself. I guess I'd be labeled one of the educated academia bunch because I like critical thinking skills, intelligence, and communication abilities in a president more than good looks and folksiness.

Wow, all I can say is wow. Palin STILL scares the crap out of democrats. WOW. For you neoliths that are having a hate bashing party, and all of you nay sayers…….. why are y'all still giving this any thought? Because Palin scares the crap out of you, that is why. Sure, she may have not come off in the first two weeks as articulate, but, hell, Bideon articulates idoitacy and Obama cant articulate at all with out a speach put in front of him somehow. Palin, whom has the skills necessary to hunt and dress out game, has the skill set to fish and clean the catch, raise children, and run a state may not come off to some of you as "intelligent", but I will tell you this- there are only 5 states in the Union that have a budget surpluss and hers is one of them, and second– if the economy really really really really goes bad, she will have the ability to fend for her family— will you?

There will be no such thing as a Republican Party by the time the next election rolls around. How long did take the Republicans to shake the responsibility for the Depression. They will never shake responsibility for the Depression and this economical mess.
A new political party will be formed an the republican party will disappear.

John…. John…. John…… You don' t have to pretend anymore….. Just admit that picking Palin was a disasterous mis-calculation, and let it go.

If you are truly the patriotic American you always claim to be, it is incumbent on you to THWART any future ambitions of Palin, to save the country and the world from catastrophe.

I still don't get it… What is the fascination with that woman? What has she got to offer our nation? Yes, I can imagine her appearing on talk shows, babbling away about moose recipes, how wonderful it was to be on stage with old McCain, smiling at the camera, but presidential material? NO!

Oh, excuse me, I think I just threw up in my mouth…

He is right about one thing–Sarah Palin does have a bright future in Republican politics.

However, the Republican Party in general doesn't have a very bright future, so that sort of cancels out. Sorry, Sarah.

Based on those comments, everyone should rejoice that kind of flawed thinking didn't make it into the White House.

Does anybody really expect mcCain to come clean about his poor choice of Palin as his running mate which cost him the election ? Come on…Of course he will stick to his guns and keep saying how great Palin is even though he would love to throttle her !

John, John, John……..Still no fool like an old fool. Most Americans came to despise Sarah Palin, and with her out front in your campaign, came to despise you also. She has provided a role model for Alaska in which most people see the entire population as a bunch of uneducated, red necks. As soon as the news media start to ignore her (like they are you now) she will fade away like a bad dream (as you will also).

Shame on you for trying to ram her down America throat. In her case, stupidity I can forgive, but you knew better.

Palin is fluff.

She is loved by mid-Westerners and people in the South, especially uneducated people who seldom leave their communities to see how the rest of the world lives.

How unfortunate.

Yes, She has bright future in GOP but GOP sure doesn't have a bright future with leaders like that.

Gee whiz. If Sarah Palin has a future at all in national politics, and it's with the GOP, then all of the rest of us can look forward to a Democratic government for the next 50 years. The woman is such an insipid waste of time.

REALLY, AREN'T WE DONE WITH YET?

McCain's still in denial!
Hey Johnny boy, it was Palin coupled with your "geezerness" that lost it for you – period. Deal with it.
And If you think Palin is good for the GOP you ARE delusional. That hick-talkin' Wasilla trailer park trash is "certainly probably" what the GOP doesn't need more of…

He also told reporters: “We worked hard, and we inspired a lot of people, Sarah Palin and I. I think we look back with pride."

Really, look back with pride!!! Senator McCain surely you jest, look back with pride at what, the dirty campaign you ran, or the fact that your campaign was so lackluster you had to import a dunce like Palin just to energize your base for 2 weeks, and you only got that because for week one no one knew who she was, and week 2 she was the new it girl. Are you really looking back with pride on the stunt you pulled of "suspending" your campaign and rushing back from NY to DC in the record time of 25hrs. All while not reading Paulson's 3 1/2 page bailout proposal so you could maybe ask and intelligent question or come up with half an idea on the "sound fundamentals" of the economy during the photo op with the current "President". Bet you had time to talk to Bono and spped date your running mate through chats with world leaders.

Are you nostalgic for the underlying hate you sufaced, over the audacity of a person of color to run for President in losers like Limbaugh, Hannity and their minnions? So much so that he and his family needed a security detail before any other candidate in history. I could go on but in your heart of heart Senator I think you know you have no honor. As a democrat I do hope that Palin, Guiliani, & Romney are the future faces of the GOP, what Bush hasn't done to your party these 3 will surely finish.

I think he meant colorful future as she is sure to keep us amused with her idiocy.

WHAT A HORNEY OLE BASTARD THINKING WITH THE BRAIN IN HIS FLY!! THIS IDIOT ALMOST RUINED OUR COUNTRY WITH AN OBVIOUSLY IGNORANT REDNECK WHO DIDN'T EVEN KNOW AFRICA WAS A CONTINENT!!

HOPEFULLY, WE'VE HEARD THE LAST OF SARA. DID U SEE THE INTERVIEW AT THE TURKEY SLAUGHTERHOUSE?? WHAT A MORON SHE IS!! THANK HEAVENS OUR COUNTRY WAS PARDONED FROM HER!!

If thats the best the GOP has to offer for leadership it's sayonara for the GOP or should I say good riddance. But then again Americans did elect the village idiot from Texas not once but twice. How's that go? fool me once uh uh duh

ughh!

I will be forever convinced that the reason that Silly Sarah was chosen was to counter the fact that Sen. McCain was running against a black man and needed a gimmick.

In the end it turns out that it was a really poor decision and one that will forever haunt the GOP. Sarah demonstrated a severe lack of knowledge of anything beyond Moose stew and snowmobiles. It has to cause a considerable amount of heartburn to the leaders of the party that she is being touted as the new wave of republicans. God help us all!!

I do object to some of the really despicable comments that are being made however. She does not deserve that nor does it serve any purpose other than allowing socically challenged individuals spew a message of hate and evil. Make an effort to be civil folks.

Dear Republican Party:

Please tell me there are far better qualified people in our great party that have what it takes to lead this country!

Otherwise, many folks like myself are giving thought (shudder!) to abandoning this ship until it gets a rudder beneath it.

al,
Adjust your medication.

I, for one, am not at all impressed by Sarah Palin's knowledge of various matters – whether it be geography, foreign policy, economic issues, and more.

Her rah-rah soccer mom cheerleading style lacks substance and he academic pedigree is close to pathetic. The US is where it is now because we chose George Bush – another person with subpar intellectual credentials (albeit he went to Yale due to family connections). When you vote intelligent, bright leaders (Clinton was a Rhodes scholar and many in his cabinet were also super bright people), you end up with a solid economy and strength as a nation.

Ultimately, like the saying goes A's pick A's, C's pick C's….referring to the fact that smart people are usually surrounded by other smart people. There are people far far more qualified in any dimension – experience, intelligence, knowledge, etc than Sarah Palin. She is underqualified and unqualified for high office. So, McCain has it completely wrong. By the way, because he picked a C, he is a C.

McSame still can't tell a joke….

Here's an idea….taking a page from the Rush Limbaugh playbook. Operation CHAOS II. For anyone who voted for Obama…vote for Sarah Palin in the 2012 primaries. That ought to make the GOP very very nervous.

I really feel sorry for the people who drank the Palin Kool-Aid. Get a grip. We don't hate her. We just don't think that she is qualified to be the leader of the free world and THAT scares us. Sarah Palin could single handedly erase any chance the GOP has to regain power for the next decade! It is kind of like the Dems having such candidates as George McGovern or Walter Mondale.

I encourage anyone who likes her to watch You Tube videos of her answering questions. She rarely answers a question with specifics. She is very good at the non-answer. If that is what you want for a leader, then I can't talk you out of supporting her.

If can only hope that Sarah Palin does not cost the dems votes in 4 years by NOT being on the ballot!

While she did energize your base John. The fact is she energized far more Democrats and independents. Though I am a democrat when this race started, Sen. McCain definitely had a chance to win my vote due to his history and principles and Obama's overall lack of experience. The fact is that after her 1st interview, it was a no brainer. Gov. Palin belongs no where near the White house and never will. She will never be President or anything close. This campaign served as a continuous blooper real for her. Try as they might the republicans will never be able to overcome her own words, and would be wise to move on. If she's the best you have to offer America you will never again gain the trust of this country. We expect and deserve better.

The sad part was that McCain meant what he said… that Palin supporters acctually believe that they are following someone who represents them… Wait a minute, she DOES represent them — the undeducated, inarticulate, illiterate, gun-toting shallow rabble!
I am NOT suprised that she has a following, after all, she WAS Miss Congeniality in a beauty pageant!

always nice to have the base energized…………..no really

Just a way to cover up his poor judgment with his pick of Palin. His lousy judgment still shows up with his or Palins opening of their mouths. Just do us all a favor and go away.

Bush with his high deficits dug the hole. for the Grits. The only thing left for McCain which would have some traction was immigration but McCain jumped in the hole dug by Bush. He aligned with Bush and the liberals including the Democrates even on that isue and left nothing for himself to fight. with. He had no chance. He belonged neither with the right nor the left of the political spectrum. Even if the economy had not turned down, he would have lost albeit not with the high margin that he lost to Obama. There was very little that tied him up with the base. And while he may have ilked to refer to himself as the maverick, his eagerness to get involved with the rescue package made him erratic. Palin had agreater affinity with the base but people do not vote for vice presidents. It is unfrtunate because John McCain deserves better than that

Confused. I do not even think shes a nice person. She is very corrupt and evil A liar and two faced hypocrite that preached abstinence when she was knocked up when she got mariied

she is our future

Racism and Bigotry are still alive in the GOP!

Sara Palin is a joke a true joke. Only the not very bright think this woman is anything but a clown

@Washington Observer November 25th, 2008 3:45 pm ET

To all the liberal Democratic hate mongers, what goes around comes around. The sub prime mess, the root cause of the current financial crisis, is the brainchild of the Democrats
______________________________________________________

Here it is again folks the great republican lie "all this is the democrats fault"

Let me point out a few things to you idiot republicans
1) since 1968 the REPUBLICANS have controlled the White House about 3/4 of the time
2) since 1968 the Republicans have controlled the congress about 60% of the time

so for this to be "the democrats fault" it must be true that democrats are better leaders and more effective once they get control than republicans.. so you crying members of the radical religious right which is it?
Is this the fault of the party which has controlled the government more over the last 40 years (Republicans) or are Democrats just that much more effective?

Either choice you make it seems to me Democrats are the ones we want in power now to fix the mess either the Republicans caused it or the democrats are better at governing…

Mccain is still campaigning!

The statement from McCain that Palin would make a good leader makes as much sense as saying that he lost the election because people focused on the economy instead of foreign policy. Doesn't the man understand that the citizens of the USA are tired of the politics of the RNC and GOP as it has become?

Chris, yes Senator McCain was born in the Canal Zone–while his father was stationed there on military orders. He is a US citizen. This question has been asked and answered before.

She's cute; she's hot; she's perky; she's witty. Would I ask her out? Definetly! Would I ask her to lead my country? Definetly NOT!

If the news media start pumping the 2012 elections before 2010, I will boycott all of them. Give us a break!!!!!!

Washington Observer,

Sure, Bush and all the republicans who have been in power for the last 8 years with their free market garbage have nothing to do with the mess we are in. Frank, Dodd and Obama were the bank managers giving out the loans to "unqualified borrowers" with misleading language that lure most to their doom.
if this is the best argument you can come up with, then you are really ignorant about the hierachy of power in this country and how banks work.

IDIOT!!

Obviously "most" Americans did not find her "refreshing." Most found her ridiculous and frightening all at the same time – which is one big reason McCain lost the election. The people Sarah Palin "energize" are in the minority in this country, thank God.

Fred in SC: IDIOT

A man of strength and character will admit a mistake.

Yes, the country is going to hell–and you folks keep voting for the same idiots that got us there. The "big shots" in DC weren't about to let any outsider get in on the action–that might upset their gravy bowls! Most of the comments say that Governor Palin wasn't and isn't qualified–so would someone please tell me, what qualification(s) Senator Obama has. Two months as a senator doesn't count for much in my book. But, he won and I pray that he's very successful in turning things around.

She energized normal people to vote for Obama!

There is such intolerance in these comments. And alot of ignorance too. Good thing you are all in the minority or our country would be in even worse shape.

It takes only one chance to make a first impression. The first impression of Sarah is that of dumb, ignorant, and spoon fed. All the images and these impressions she created would be the first to revisit her if she everdecided to come out in 2012. I know that for sure. It's a failure.

She may be a star to you, but I bet you will not have her campaign for you in your senate race.

These two IDIOTS need to go away! McCain needs to stay away from politics b/c he's old! And the other racist b**ch needs to go home to her kid's before her other daughter becomes pregnant too.

First rule when you are stuck in a deep hole: don't start digging another hole. Sarah Palin in a Bobcat trench digger. The GOP is going to be deeper than dinosaur fossils. Good luck to y'all.

McCain is a pathetic old man. His pick of Palin doomed what little chance he had to win the election. She was perhaps the least qualified Vice Presidential candidate in history as her interview with Katie Couric proved to anyone who watched it. She had no grasp of foreign policy and was an absolute hypocrite on her religious right agenda of intolerance domestically. He picked her for blue collar sex appeal and to pacify the Jerry Falwell types who have made the Republicans a fringe party of extremists. I hope the Republicans are foolish enough to nominate her in 2012. Claiming she was more qualified than President Obama was hilarious, perhaps more so than her trying to explain why evolution is wrong and abstinence (which neither she nor her daughter followed) is the only acceptable doctrine for schools and government policy.

Is Sarah Palin the hope for the future of the GOP? Is she the best they have? Pitiful.

These two IDIOTS need to go away. McCain needs to retire and the other racist b**ch needs to take care of all her kid's before her other daughter comes out pregnant.

"The fundamentals of our economy are sound…" "Sarah Palin is a breath of fresh air". — See any similarities? Come one now Senator. Look what an uninformed president has gotten us? If Sarah Palin were elected, that would make W look like a genius

Palin a breath of "fresh" air"? More like a foul stench. She's an affront to women of U.S.

Washington Observer hasn't been too observant. He and a lot of
oithers, including the media, had blinders on, about the meeting in
2004 that changed the regulation that limited the amount of debt
that big investment banks could take on. Without correct oversight,
this alone contributed more to the lending mess than any other. My
small bank always guaranteed that I had sufficient collateral to stand
good for any loan in the event of default. In a nutshell, GREED is the
single-most cause and taxpayers are being asked by ex-Wall Streeter
Paulson to bear the cost with no guarantee that investment banks will
mend their ways. The Fat Cats just will not get it unless they help pay
for their mistakes. Congress, please remember this!

Fred's right – Obama should have run in Kenya.

And the younger generation which voted against her in a landslide will be even more influential and she'll lose by that much more next time around. Her viewpoints are that of an aging and dying generation and party

I understand that Sen. McCain, or any other politician, finds it hard to admit mistakes, but I would have so much more respect for him if he told the truth. The American people, overwhelming, rejected Palin. Yes, we rejected McCain and the GOP, but Palin was the nail in the coffin for many people who initially thought they would vote for McCain. If Sen. McCain would just admit that he made a mistake, based on political considerations, and that the base of the Republican Party is not in sync with the rest of America, wow, his stock would go way up with me, and with other Americans.

Everyone relax…she's on about minute fourteen of her fifteen minutes of fame…she headed to a sure future of being an answer one day to a trivia question….

Nobody cares about Mccain or Palin anymore they need to go away far far away

CRAZY old man who learned NOTHING from his loss. He lost my vote the second he announced her, I actually laughed out loud when I saw the announcement. He is insane if he thinks she is the future of the GOP unless he thinks the future of the GOP is bleak.

Is this really the best the GOP have to offer? This woman is another 'dimwit' , just like the lameduck GWB?

The equivalent of 'dimwit' is 'energizing factor'.

After Sarah's job as Governor is up…she would be a great spokesperson/ lobbyist for the Turkey Industry…..Off with their heads…

Palin's equally as capable as Bobama.

If Palin represnts a GOP shining star, then the GOP is in much worse shape than any of us thought.

Why does anyone care what another nitwit like this has to say. Somewhere in Texas, a village has been missing their idiot for 8 years. At least Wasilla got their's back.

ENOUGH!!! Please focus on tomorrow, not yesterday. We CAN unite to get things done. LET'S GET BUSY!!

For the love of baby Jesus, someone please tag Palin and release her back into the wild Alaska. She is a complete disgrace to politics and the epitome of stupidity, hypocracy and ignorance. McCain will never admit that she played a large role in his loss, but everyone (who is not living in denial) knows it. Not that he would have won win anyone else anyway.

"Our base, and most Americans, viewed Governor Palin as a breath of fresh air."

Yes. Fresh HOT air.

Take heed, Sarah Palin is a mother, a wife, a daughter, sister and most of all a Governor, and I would not say anything bad about her. However the thought of her being a heartbeat away from the presidency was a NIGHTMARE in itself, she was just not ready. Sarah a bit of advice, EDUCATION is THE KEY!

What you are reading in these comments are one of the true differences in the two parties. The viciousness and arrogance of the left wing elite has no limits. Get over yourself. You won. Now you have to govern. It will be very interesting. Obviously the Obama supporters are not hearing his call for a united America. Sarah Palin has a future. If you people screw up it may be a bright one.

I'd much rather have her than Hussein Frobama.

CNN, please listen to me. I don`t ever watch Fox news. So far you are my home page for news, but if you don`t let the Palin stories die a natural death I am going to ask my geek to change that and pick a different news source. The election is over, they lost, and I got my fill of the nasty Republican campaigning. Enough already.

I think that L made a good point about intolerance. The race is over, let's not spread the hate around.

Hahaha, please let Sarah Palin be a future leader of the GOP!!!

If she is all they have to offer, the Democrats are SURE to win again in 2012, no questions asked. Not to mention, more gains in the House and Senate for the Democrats too in 2012!!!

Hey GOP leaders, please keep Sarah Palin as a presidential hopeful!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHA

Okay now I see why he lost. He just doomed whatever future he had!!!

My god, won't this woman go away? CNN, I am boycotting you until you can kick this Palin habit. I know it's harsh but I think it's the tough love you need. STOP DOING STORIES ABOUT HER WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH MORE "NEWS" YOU COULD BE COVERING! Seriously, I know this will sit in moderation, but you guy's should be ashamed! 24hrs of news and this is what you run? No wonder newspaper readership is down… the American people are idiots consuming idiotic news!

I can't believe he's still defending her after all the stupid comments she's made during the race. We have spoken and decided who isthe better pick for our next president and it wasn't McCain or this IDIOT of palin. They both need to go away!

Palin is America's worst hangover, that just won't go AWAY.

He must still have that s**t he got in Nam. One has to be stoned to have thoughts about Palin, as these!

I don't understand why he doesn't realize and admit she cost him BIG in this last election.
I'm soooo glad we chose OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arlene, you're right.

I'm what you would call a liberal-minded person, and I am happy that Obama is going to the White House, but I don't think we should be casting either McCain or Palin as pantomime villains, they are simply politicians with different ideals than me, and now that the race is over, I have no animosity towards McCain for running, just relief that he didn't win. Let's not forget that McCain's concession speech was very gracious and that he silenced his own supporters who were trying to be derisive. I think that the term Hater is banded about way too much, from both sides, to mark the other, and it's not productive.

I believe that Sarah Palin could have a good future in the GOP, but I don't think she would be a good presidential candidate in 2012. Please visit my unbiased political blog at http://www.electionweb.blogspot.com.

Sarah Palin for entertainment purpses only!!

Wowwwww… read Lauren's comment. This is what scares me about right-wingers. It is the 'I'm not racist' in the same breath as 'blacks and their welfare checks'. I understand that the extremes of each party are just that– extreme viewpoints. I'm sure moderates from the right and left could have an intelligent discussion if we could get rid of some of the extreme comments. don't think that's going to happen in this forum though!!!

Well "L',

To be quite honest what scares me to the point of sarcasm is that we've had eight years of just plain 'DUMBNESS' in the White House and it has nearly DESTROYED this Nation. I fought for this country in Vietnam and I love this nation way too much to see it turned over to ignorant buffoons once again.

Sarah Palin CLEARLY has little understaniding of the world in which we live. That is all I've ever seen or heard from her in ALL of her public appearances. If you could point me to some information that shows her in depth knowledge of the world in which we live I would gladly read it and consider her comments

I would bet my life "hiros" is a white Republican. Think before you respond to his ignorance.

Fred from SC Seek help! You need it, so does the GOP

Who's worried about HER future? We have our own futures to worry about.

A simple apology would have been fine. "Sorry for breaking my promise to run a civil campaign. Sorry for sowing the seeds of racism and hate like George Wallace before me. Sorry for putting an unintelligent, uninterested, fundamentalist, hockey mom THIS close to the nuclear codes. Sorry for selling out. Sorry for trying to scare the living crap out of you to get your vote. Sorry President Obama for putting you and your family in danger by questioning your patriotism, religion and character." I pray to the heavens Palin ends up the leader of the GOP. I've been waiting for so long to hammer that final nail in the GOP coffin. We're almost there folks!

Way to go GOP! Please, please, please keep Sarah Palin up front and center. That'll be such a great boost for the Democratic Party.

To the Obama supporters:
I am an Obama supporter and volunteered for him in Indiana yet I remain appalled that so many of my fellow Obama supporters are being so nasty toward McCain & Palin. I like McCain as a Senator but didn’t think he was Presidential material. While I didn’t particularly like Sarah Palin’s approach and disagree with her policies, I think the media and many of my fellow Democrats were extremely unfair to her. Don’t get me wrong I would like nothing more than for Sarah to get back to Alaska and do her job.

To the McCain supporters:
Give Obama a chance he hasn’t even taken office yet. All this speculation about what he’s going to do is just speculation!!!! How about just waiting until he’s in office before blaming him for the mess he’s about to inherit. If Obama turns out to be a great president you’re going to look back at some of the hateful things you said and wonder what you were thinking. To clear a few things up; Obama IS a US citizen, he IS NOT a socialist, a terrorist or the anti-Christ and he WILL NOT take your gun rights away

Maybe she can sell McCain that bridge she's always referring to.

she does have bright future, one of the most popular governors in the country, she makes decisions, no governor ever has foreign policy experience, it was a dumb excuse that the media used on her, some of you people are ridiculous, let's be honest, joe biden?, let me say this, wrong on going into the war and wrong about the surge, on both he was wrong, mccain and obama at least got one out of the two, foreign policy credentials my butt, what else did he say, fdr was president in 1927??, huh? that sounds like a dumb comment to me, lighten up cause she will be kicking your butt in four years and i can't wait to hear the whining from you

He also said he had Obama right where he wanted him.

He might want to talk less.

A way to keep these GOP on news? I am tired!

Come on people, McCain and Palin lost. They aren't even worth your time ……………….or mine. It's over.

John McCain must be kidding. This woman became a flashpoint for ridicule and this continues to this day. Keep talking Senator McCain and remind us why you aren't president. But by all means, keep up the praise. I truly hopes she runs for and wins the nomination for president in four years. This should make President Obama a shoo-in.

The base, Joe the Plumber, and Suzy the waitress, are attempting to hold on to values that the elite of the republican party never believed in. The republican elite used abortion, homophobia and the trickle down theory to make money, give money (gifts and under the table bribes) and buy polictical favor. While campaigning republicans poloticians shout these concepts to enrage those that are not ready for social, financial and political change to the republican elites cause. Plain represents that cause which has never had true policy making, building and planning beyond winning an issue. Palin has not conherent policy positions and because I want Obama for another term I beg them to vote for her as the republican candidate. I beg them.

Some advice for the GOP – spend at least as much time trying to save the economy as you are currently spending trying to save your party.

Most of these hateful comments on here are always made by the same people who have nothing else to do apparently. Guess none of them have a life and really they should be pitied. They do nothing but lurk aroound waiting for the next article that has the word "Palin" and they are off and running again with the same old tired comments. Their uneducated ignorance is acutely apparent.

I wish them well as they stumble blindly through life, may the Lord bless and keep them in the troubling times that lie ahead for them because of their misguided belief systems.

IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS . . . PALIN COULDN'T LEAD HER WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG!

Breath of fresh air? More like a breath of fresh gas. From the moment that woman stepped on stage at the RNC, with her pregnant teen and waving her baby around like a trophy, the country new that we were about to take a trip in time back to 1964. This hate mongerer tried to divide the country right down the middle. I will admit that it was really entertaining watching her clueless answers to simple interview questions. The VP debate was great. It was like watching a 12 year old try to debate Joe Biden. But i'll never forget the ugliness and racism and hate that she promoted. Her hate rallies were something that will go down in American History along side the likes of George Wallace and Joseph McCarthy. Shame on McCain for still lying to us. She was a gimmick. G.I.M.M.I.C.K. WASP lives on!

McCain is a lucky guy. By the time history proves Palin to be a total loser, McCain will be long dead. He will die happy believing his own fantasies about her.

RE Angela:YEAH AND WE GOT VIDEOS OF OBAMAS BIG MISTAKES TOO!! WE ALL CAN PLAY THAT GAME! DID OBAMA EVER SHOW HIS FULL MEDICAL RECORDS? SOMEONE NEEDS TO ASK HIM BOUT THAT, YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED ON WHATS IN THERE! I AM SURE REV WRIGHT KNOWS!@!@! AND DID HE REALLY NOT KNOW THE CHOIR DIRECTOR MR YOUNG? PROBABLY AS MUCH AS NOT KNOWING MR DAVIS! SOME DAY IT WILL ALL COME OUT, BETTER LATE THEN NEVER I SUPPOSE!

I understand the difficulty that John McCain has saying anything negative about the decision that he made.choosing Palin as a running partner…..but let's face it…..but "energizing" the base isn't nearly so effective as giving the base something to believe in…..like solid policies and proposals that could be implemented in national leadership.

"energy" is no substitute for "knowledge"!

Sarah Palin had no solid policies, proposals or real understanding of what the country needed or wanted. Her antics with "joe the Plumber" and "Tito the Construction-guy" were so incredibly lame that it became pathetic to watch.

Senator McCain is loyal, but to a fault. Sarah Palin, with her antics and ignorance, destroyed any chance he had to be elected.

The republican base need to think what is best for the party. Palin is a huge negative. On a positive note for the Democrats, if Palin really is a future leader for the Republican Party…The Democrats will RULE!

I would never vote for her for anything. She is just a female version of bush and even people that voted for that moron have all had enough of that guy. Why would you want more of the same.

It's not the economy. Why can't they just admit that they made a mistake? The campaign went south when he bet on Sarah Palin. The GOP foolishly thought that flash was more important than substance and they bet on Bible thumpers to carry the race. Fortunately, we the people have seen the flaws in right wing Christian Conservatism. We want no part of our government dictating policy based on their flawed religous views. Palin is about as stupid as one can get!

He's nuts, or this means the end of the Republican Party. Started as a liberal, progressive party under Lincoln; ended asa a reactionary, non-relevant dinosaur with Palin.

"She did a great job of energizing our base. I'm very proud of her,”

McCain, no wonder you lost the election woefully!!!

Thank God "our base" is not all of America.

She energized the base all right. She energized my very Republican spouse into voting for Obama instead of McCain because he found her so appalling.

Half-Baked Alaska.

Good for Democratic Party if she is "the one" for the Republicans. Go Sara!!!

McCain still doesn't know how to use "the google".

The scary thing is that she still hasn't clued in on how unqualified she is for public office and that she is a moron. She is totally clueless.

I THINK SARAH PALIN SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT WITH HUCKABEE, OR HUCKABEE SHOULD RUN FOR PRES!!!!!NOMATTER WHO BRINGS HER DOWN, SHE SHOULD REMEMBER THEY ALSO BROUGHT HILLARY DOWN, SHE DID A SWELL JOB HER FIRST TRY, AND AS FAR AS THE AHATERS OUT THERE, WE FEEL THE SAME ABOUT OBAMA, HE IS A PEICE OF WORK WAITING TO BE FINISHED, AND I AM SURE THAT PELOSI WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT ONE! IF SHE DOES NOT GET HER WAY, SHE HERSELF WILL BRING THE BOY DOWN!

Amen, Jon

You would think such a big turkey would be afraid to show her neck this close to Thanksgiving. Of course, she is the Dem's dream (Republican ) candidate in 2012 . As Pogo said: "We have met the enemy and she is us."

McCain is right that Palin has a very bright future as the leader of GOP. What he does not realise is that the GOP has no future with Palin as leader.

One loser commenting on another loser…..What a waste..

Aren't all you posters who are running down the GOP thankful that cnn is posting them for you and not abiding by their own posting rules concerning some people's postings..
Kinda like most of their reporting I watched all through the election…

McCain is finding it difficult not to ROFLHAO!!!!

Peace

Washington observer wrote:

"To all the liberal Democratic hate mongers, what goes around comes around. The sub prime mess, the root cause of the current financial crisis, is the brainchild of the Democrats …"

Hmm … didn't the first sub prime loans start BEFORE 2006 when there was a Republicans majority in both the House and Senate? Even if we were to believe your absurd hypothesis both the Republican led Congress and President were in a position to block any legislation they did not approve of.

You also conveniently left out Phil Gramm's (R) law to deregulate the commercial banks which allowed AIG, Lehman and Bear Stearns to over leverage themselves and implode.

Greedy bankers and an unregulated derivatives market caused the sub prime crisis.

Delusional, party of one!

John McCain appears to be such a jokester.

I feel really bad for this country if it's going to be represented by the likes of the people in most of these responses. How did we become a country filled with so many hateful people. These remarks are just cruel, hateful stupid remarks. Hicks and non-hicks? Do you Democrats think you're the only educated people here? Pro-choice? Only when it agrees with your choice…..you're more interested in giving terrorists rights than you are murdering babies…and there's no room for anyone's opinion but yours of course. God help us all, the whole country is on the road to hell.

I think Palin was the best thing the Republicans had going for
having said that, I think Barak Hussein still has a lot of answers to give the American people regarding Who he is? we still don't know who he is? where he was born? Doesn he have dual Citizenship? I think until the Supreme Court investigates all these he is still not our President…. Please read a good article on worldnetdaily.com
I just hope he comes out clean.

I hope she runs. That will guarantee the Democrats will win again

Obama 2012

Her voice is nerve whacking!!!

Listen close and read my lips

SARAH PALIN WILL NEVER BE ELECTED PRESIDENT

She might make it past the primaries but that because the GOP blind followers are not so smart.

These repukes really sicken me. They are bashing Obama so much and he is not even in office yet. The person to bash is BUSH BUSH and more BUSH. My God, he is the one who have this country in this sad state of affairs. Get your heads out of you know what!

I cannot believe we are having this discussion. The 44th President of the United States has not even taken the Oath of Office. Can we focus on the now???

Will she just go away………If she runs again she has no chance. I have also saved all her videos and they will come up again!

Just take a look at this man at his news conference today
and thank God he is not going to the White house.

I appreciate hearing so many of the tolerant voices of the more liberal political minds out there (sarcasm). I've never encountered people speaking out so hatefully against supposed hate, or so intolerantly about supposed intolerance. Labeling people of a different political viewpoint as hicks or wackos is not productive or cooperative, it only magnifies your hypocrisy – as well as ignorance when such labels are based on your feelings about the ugliness of their eyes. Furthermore, labeling any political, moral, or ethical viewpoint you disagree with as far right/left wing is sickening. What made you and your opinion the barometer for the majority opinion? And who cares anyway about these labels when so many people writing on these stupid message boards couldn't give any logical or coherent explanation for their positions on any issue?

Everyone please just use your heads, bring the self-righteousness down a few clicks, and realize that thinking you're great and intelligent doesn't mean you are.

Teresa, when you said the following……"All you who have nasty comments about Sarah Palin and how smart you think she's not. WHAT STATE ARE YOU GOVERNOR IN???????"

I think you might have meant is 'What state are you governor OF'? I'm not sure how to re-word 'How smart you think she's not' for you since it sounds like Palineese to me & I don't understand Palineese.

I think you missed the whole point dear. None of the people commenting about her intelligence are or were trying to be the VP of the United States of America or governors for that matter. Big difference.

Palin as VP would be like handpicking a woman you see walking through the mall and telling her she's going to be the next VP of the US because she looks good.

Do some research on Palin. Try reading the Alaska newspapers and read some older stories on her. Read the comments on those stories from Alaskans (made and written long before VP slot). You'll see that she was just as clueless about running a small town like Wasilla as she is as Governor and as she was as a VP candidate. You'll see that after just a few months as mayor of a town of 7,000 she had to hire a city manager because she didn't know what her job was.

You'll see she's made many, many mistakes in her political career because she has no business in a political position of ANY kind. It just isn't her place to be and if she wants it to ber her place, she will have to spend many, many years yet learning about her country, it's history, it's laws, it's constitution, it's people and how it works. As of now, Sarah has no knowledge on these topics.

It explains perfectly why she's gotten herself into so many messes in her state…………..SHE DOES NOT KNOW THE RULES AND DOESN'T BOTHER TO LEARN THEM EVEN AFTER MAKING A MISTAKE!!

Even children learn from their mistakes.

Don't forget that nearly 50% of voters cast votes for the GOP ticket. While 90% of the viewers from this site think she's an idiot, that's not true for the public at large.

As I Democrat I hope the Republicans run Palin in as many future elections as possible. She may have energized the base but she also drove away all the sensible, tolerate Republicans and Independents. Please Republicans bring her back next time. Nothing will ensure a Democratic victory more than Palin.

Palin a GOP leader? Kinda like how Moe is the leader of the Three Stooges, I guess.

That's Losers' mouths…

Well, you could hardly have expected John to say anything else. By saying the American people "decided" again this pair is his way of saying it's not his fault; most "small" people always blame other people for their failures…As for Palin energizing the so-called base, the Republicans have got to find some other base–an intelligent one, to begin with. But this old base is quite happy with Palin for the principal reason that she annoys intelligent and educated people everywhere–and that base is anti-intellectual in the extreme. Let this base thrive on the Palin phenomenon; the rest of us should just ignore them.

From one of the osers' mouths about his losing counterpart. We would believe him on this WHY?

Hiros,

Are you afraid your welfare checks will stop if you do not vote black?

I did not vote for Obama, but race never entered into my thought process. You just shown how racist BLACK america is.

Oy Vey! Sarah Palin in GOP's national politics? Where do I send my money to help this cause, as it will ensure the that the party will go no where.

To Washington Observer: This is the kind of thinking that lost the GOP the election! I have two words for you: Phil Graham!

Can you spell "scarey?" The country has some real frightening issues facing many of us. However, Palin in 2012 gives a whole new meaning to the word "frightening." If she is the best that the GOP can produce, then the country is really on the downhill spiral.

BJ- You and I may be the only two posters on this blog to agree. But one thing is very apparent, all the liberal folks hate everybody but liberals. And yet, they think we should gather ranks behind their candidate in a show of solid unity………Yeah, Right!, just like they united behind President Bush.

Mike in Pa,,,

If you really think you would be better off in another country, what is keeping your butt here now,,,, MOVE.

Sarah is back in Alaska and that's where she needs to stay. She was not ready for the national stage, and it appears from her poor performance that she never will be!

I don't think the liberals are bashing her because they are afraid. She can't string together a coherent sentence, I wouldn't say afraid she is hilarious. I can't believe republicans would allow someone like this run there party because she believes that it is ok to to take away the rights of pro choice. I would be surprised if she had an education. Those of you that think it is some kind of major accomplishment to be a mayor of a small town have never been to big city.

Maybe the media coverage of Palin was not negitive, maybe the media got it just right and when you represent an idiot correctly, it looks like negitive coverage when it fact they tried there best not to make her look too bad, but if you put lipstick on a pig, well, you know.

McCain can't go negitive on her because it just reflects badly on him if he does, but those leaks were intentional and came from teh top of the ticket.

So many people so confused about Sarah Palin.

The "hatred" you hear spewing here…was brought on by PALIN! Did you LISTEN to her speeches when she was on the trail? Did you HEAR the repeated lies, the "pallin' around with terrorists" the racial slurs?

The woman threw vile hatred carelessly into heated crowds and literally endangered Obama's life and the life of others nearby, willingly, as long as it helped her push forward her own personal agenda.

Any hatred spewing her way now was EARNED.

I only have one question. Why are all the Democrats so scared of this lady? Why do they have to slam her every chance they get. Lets put this in perspective. If she really is not as good as you Dems think, why bother putting her down?

Is it because your worried she might actually be good for the country, and you can see where she will make a honest canididate for President, and that scares you???????

Breath of fresh air…..*cough*

Why do Republicans hate America?

With judgment like this it is no wonder why he lost, I guess he can not say how it really is and still has to toe the party line until his political carrier is over.

If she runs I hope the Democrats STOP her skinny little ???

John McCain destroyed my beloved Republican Party by chosing Palin. McCain could have won this election with a good smart running mate and his war-time merits, but he elected to chose the dumbest person in this world. Palin the attack dog that spewed negative vibes was the primary reason McCain lost the election. The people that Leader who manage the Republican party must take harsh actions and inform Plain she needs to stay in Alaska – if they want to win another election. If not, the Party I grew up with and loved will be destroyed.

If all of you hate Palin so much, WHY do you spend your time reading about her and commenting about her? Can't get enough, huh? 900+ requests for media interviews with her from around the world…..2012

The new GOP party is the Hatfields and the McCoys.

They just don't get it. People are tired of the way republicans have campaigned in the past. People are tired of negative campaigning and they want someone with a plan other than trying to destroy the other side.

Liar, she has a bright future as a GOP mule. She'll bring the money in, but the GOP, along with everyone else realizes she's not that bright. Therefore she will never and I mean NEVER lead the party. Are you kidding me–too many GOP Alpha males.

CNN: I am a true CNN junkie BUT I have told you before–NO MORE PALIN!!!!!! Can I make any clearer? NO PALIN! NO PALIN! Not one single more story on this uneducated women!!!

Dear Palin:
There is no way that in 4 years (no matter how much you try to cram in that pea head of yours) you will outsmart Obama. Oh, and he's also a great speaker. He inspires people and brings hope. You only bring fear, despair and hate. So if you want to run in 2012. Please do. I would love to see Obama debate you.

Sincerely,

An intelligent woman who will NEVER vote for you

Judging by all the left wing posts, nobody from the right uses CNN.com for news. I know I try not to anymore since they were so tilted left during the election. Let's see how long it takes Obama to screw up with all his Clinton retreads.

I bet he thinks she is as much of an idiot as the rest of us (why else would he play "protector" when she went back to see Katie Couric again). However, since he was the one who picked her for the ticket, he has no choice but to say how great she is. Politics, politics. What a bunch of nonsense.

Washington Observer…don't forget McCain's campaign chair, Rick Davis, who was STILL collecting big monthly checks from Fannie into September, when the media finally got wind of it…this is not just a partisan problem, and will require people on all sides to help.

McCain picked Palin, because she was, is and continues to be the darling of the Rushpublican party.

To quote their former hero, W, "bring her on"

OB12

McCain is a fool to deny political considerations were why he selected Sarah Palin. He cannot face reality. Everyone knows better, including members of his own party.

I'm so glad we don't have McCain as next president during these perilous times. He himself admitted economics were not his forte. Can you imagine what terrible shape we'd be in if we had to rely on his instinct and "guts" for leadership right now? Obama is doing everything right, and we are blessed to have elected him at this historic moment.

Governor Palin has now returned home to continue her truly disgusting policies of controlling native wolf populations………..19 shot from a government airplane since Nov 6th. There is a better way to humor Alaskan hunters.
Her lack of knowledge on correct environmental controls and the destruction of wildlife shows the sort of person she is and where her true values lie.

DVA

Please, please, please put her up for President in2012. That will guarantee an Obama win.

Let us hope that Conservatism bets its future on the very flawed Governor Palin. It is important for the future of the nation that Conservatism be stamped out of the nation's political dialog. Conservatism has tried to block, defeat, delay, sabotage, undermine, ridicule, or otherwise prevent this nation from growing into a better one. Conservatism was opposed to the abolition of slavery, free public education, voting rights for minorities and women, equal rights for minorities and women, equal pay for minorities and women, the minimum wage, every single proposal to increase the minimum wage, the 8 hour day, the 40 hour week, employee health benefits, overtime pay, child health care programs, affordable day care, affordable college, pre-natal care programs, medicare, medicaid, fuel efficient cars, etc.

Sarah Palin has the talent to crash the Conservative jet beyond repair, and perhaps that is the role that Destiny has picked out for her.

Sorry John, I do not view Sarah Palin "as a breath of fresh air". She is the exact opposite.

GO PALIN!!

Ohhh, sorry Rebecca. I saw Jack's post here about Palin and mistook it for yours. Still, the same point – CNN is getting carried away! I suppose it's good for ratings.

"The Shark" sounds exactly like the type of person he is railing against. Most of the rest sound like the typical intolerant individuals they call the opposition. Civility, it would appear, has no place in the left wing of democracy.

The economy didn't lose McCain the election. He lost because the demographics of the American people are not older white men that believe that abortion should be banned, gays shouldn't get married or that immigrants are only Mexican. Until the Republican party starts to look-like, sound-like and belive-live the rest of America, they will continue to lose elections. They will soon be the minority.

john mccain did you know the more you in the you vip to the cnnmeay

I've never understood why McCain consistently states that he is so "proud of" Sarah Palin. She is not his teenage daughter, he does not need to be proud of her, it sounds so juvenile.

When was the last time a failed VP nominee went on to win the presidency? Certainly none in McCain's lifetime.

Those that despise the GOP want Palin to remain in the spotlight and run in 2012 as well. It's only speeding up the downfall of the Republican party that much faster. Bring it on!!!!

McCain is so wrong on this. The fatal blow occurred once Palin started showing her true colors and would be McCain voters had no choice but to consider (an ultimately select) Obama as their Presidential choice.

Jack, you are totally obsessed with Sarah Palin! I realize she's attractive and interesting… but you're getting really carried away. Seriuosly. How about a few posts about Romney or Jindal or Sanford – just to help get your mind refocused?

Love the picture of McCain here…as if he just woke up from a daze.

John, the economy isn't the only factor to sink your election bid, Palin scared me away too. Up until you chose her as your running mate I could've been swayed your way. But her enthusiam to rally that scary sector called your 'base' sent me running to the Obama camp. You are a reasonable man who chose an unqualified candidate to rally her hick base, but I'm sure a lot of intelligent repulicans didn't vote or voted Obama as they were just as disappointed in your VP pick. I hope she is a the next GOP hope, it will make the next election easier for the Dems but I'm sure it will be nastier and uglier if she has anything to do with it.

No, the problem wasn't the economy. If you analyze the data you will see that the polls began to favor Obama when you made your famous statement "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" as the stock market was tanking. Up until that point, you had a shot at winning but when you made that gawd awful statement, you threw the election away! It is your fault and your running mate's for why you lost. It wasn't the economy that did it for you!

Fred In SC – You, my friend, are officially 'Hanitized'

Remember, all racists are going to HELL. Goodbye right wing republican party.

He still can't talk straight….clearly most Americans did not view her favorably. In fact, her approval ratings were falling before the Wall Street crash. It started with the Katie Couric interview and dove-tailed from that point on. If she is the future of the Republican Party, that's great for the Democratic Party.

cnn, I do note that my 4:14 pm ET posting still shows waiting for moderation..and other postings have been moderated, approved and posted after the time of mine..please tell you moderator from me not to run from the truth..
And 'the shark's' posting, if that posting doesn't insinuate that anyone who didn't vote for Obama is prejudice to anyone else I would have to say it sure implicates that to me.
Cnn, just look at the postings your moderator does approve..what does that say for cnn?

McCain lost the general election the second he won the primaries.

Removing the horrible Bush taint on McCain is just like trying to remove stink from doo doo. He was doomed from the start. His countless mistakes in the campaign (including Palin) only made his loss that much bigger.

Wow, can everyone on the left just take a deep breath and relax??? I thought it was Karl Rove and Bushies that were supposed to be the hate mongers. Listening to these posts I'd have to question that. Why so much hate for Palin? They lost, it's over, now move on. My goodness, dissagree with a candidate but stop with all the hateful talk.

The GOP see her as a breath of fresh air….but just the hard right conservatives. The rest see her as a dolt. I just don't understand how they feel America can embrace a woman with so little to offer the country than a feeling.

Isn't this the same speech he gave about her right after the election? And didn't the Republican governors basically stay clear of her during their meetings? I know the Republicans are in disarray and scrambling to find their new savior, but I really doubt that the "jet around the country but so dedicated mom, " "workin' hard on the Alaska budget (in Georgia) governor," "fiscally conservative socialist," "pork-grabbing," "happy to be in pro-America" Palin is that person. Hopefully she will lose her job in two years, and go away before she is humiliated at the first Republican debate in 2012.

First CNN writer: "Hey, wanna see me get 700 people to make fools of themselves posting childish, hateful comments?"

Second CNN writer: "How you gonna do that?"

First CNN writer: "Easy, I'll just post yet another irrelevant Sarah Palin story on the Ticker!"

McCain is probably correct since the Republican Party 'Base' since G W Bush has been studying and courting the three "R's" religiously. The three "R's" being RED NECKS, RACISTS and RUBES !!!!!! All ignorant and all believing that 'DUMBNESS' is OK !

This is the same reason why Palin porbably decided to campaign in georgia for the Republican Senatorial Candidate. She has the three "R's" going for her in force in that state !!!!!! Particularly in the 'DELIVERANCE' areas of the state where there are more branches on natural trees than on family trees !.

Government is not "the rock" Jesus is the rock. "Whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.
Government is not and never will be the solution to man's problems. Solomon says in ECC 3:16 And I saw something else under the sun:
In the place of judgment –wickedness was there,
in the place of justice wickedness was there.

We are not to have our faith in government, or any political candidate or even the President no matter who he or she is. Want another example go back and reread how Rome treated Jesus. Pilate was a true politician. Government will always fail no matter who is in charge, because we are humans and we all have impure motivations.

And to this comment give me a break:
"Together, they would bring brink back something to the presidency that it hasn't seen in a long time: a focus on the average American, instead of large corporations" iseult72@hotmail.com

News flash, lefties: It's over. Your guy won.

It's time to bury the hatchet, and if the Democratic Senate leadership can let bygones be with Lieberman, then I think everybody should follow that lead.

Calling people hicks and idiots because they didn't vote for your candidate isn't exactly turning a new page.

Senator McCain, at one time I had a lot of respect for you…………………..

The economy is tanking and we are still talking about a loser/has-been and his clueless sidekick. Get real! The only tragedy greater than the one we are witnessing on the economic front would have been a McCain-Palin win (shudder)

Energizing factor and breath of fresh air? So this is what Republicans think qualifies one to be President. God help them.

I can't help but imagine what it would be like right now in the ever- changing face of this economic crisis if John McCain was the president-elect instead of Obama. I can't help but see McCain and Palin stumbling and bumbling right now when every day counts and immediate, well thought out action is necessary. You can say what you will, I still think the American people chose the better of the two. At least with Obama it seems like we might have a chance of surviving this. I'm afaraid I would not have any confidence if the McCain/Palin ticket had triumphed.

Did McCain forget to take his medication? He's suffering from delusions and hallucinations.

Poor guy he is in love! it is the only raeson I see for this blind admiration

McCain's blind eye to certain truths are the same views that have doomed the GOP.

Sarah Palin is no GOP model.

Her religion cinflicts with most Americans.
She's been voted woman of the year by a group wanting Alaska so seperate from the rest of the USA.
She demonstrated very low understanding of world affairs.
She has no respect for opposing ideas.
She'll say anything to stir the GOP base regardless of who she is demonizing.

She has single handedly fractured what was left of the GOP base.

Go Sarah!!!!!

After viewing the comments here, just realized that most of the people here are so low. Full of hate, no deep thought, dirty words, and no least respect to other people. No wonder America is declining. Sad!!!!!

I really would love to see Palin as President. A rock-solid strong and powerful force of a woman who does not have the man-hating, unmatternal and unfeminine attitudes that traditional feminists do. A woman who sticks her 3-inch heel right through those who hide from the untrendy GOD AND COUNTRY.

Jon: I love Sarah Palin. She will be a welcome change after 4 years of disaster at the hands of man-child Obama.

Man you are a joke. A BAD joke. Since when does a man child put himself through law school at Harvard and Columbia. Of course you love Sara Flailin……. Idiot men like their women even dumber.

She may very well have a "bright future" as a GOP leader, and maybe a shot at the White House…

…but she needs to go back home. The GOP needs to r-group, and she needs to fade into the background for now. Doesn't she have a state to take care of? Let the dust settle, the new President to take office and then, we'll see…

thanks shark ——————-very well put and so right on the money.
good bye GOP———————-rip

Who are these people who really think Palin is a contender in legislative government?…You know how Americans are seen globally? We are seen as ignorant buffoons with no sense of dignity. Since the election of Obama, the world celebrated in a victory of rising above ignorance and achieving common good. It's not just a national achievement, it's a global achievement…

Palin represents what's wrong with this country…low educational standards, no integrity and ethics, and complete narcissism beyond repair…Palin needs to stop being so ambitious to be the next great GOP leader and take the time to raise her children!!!!

Well,here we go again,another insignificant story about an insignificant female who must be salivating at all the attention she is receiving.Again,if Sarah Palin is the future of the GOP,then the
possibility of the party staying on the outside looking in is greater than
they would like to admit.McCains'statement about energizing the base
is only factual in terms of that base becoming less and less in numbers.The faction of the GOP that Ms.Palin energized proved to be no match for reasonable,egalitarians throughout the land.

Theresa: All you who have nasty comments about Sarah Palin and how smart you think she's not. WHAT STATE ARE YOU GOVERNOR IN???????

Wow you sure skipped 10th grade grammar… "smart you think she's not?
what state are you governor in?" pretty bas sentence structure. You do NOT end sentences with prepositions!!!

The Shark…I'm glad you seem to think that just because Obama got elected everything is all better and America is now a true democracy. America has been and will continue to be a democracy. It's funny how you Democrats will say that Republicans are racist, and yet I've seen ten times as many Democrats calling McCain or Palin names than I have Republicans calling Obama names. Why is it that when interviewed on television did people not have a valid reason for voting for Obama, other than his whole "change" theme? It's because a lot of those people did not even pay attention to the issues at hand, and unfortunately some voted for Obama just because of his race. If this is an example of the Democratic Party, I'm glad I'm not a part of it.

Unbelievable really. If he were 16 I would say it is just harmones talking but McCain is too smart and wise for that. I feel (or felt) sorry for her because she got used. I don't think she understood how foolish she sounded, nor do I think she understood that most Americans were laughing AT her, not with her on all her verbal blunders. I can see the GOP wants to lose in 2012.

Sara Palin has about as much future as Dan Quayle and Walter Mondale had after losing their VP bid.

OK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I am afraid for my country.

Washington Observer—
Spending time on the right wing sites I see.

Frank and Dodd are not blameless but the Fannie Mae problem is bipartisan. When McCain brought this up, the Repulbicans controlled the Congress and the White House. Why was nothing done?

And about the money…Obama got his contributions from Fannie and Freddie employees. McCain got a larger amount ($169,000) than Obama did and he got it from the board of Fannie and Freddie and their lobbyists.
I know the right wing wants to revise history but the facts are out there.

To The Shark: For someone who is calling the Republicans a bunch of hate-filled people, you sound pretty full of the hatred yourself. By your statements, it looks like the Democrat party is set to replace the Republicans as the "party of hate", as you like to call them, using hate-filled speech of your own. You are not the only democrat on here spewing hatred, while calling the Republicans the "party of hate." Take a look in the mirror!

He is either demonstrating a bold-faced denial of the obvious, or else he is a horrific judge of character.

Either way, we dodged a giant bullet by voting him down.

I never seen such hateful comments for another human being. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. There is one thing to have an opinion but quite another for crude comments. This is the result of a "change that we need" ? No thanks, I'll take an America where there is decency.

She is the brunt of jokes…Joe the plumber, Turkey Gate this week, cult church witch doctor, foreign policy because of proximity to Russia, the disaster interview with Katie Couric, Africa the Country, the pregnant young daughter, the baby that actually may be her older daughter's, field dressing a moose, the $250,000 clothing sprees, the folksy winky chatty stuff, Caribou Barbie…these were the topics about Palin. No solutions, no policies, no intellect.
Yuk. She set back women's issues 50 years.

At this point Sen McCain has no choice but to stand behind Sarah Palin. To do otherwise would amount to a confession that he, and the GOP leadership, made a HUGE blunder. McCain may be old fashioned, but he is not an idiot. I'm sure he regrets gambling with our future, and his, by selecting Sarah.

It has become clear that McCain has lost his ability to think reasonably or rationally. Cognitive skills are the first thing to go as one ages, and his age is showing.

These statements do not reflect well on Mr. McCain. Either he is a complete incompetent when it comes to judging character, or he's lying to make himself look good. In either case, it's not good.

Never the less, we need Palin around. If we don't keep her around there will be a lot of comedians and news commentators with nothing to do.

Wow, the Communist News Network (CNN) sure has some Obama Koolaid drinkers. I will love watching your Messiah make things worse for the next 4 years. Bet you will all be Bit*ching about him soon.

Poor Poor liberals. You don't have any way to refute anything that is being said about your new Messiah so you fall back on your time honored tactics of attacking anyone and anything that does not agree with you!
Change? The new "Stimulus" package looks like the WPA and CCC – you remember FDR don't you?
How come you guys are so happy to have Joe Biden as second fiddle? The Democratic party has rejected him before! Is it because the new Messiah has no experience? Who is really in charge? Joe, Hillary, Bill?
Did we ever figure out if BO had an uncle in the read army or are we going to re-write teh history books so his grandfather and Patton can liberate Auschwitz? Imgine the uproar if John McCain or Sarah Palin had made a mistake that big!!
BTW – Sarah Palin never said " I can see Russia" that was Tina Fey. You folks were duped by the Main Stream Media! I hope you enjoy your new TV President!
P.S> Better dust off that old copy of 1984 and study up! You can read can't you? Or are you waiting for Larry King and Bill Maher to tell you what to think?

Yes. No political motivations. He chose her purely based on professional merit. Anyone – I repeat – ANYONE who supports this woman for political office is laughed at by the world. Energizing the base? Please! This base being referred to is the racist, extremist right fringe that still thinks Obama is a muslim. Worse yet, this part of the republican base has a problem with anyone who is a muslim. Because they are all "evil." Listen to the words of Colin Powell, wannabe republicans. When accused of being a muslim the RIGHT answer is not "Obama is a Christian." The right answer is "so what if he was?"

mcinsane was dumb as hell then and still dumb as hell now!!

Hey, Fred in SC, Obama is eligible to run for office and be elected president. For further reference, check out the election results.

Hey Fred in NC….You're a star!! You've uncovered the deep dark secret about Obama and now everyone is wise to slippery ways!!

Thank God for you Fred in NC, you just keep on doing your "research" so I can put my head down on my ignorant pillow every night and not have to worry about the anti-christ in the oval office.

God bless you Fred in NC.

Kim J: Here we go again with all of the Obama uniters spewing their hate toward people they don't even know. This is gonna be a great four years.

The problem is we DO know them. We know them to be inept half wits due to their own statements. And IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT 8 YEARS!!!!!!!!!

When he makes statements like this, I really think that anyone who voted for him should say a small prayer that things did not go their way. It is very sad that this man could have been president. Thank God enough Americans realized the truth before it was too late.

Sarah Palin has NO FUTURE in politics and I think that will be evident as time goes on.
John McCain–I hope the people in his state see the problems with this man before they elect him for another term.

What is it about Palin that the left-wing morons seem to fear so much? The shrill liberals never stop wailing, do they? They're still crying about Gore in 2000. With Obama already back-pedalling furiously on campaign promises and filling his cabinet with the same old Clintonites who were at the root of the financial problems, we'll soon see how much real change happens.

I don't swallow THAT ONE

Breath of fresh air???

I DID NOT INHALE!!!

To all the people on this blog calling Mrs. Palin stupid and dumb, you may want to check your spelling and grammar before posting your comments. Otherwise you just look stupid yourself.

This is the height of stupidity.

This woman is not a leader…she's a nut case.

McCain's support of her attests to the reason why he never came close to being President.

I have to admit that I read every Palin story that I come across because I can't wait for the next gaffe. So I'm very interested but I think it would be more appropriate under the "Entertainment" headlines.

I guess McCain didn't take his medication today. He's having delusions and hallucinations.

Seriously, what is the man going to say? "She's a complete train wreck and I realize now what a colossal mistake I made"? The man is gracious, I will give him that…

She did a great job of alienating Democrats and Independents and thankfully giving Obama the election. McCain was a fatally flawed candidate whose party forced him to pick a shrill, right-wing wingnut like Palin. The Republican party needs to stop being so anti-intellectual. Comparisons of Reagan and Palin being similar are an insult to Reagan.

Next thing you know we'll be electing a freshman senator with no executive experience…

Does anyone else find McCain's comments about Palin to be a bit sexist/patronizing? He is proud of her? What is she his teenage daughter?

Yeah man, she was totally a breath of fresh air. Intoxicating even… intoxicatingly asinine.

I would have more respect for McCain if he would just admit he made a mistake. Palin's energizing the base (far, right wing evangelicals) wasn't enough, and if the republican party hasn't learned that they need to step up to the 21st century, they are a goner. Having been a republican my entire life, I have voted for them in the past because they were the fiscally responsible party, but no more. They are now the borrow and spend party. Their party is either made up of extremely wealthy and extremely uneducated people. The party has to learn to be centrist and not let the far right wing control it anymore. Their base is outdated for today's world along with more of their politicians. I will never vote for a republican again until they move more to the center.

Palin has a very bright future as a GOP leader??? I sure hope not! If she does, then this country is either in deep trouble or, more likely, the dems have a very long future in power!!

Get Palin OFF the stage already. I don't ever want to see or hear her again!

IS THIS OLD MAN LOST HIS F—— MIND.WHAT A REDICULOUS COMMENT THAT SHE IS A BREATHE OF FRESH AIR.THE AIR POLLUTED JOHN AND SO IS YOUR FORMER RUNNING MATE.IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS JUVENILE BRAIN OF HERS WHAT NOT SAY " NO COMMENT ".STOP SUCKING UP JOHN.YOU ALWAYS SAID THAT YOU SAY IT AS IT IS.I GUESS MEMORY IS GONE TO AND YOU ARE LEADING THE GOP DOWN ANOTHER BLIND ROAD.TAKE OFF THE BLINKERS JOHN , SHE'S NOT THAT GOOD LOOKING.

According to Obama, Rachel Maddow, being gay, has no right to marry and as such is less than human—-

Afterall he did not come out against Prop 8 and was silent as gays marched for their rights–

Too bad for Rachel—-

BJ – this 'junior senator with no experience' is a smart, Harvard & Columibia educated man. Palin (who I believe had a BA in Journalism) needs to GO BACK TO SCHOOL !!!
Bush nearly flunked out of Yale with a 'C' average, Clinton is a
Rhodes Scholar….see a pattern here?????????????????

People talk about the Democrats and the left bashing Gov Palin? The last I saw it was her OWN people that were trashing her so the left didn't have to do it. I guess it's true that the GOP "eats its' own young". I like Sen McCain and always will, but he made a bad choice and now has to live with it. It seems that WE have to live with it too because Gov. Palin just won't go away.

McCain, your party should have been prepared to handle any major issue that the american people wanted to know about. Palin was one of the major reasons you didnt get elected. The other was your own wayward thoughts. You claim you were close to Palin but during your debate with Obama, you stated twice, not once but twice, that Palin's son had autism. News Flash. He has down syndrome. Oh, and no socks.

Palin – McCain's revenge.

McCain cannot admit that Palin is a complete disaster. It would shatter what's left of his reputation, because he is the one who pick her to be his running mate. To CHRIS. You must be looking for something that is simply not there about Obama. He is an AMERICAN CITIZEN, period!!!!! Do you actually believe he could get the necessary security clearance, to be briefed on security issues, since he has been elected? Try to find something that is legitimate and present a VALID point.

GO AWAY… PLEASE

Even though I am a Democrat to the heart, I must admit Sarah was the most entertaining candidate!!!! LOL LOL

I'm still playing back those interviews!!!! LOL LOL

A bright future as what? Village Idiot? It was a bad choice McCain, denial does'nt suit you. Please just make her go away…please, please, please…Stop the madness!

Oh, and speaking of either senility or delusional: Fred in SC sounds like both. Love to Ethel, Fred!!

McCain words confirm more dissaters in the future as well!

Someone needs to let the old guy know that the election is over (you don't have to tell him that he lost), so he can stop lying.

Sarah Palin's radical right-wing views are going to look even more bat-guano crazy after four years of President Obama's centrist governing.

McCain's mind is going, going, gone!

McCain is only partly right. She also energized the Dem and Independent base to vote for the other guy.

PLEASE, keep this Palin witch away from us.

NY Republican—–like Bill Clinton said, if you feel left out, come join us.

hiros—whoever you really are, you are the problem

Sarah Palin energized the GOP base in the first two weeks after the RNC because people wanted to get to know her. For those two weeks, her stump speech was almost word for word of the speech she gave at the RNC. When she finally became accessible to the media, American voters saw that Palin lacked everything that we have come to believe represents an educated, intelligent leader. Each time that Sarah Palin was interviewed by the media, she presented a defensive attitude. Then came the ode and buzz words that incited her rally attendees to shout words of violence — and Sarah smiled. Those buzz and code words conveyed to many Americans of color that Sarah would be a good candidate to lead the White Superiority Women's Party — but not any position representing ALL Americans.

Yes, Sarah Palin might have a future with the Republican party, if they had a future. With politicians such as Sarah Palin being the best that the party has to offer, they have no future.

The reason for the shift, senator McCain is because of the CNN coverage and the biased news they allowed in their news room. Comentators like Cambell Brown, Wolf, B, Anderson Cooper and all the other loud mouth news commentators who like to hear their own voice and spoke so loudly to be heard over the other person/s voice. They mighr as well get a mirrow and tape recorder they like to be seen and heard so badly. Of course our economy is bad and was bad. It is not that it is any better now, it is just that people have gotten so used to hearing about it they have gotten somewhat immune. Just watch and see whn ever something comes up that is good about the Republicans and President Bush CNN will down play it and harshly critize all the good until it becomes so waterd down to be unreconized.

mccain hasn't changed since november 4. he's still in the throes of advanced senility.

"fresh air" is more GOP doublespeak, what "my friend" really meant was smog laden brown skies full of co2 and methane!

By chosing Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain showed us that he was not the leader we neede. The RNC has so much work to do to re-build the party that it is truly a shame that we still talking like this. The RNC is in ruin – so lets stop pretending like Palin was a good choice and that she has any future in politics – she DOES NOT. Please – can the RNC just act like responsible leaders – Please!

God help us – she actually makes George W Bush look SMART!!!!!

And these people who said they voted for her because 'she is like
them' – well – I don't want anyone 'just like me' for President. I want someone a hell of alot more qualified, educated etc running my
country. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!

No, Senator McCain, had "most Americans" viewed Governor Palin as a "breath of fresh air" your ticket would have won.

Given that you did not, your statement is false, just like nearly everything you and your running mate spewed during your nasty campaign.

Now, please, Put America First and tell her to be quiet and to stay in Alaska!!!

"Fred in SC November 25th, 2008 3:01 pm ET

Obama is very, very, shady…. he might not even be legally eligible to run for or hold the office of President of the United States. Keep your eye on that one!"

HUH ????!!!!

I think it's best to say that we were spared 4 years of continued ridicule from the rest of the world by getting this election right. We should all be proud of what we've done.

For John McCain, I am sure that it hurt to have seen the Obamarama that took over the world on election day, and the excitement that has followed. Everybody wants 5 minutes with Obama, and even world leaders are eagerly awaiting to take their turns to be in his company. Everything "Obama" is unprecedented, and darn–I've got to admit it feels pretty good to me, but John McCain's thoughts must turn dark every now and then–because this would never be happening if he were elected.

Sarah is a breath of Alaska air…….full of moose doo doo

Tired of immature trolls bashing Palin and McCain unfairly. Your guy won so let's see what change and hope Obama is going to bring because so far he has not with all of his appointments. Just the same old, same old nonsense and bull. Suppose that is the reason many people on this site and at this network have such a great need to continue to criticize and scrutinize Palin.

I wouldn't count Sarah just yet…Apparently there are enough dumb people in this country who think she is the next best thing to sliced bread…

Senator McCain — surely you cannot be THAT clueless. Sarah Palin is the reason you lost the election!

He either just doesn't get it or is just too stubborn to admit the error.

How about sending Anderson Cooper to interview and investigate Paulson, Bernake and KashnKari? How about asking real questions like who is lining their pockets with those billions($) just donated to fixing the economic mess? How about asking how come regular joe would be fired and/or go to prison for the type of derivitive shenanigans played by mortgage brokers and the hypergreed displayed by Wall St? What has happened to journalistic integrity? I bet Edward R. Murrow is whirling in his grave.

I don't know, KJL. Not quite either love or senility. More like delusional.
Poor John.

Fred in SC November 25th, 2008 3:01 pm ET

Obama is very, very, shady…. he might not even be legally eligible to run for or hold the office of President of the United States. Keep your eye on that one!

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OMG give it a rest. You bitter republicans are so foolish.

Honestly do you all actually think McCain would come out and admit that she was a major player in his downfall? Of course not. He will defend his choice till the end of the earth and at the end of the day it doesn't matter.

I do respect him though and I respect that he is willing to work with the Pres. Elect now that the campaign is through. He has moved on. Some of you should try that too.

Be Nice! – she is trying

A friendly word of advice to the Repubs – go with intellect not with the “good old boy or good old gal” approach…

This was ok before the turn of century – but in the 21st Century you are dead in the water!

Clue! “demographics” paper boomers are getting older and the new younger generation is more educated than ever before…

Plus – if Obama gets it even “half right” it will be a “long time” before the Repubs get another shot…

Be good!

She is ignorant and the brunt of all kinds of jokes. Not a good mix for a president….haven't we learned that yet???

Come on John at least be honest. Palin is good for the Republican base but beyond that no one wants to even hear from her. We have serious Palin fatigue!
The Republican party is loosing members so fast they will not be able to rebuild for many years. Someone as far right as Palin is can not bring in any independents or right wing Democrats.
Palin needs to get out of the headline and go back to school. She simply is not smart enough to govern. She needs grammar, diction, history and world affairs knowledge. Please educate this woman before insulting the American people again with her.
A wink and a smile will get her nowhere and every reasonable woman is turned off by her thinking (or lack of thinking).
She is a turkey wink wink!

If Obama sort of "breaks" a campaign pledge its due to conditions of the economy. Its shows real leadership to think about the problems that may arise from breaking the promise. Its the same with Iraq. Obama may not be able to withdraw troops exactly on the timetable he wanted due to conditions on the ground. Republicans make this Iraq arguement so they should be happy the rich won't have their taxes raised for a while.
Palin was a complete flop like McCain. If the media circus around Palin continues and she grants the interviews it shows a complete opposite stategy could have worked had she done these interviews during the campaign. Blame John McCain and Rick Davis for the clamp down of Palin.

Washington Observer,

Quit listening to Hannity and Bimbaugh. Face it, Conservatism is a failed ideology. We've endured it for 30 years.

Btw, Barney Frank and chris Dodd have only been chairmen for less than 2 years. All this happened WAY before that. Quit feeding us the bs.

Let me guess – you bought the "swiftboat veterans for truth" story in '04, right?

That's it, I'm getting my news elsewhere.

Gah. No Palin for days and suddenly she's back to back to back on the ticker. Ew.

If Palin wants to run in 2012, good…let her. That only ensures another Obama victory!

What else would he say? He would die before ever admitting that he made a huge mistake by choosing Palin and that she probably cost him the election. You would think that he'd be man enough to say what he really feels about her now that the dust has settled.

wow – gosh, I thought comments would have closed on this one.!
Sarah & her husband, Todd, please stay in Alaska – okay? We got along before we met ya and we'll get along now – got it or gotcha – whatever, later….

C'mon people. I'm an enthusiastic Obama supporter and a staunch critic of the policies McCain supports. Palin horrifies me. But really, if you read McCain's words, he's being very fair. Palin did energize the Republican base. And Palin does have a future if that Republican base grows. I personally think the base will have to change before it can grow, and I don't think Palin will be a part of that. Therefore, I think McCain is wrong about Palin's future, but at least he's not playing the blame game and so far he's supporting President-elect Obama.

McCain's campaign was a disgrace, but the man is trying to earn some of his dignity back. You've gotta give him credit for that.

Listening to all this vile from Democrats makes me wonder what type of change is coming.

Are Obama's supporters a reflection of what type of leadership can be expected? The southside of Chicago is a ghetto and it won't take him long to bring that type of change to the rest of us.

John McCain, you are my hero and thank you for bringing Sarah Palin to the national platform.

God bless America.

Palin wasn't a breath of fresh air,
She was a gust of hot air!

We all make mistakes, but senator John McCain selection of
Governor Palin as his running mate was one the biggest mistake in history.

Hey, fred in SC,
Keep on dreaming. If you think McCain/Palin would allow that, keep dreaming.

Teresa,

If I lived in Alaska and won the Republican primary against a corrupt incumbent I could be elected Governor too… Face it Sarah Palin wouldn't get elected to my township council let alone governor in my state.

Oh goodie. Let Palin run….that'll mean the Dems will be in for a long time!

"Our base and most Americans viewed Governor Palin as a breath of fresh air"

????

I don't think so John. The extremists of your base were energized, the moderates and center-leaning members of your base turned tail and fled the GOP the moment she was announced as your running mate. Once her lack of vetting and intelligence was made apparent, the American people turned out in record numbers to make sure she got nowhere near the White House.

you arrogant mesogenistic S*B's

the fact that any of you question her intelligence calls yours into question.

and lets not forget that Obama's lopsided victory was only in the electroal college…meaning lots of us didn't actually count. Look at the millions that voted against him before you spout that "most" American's voted the other way….

Obviously, loyalty trumps judgement with this man.

John McCain must have been suffering from some sort of brain illness that causes dillusion and poor judgment. I don't know what he sees in her. I don't think the entire GOP agrees with him on that accessment. He should really retire NOW. He has made a fool out of GOP, made a fool out of all Republicans. I hope that bimbo stop showing herself for that 5 minutes of fame, and I hope GOP can put a muzzle on her asap. As for John McCain, I am predicting he will lose the relection bid for his senator seat, and we can all move on doing better thing and forget about McCain-Palin nightmare.

I have voted Republican all my life, except in the last election – I voted Obama. And with the Republicans putting forward superficial and ignorant candidates like Palin, I guarantee all of you – I will NEVER vote for the republicans again.

I once imagined how Palin would pick Cabinet positions and then thanked the Higher Power that she is media crazy and will fade away with over exposure before she can be a worse president than Bush.

McCain is till in a coma! When will he realize his big mistake that cost him the presidency? He shoud stop being nice to Sarah Palin since the entire Republican fiasco is over, over, over!!! I love saying it: over, over, over!
Sarah Palin is stretching her 15-minuites of fame because she knows that SNL needs fresh material.

TOM:
I voted because he was black, your telling me all the rednecks in the south didn't vote for that old white dude because of race. blacks stick together, tom you must be white

John McCain has only given one reasons why he picked Palin, energizing and nothing more. But then again he's always liked young women.

I know people in retirement homes with better judgement than this man. Not enough Aricept in the world.

Sara Palin is better then anything the democrats can or did or will put up. Obama has proven by his cabinet selections that it is business as usual for the democratic party.

I love it. Yes let the idiot run again and see how bad they lose for the second time. Even after the election is over, she's been making mistake after mistake. Did you see the interview with the turkey's being slaughtered in the background? Now she's saying that she didn't know it was going on behind her. Uhhh, WHAT? You nut! they told you what was going on before the interview and your response was :"No Worries" . Guess there are worries now that there was a public outcry. Palin is so stupid.

Head in the sand. Blind devotion. McCain, please stop telling us that an airhead from Alaska is the future leader of GOP and US. She is an insult to all women in general, educated ones in particular. McCain please fess up and tell us that you made a great mistake in selecting Gov Palin and that is why you lost the election.

Mr Mcain,
This is a decent man, we should all learn from him. I still remenber his speech after losing the election. Not many candidates could acknowledge being defeted as Mr Mcain did on that historical day. Ofcourse, no one can run against history in the making… But Nevertheless, Mccain will always be rembered as a great politician.

Is it not sad that words such as uneducated, underemployed, gun-totin, religious, barrel bottom scum, stupid, white trash, trailer dweller, half-wit, among others, are used to degrade people who disagree with each other. What is our problem?

Please, somebody tag her and release her back into the wild.
Bye bye, Sarah.

Let the RNC dig their hole deeper. The American people are waking up their agendas. Offshore drilling in Alaska is top priority. More important than a competent person at the top. But then look at what has been president for the past 8 years. Competency is not the RNC strong point.

Sarah likes her turkeys, Gobble, Gobble.

I just love the way the republicans always say "the American people want or like or agree…." They are all pathological liars. I would be ashamed of America if Sarah Palin were to be considered the leader of anything.

She's a religious freakazoid backwater animal-murdering redneck. She should stay in Alaska with the sled dogs.

In fact, why not sell Alaska to Russia and let her become a citizen there.

Lorraine Hynes

Well john……..that's not saying much !!!! The Republican Party is in sucg a mess Barney The SCOTTIE is considered a rising star !!! I frankly think that he has more White House experience than Palin…and….his clothing allowance is next to nothing !!! I personally beleve that he has what the Reuplican Party needs…………..intelligence !!!

McCain was always my first choice when several republicans were seeking the nomination. Picking Pallin to appease the social conservatives was the biggest misstake he made. Any time the social conservatives influence the ticket diastar will follow.

Do you really think he'd admit he made the biggest mistake by choosing a person with NO knowledge of how our government works, much less no knowledge of ANYTHING? Of course he'll defend his stupid actions! But he did do one thing, he showed the people of the US that he cares nothing of their future by picking a VP who hasn't any ability to do much of anything. Yes, she's a governor, but her husband sat in her chair 50% of the time running things. She has a Sarah Do It Yourself government in Alaska and as long as those people want her, they can have her! Keep her out of the rest of the country!!!!

Hiros – your ignorance is what makes alot of people judge black people in 'that stereotypical', incorrect way. Please refrain from demonstrating what appears to be bigotry.

I am a former Republican, now a conservative Independent. I used to make excuses for Gov. Palin as far as her stances on environmental issues. The final straw was the awful turkey video. She needs to realize that not all Americans share her views on hunting and other related subjects. I think its extreme. It is also way premature to even suggest that she be considered for the 2012 presidental run. She needs to become much more moderate in her environmental views and more knowledgable in world issues. Unless that happens, I am not interested.

I have a humble suggestion for most of the posters here: ever since mid-October, my resolution has been NEVER to type the words "Sarah Palin" without also typing "and her monkey-waving supporters."

Choose whatever appalling image ("kill him!" "I can see Putin rearing his head from my airspace," "wink-wink,") you like. For me, white rednecks waving monkeys at her rallies said it all about the kind of AmeriKKKa she and her kind prefer. But pick your own favorite negative image and let's make sure that it dogs her for the rest of her "bright" career.

You have got to be kidding me. This is a woman who does a TV interview while some guy in the background is stuffing turkeys into a decapitation machine. SHE HAS NO CLUE AND SHE WILL NEVER HAVE A CLUE!!!

What everyone should realize from the McCain/Palin ticket, now that the election is over, is that America needs to start paying attention who is in the senator and governor slots and begin voting in people with some BRAINS! McCain and Palin should BOTH lose their seats when they come up for re-election!

Oh, and to "hiros" below, you already voted for a white guy. Don't forget, Obama is just as white as he is black.

Now – which race is more racist?

The Bush Legacy: a divided America between Hicks and non-Hicks. The Wasilla Hillbilly is the perfect spokesmodel for the outdated GOP and the "Americans" of a hateful yesterday. America has turned the corner and is no longer a Racist Country, but a true Beacon of Democracy. By next summer, Palin will be a very bad memory. WILL somebody get her stupid husband out of TV! Nobody is interested. Goodnight to the GOP. Palin should not get a TV show, she should seek an EDUCATION.

The 2008 compaign, which ended but three weeks ago, lasted for more than two years. Don't you have anything better to do than to start speculating about who will run in 2012? A lot will happpen between now and then and if you have any sense of history, you will note that post election speculation about who will be the losing party's next nominee is usually dead wrong. Think of Ed Muskie.

Poor McCain!!! He has no good judgement in choosing Palin and he has no discernment in judging character. That Palin woman and her dude are an ignorant and disgusting pair!!! All that Palin woman and her dude are interested in are themselves! I wish I would never have to see or hear her again! Actually, I consider her ugly from the inside out – I do not like her eyes – the window of her soul and they appear too dark for me! They are blank! Please keep her in Alaska with all the other hicks so we do not have to bear her presence again. She definitely is a "cocky wacho" and she is also DANGEROUS!!!

Washington Observer, here is a clue; better yet take this hint: Obama won the election, McCain lost!

I am sure all sorts of monies can be traced back to many politicians in office now and out of office; it didn't just start (it there is any truth to what you are saying) with PEOTUS Obama.

Get real.

She is still a novelty. I think she in a decent person, but I don't want a hockey mom, former mayor of a small town, a lucky 1st term governor, running the country that is the police of the planet.

If she does manage to get elected, I'm going to live in another country, because this one will end up a 3rd world nation.

Oh please run, Sarah. Please, please, please…

Obama in '12!

I am not sure McCain is publicly telling what is really in his mind about Palin. What happened to the straighttalk express? Palin is the reason why he suffered such a stunning defeat, in my opinion. Except for a few ultraconservative GOP base most of us can see the hollowness of Palin. It is ok to speak the truth even if it angers some in GOP.

Foreign and Economic policy are both important, and McCain had nothing new to say about either of them except a continuation of old policies. Out of all the republican candidates he could have chosen he picks this odd ball from alaska that nobody knows. Right then and there he lost the election because it shows what kind of goofy decisions he would have made as president.

Breath of fresh air? That is the whole problem with the Republicans…..they ignore the people. 90% of every opinion on Palin was negative. If she is the hope for 2012, there's gonna be some disappointed people. The reason why McCain picked her is because he thought ( his campaign thought ) that the American people were stupid and all the Hillary supporters would jump on the bandwagon… and that type of decision is what turned people off….until Palin actually opened her mouth..then people just totally bailed. If they want to energize things, get a young, SMART and real person to run..then they might have a chance.

Sarah Palin just did not know when to stop her devisive rectoric.
Still he thinks she is battling Barack…And keeps on talking trash.
She has lost 2012 before it even starts…She should take what fame she has now lay low and come out again in 2016 then all the bad feeling about her will have a chance to subside and she can again come back hopefully on the high road to the white house….
McCain/Palin ticket was doomed to lose….So no one should of been suprised…

I HATE PALIN

Mccain and Palin are whats wrong with the republican party and they need to go if the party ever wants to be viable again. Also the party will have to let go of their far right wing ideologies (anti-abortion/gay rights) those 2 issues will divide not unite this country. It is a simple fix if you don't want an abortion don't have one, if you don't like gays don't hang out with them.

Mccain, the hero, is correct. She has a very bright future. Sen McCain, I thank you for all your selfless devotion to our nation. Your strong voice in the US Senate is vital.

That arrogant woman will never see the inside of the white house. She is pathetic and everyone who thinks she is a breath of fresh air needs their heads examined.

Most Americans? Poor ole' McShame — he's already forgotten most Americans saw Obama as the breath of fresh air and said so on Election Day — as I recall, by MILLIONS of votes!

We will love to see Sara Palin and Joe "The Plumber" in 2012

She sure is interesting and energizing and the Democrats are afraid of her. However, not for the reasons that McCain or the GOP thinks. She divided the country, then the Republican party, and finally the campaign people. She has a knack for getting everyone fighting around her. It must be her winning personality.

One example of many 'wanna be intelligent people' running down Palin on here would be 'CAL' that Palin cannot put "to" complete sententences together….last I knew that would be TWO…
And 'Franky' McCain/Palin was not "BEATEN DOWN" as you put it. When you take the few million votes (not to count maybe the many possible fraudulant votes rumor has of) that they lost by, and numbers of the whole population of our U.S….the difference in number of votes would only be the equivelant of a few large cities in our Country…that doesn't quailify for your 'beaten down' calculations.
to "Love My USA/Do You?"….Yes, I do, but its pretty sad when so many of these posters on here appear not to IMO.

McCain is another village idiot like Bush is. Palin is an idiot Jim Hall Kansas City Missouri

thank you to president george w. bush for keeping america safe.

Sarah is a dog and McCain is a lying mutt

Okay you blue backers…wake up….the election is over. You can stop being so vile and rude. I know, its hard to stop once you get on a role, and ESPECIALLY when you find yourself as the kings/queens of the hill. Let's grow up a little, huh? Can I be honest? I've heard the vomit coming from both sides and frankly I'm sick of it. I didn't want Sen. Obama to be president, but I never degraded his or Sen. Biden's character. You, who continue to lable Gov. Palin, and Sen. McCain as ignorant, are revealing your own lack. I hope you don't disgrace your future president with your vitrolic spew. Get some soap and clean it up.

Those who refer to Palin as an idiot are idiots.

and what would you expect him to say? even if he regretted his decision in picking her as his VP (and he probably did), he would not feel comfortable coming out and officially saying that she didn't measure up.

and she didn't–measure up.

I feel fortunate that she will not be holding the position of VP. I thank the country for a change, for making a more informed, intelligent decision.

An Independent

I completely agree with Andrea. Palin is George W. Bush's female counterpart. She is energetic and exciting, but she lacks substance, and this lack of substance made her lose credibility (and ultimately, votes).

I think they would do better taking a chance on someone like Romney or Huckabee!

Wow back in the day we would say that McCain is just saving face. If he really loves the GOP he would not encourage her as the next Presidential canidate. However, since I truly love the Democrate Party I say we welcome her in 2012 …… On the top of the ticket ….

I jumped off McCain's ship when he selected SP to be his running mate. If he doesn't have the sense to keep his mouth shut about this inappropriate choice, he doesn't even deserve to represent the people of Arizona in the Senate. They deserve better. I also decided it was time for Lieberman to go when he not only backed McCain but then had the audacity to praise the choice of SP as his VP. Time to get some young blood in the Senate, especially on the Republican side.

Seriously, I find it hard to believe that she has much of a future nationally in the GOP. It should be obvious to most people that she is devisive, and that moderates will not vote for her. Sure, she energized the far religious right, but she hurt McCain with moderate Republicans and independents. I think he would have lost either way, but it would have been closer. Need proof? Look at how far she fell in support with women. Right after she was announced as McCain's pick, she had huge support with women. As they figured out who she was and what she fell for, that support shifted to Obama. I'm sure she'll run for the nomination in 2012, but I don't think she'll get it. And if she does, she won't win unless something horrid has happened to Obama's presidency and/or the nation.

Let her run, do whatever she pleases. Didn't we already find out with the election that the majority of the people want someone intelligent, good and inspiring to lead our country. All she will do is fall flat on her face when she tries for higher office. It's mentality like the RNC that got them to this place, so if they can't learn to be inclusive, none hate spewing, and hateful of anyone who doesn't act like them, look like them, then the will continue to lose.

What is he going to say but that she is great because if he says she is a joke that makes him a joke and he has to big an ego for that!

Is this the Straight Talk Express????

Wow…even after winning the election the left wing commentators here are full of hate and venom. So much for uniting.

You talk about how McCain put the nation at risk by having someone inexperienced as the VP nominee. Yet, couldn't the argument be put back on the Democratic voters who put someone with comparable experience at #1 on their ticket. The only difference is that Obama didn't have to face the same harsh media treatment and he's a more eloquent public speaker.

I was wondering why in the world he was calling a press conference. I am still wondering why he did it — what was the real news?

Thanks but NO Thanks!

And that prediction tells you just how bright McCain is.

the caption under the picture should read "McCain tries to keep a straight while continuing to promote Palin when the election for President is not on the line"

Good thing they lost – if he's that much of an idiot.

If she is the brightest bulb in the pack, then the Republicans will spend a lot of years in the dark I'm afraid.

Can someone tell Palin to stop trying. She is the dumbest candidate EVER!!!!

Obviously, the Republican Party didn't get the message from GOD on November 4, 2008! Gov., Palin was praying for that crack in the door.

The door must have been on the other side of the room!

I could learn to like her if she would moderate her views, Believing in science is a good start also
she could stand to show humility and intellectual curiosity.

That being said everyone's entitled to there believes and that includes Sarah Palin. I just wish people
like her would acknowledge that legislating the bible is bad idea because not every American is of
Christan faith and to force the laws of one faith on those of another is cruel and unjust. She and
others like her need to remember they share this country, no this planet with people of other faiths
and even those without and that is freedom.

A"breath of fresh air"???More like poison.But Senator McCain is being a gentleman and speaking nice generalities.
He is however, responsible, for unleashing this relentless narcissist onto the American public and for that he should be sorry.

Republicans need Sara Palin and democrats will love her as a GOP candidate in 2012.

She did not "energize" MOST Americans. That's a lie McLoser need to face. He just don't want to admit he made a horrible judgment picking her and technically there's no excuse to keep asking him whether his VP pick was a mistake because he's going to continue to defend and justify why he picked her.

Palin thought she was still in a beauty pagent! Who is going to write her book for her, Joe the author?

Why this hysteria over Gov. Palin? What are you all so afraid off?

Hard to understand how McCain can be so tone deaf. The exit polls showed clearly that Palin was a "significant" factor in 63% of uindependent women and 54% of independent men voting democratic. Therefore,whatever chance he might have had was killed by choosing her.

I was going to give her and him the benefit of the doubt until I watched the Couric interview. After that I find it impossible to belive that any thinking person could have voted to put her a heartbeat from the Oval office!!

Seems to me that the GOP should be hoping that she'll stay home and raise her brood and try to not ruin Alaska!!

"liberal Democratic hate mongers" bla bla bla. Do you realize no one listens to anything you say after a start like that? Are you a child, or perhaps a talking dog? Since you provide info with no attribution, do you think you sound reliable? Are you, in short, too stupid to contribute to this discussion? And which of us is a "hate monger?" Can you even define 'monger?'
Grownups are talking, honey. Go play with your Caribou Barbie.

McCain went against his party's best interests when he decided Palin would get the Hillary vote. He was arrogantly stupid when he figured women would follow any woman.

He will never admit he made a mistake.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Stop, stop, stop, my stomach hurts to much from laughing!

Please let Palin energize the Reulbican base because the American people think NOT for being any part in the White House. Let Palin, stay were she is in Alaska, so she can continue killing moose and give more interviews while turkeys are being slaughtered. YIKES.

Fred in SC : In case you haven't noticed yet, we have a President elect, soon to be President of the United States. Get used to it !

Sarah Palin was an excellent choice for the Republicans. She has good Christian Values and that is what the liberal media don't like. That's why the U.S. is in the state it is in. CORRUPT leaders who have been 'flirting with corrupt people'

At least Sarah speaks her mind, is a true example of a 'working mother', and does not put up with the controversy that the media have genered up against her.

She is quite popular now and everyone wants to write books, do movies, have her at speaking engagements, etc. She has had many, many, many invites. Not bad for a northern Alaskan GOVERNOR.

I'm just sorry the McCain-Palin ticket didn't win. Now I'm stuck with the likes of BHO for four years.

A sad time…..with little to be thankful for in politics on Thanksgiving, a blue Christmas coming up, and the tragedy of BHO in the presidency come January. I've never been this depressed about politics in my entire life.

Palin – 2012

When Sara Palin talks, her sentences don't make sence. I hate to be so hard on her, but she seems like she came from out of space.

The "base" are the fundamentalists and creationists, correct?

I don't doubt that Sarah Palin has a bright future — most telegenic actresses do. It is now up to the citizens of Georgia to step up and vote once again; please don't stay home. Please stay as interested as you all were during general election. Good luck to all of us.

It is laughable to think that democrats are intimidated or frightened by Sarah Palin. She's a "Case Study".

Yeah, she could work in a turkey farm for instance …

I really wish Republicans would stop saying that MOST Americans viewed Sarah Palin as a breath of fresh air. If we had, McCain would be the president-elect. He's not. When will politicians admit they made a mistake instead of digging themselves in deeper and sounding more foolish by the day.

What we found with Sarah Palin is someone who doesn't think before she speaks and takes every advantage she can and more than she's entitled. Not a breath of fresh air, more like the same old pollution.

If the Republican Party banks on Palin they are truly bankrupt and delusional. The US needs substance and leadership–not fluff and buff. That's why they chose Obama-Biden over McCain-Palin. Once again the Republicans just don't get. And they're revving up the very same way for 2012. Duh…

MCCain should have been more concerned with the Republican moderates – a good many of whom stayed home and cost him the election.

Just more evidence of how out-of-touch old man McCain is, and how fortunate we are that he is not to become our President. The woman is a loon.

Hey Washington Observer,

You forgot to mention that Rick Davis, McCain's Campaign Manager, received more lobbying money from Fannie Mae than all of the Democrats you mentioned combined (including twice as much as Obama received)

It takes more than "energy" to be a leader. It takes sound judgement and intellegence. Two qualities both Sarah Palin and George Bush lack.

I see that the "Straight Talk Express" still has no idea where its going.

This is the month of November, 2008! Give me a break — and I mean A BREAK FROM SARA PALIN! Many of us could care less what McCain's opinion is of her! And the majority of us are NOT focused on 2012!! The Republicans have tanked it for this year! Maybe John and Cindy McCain could "migrate" to Russia (via. Sara Palin's house)!! They could ride a Canadian Goose from Canada right to Sara Palin's front door! Cheap transportation that would be, and definitely "a breath of fresh air!

I hope she does…it will spell doom for the GOP if so.

Keith Oberman a liberal hater? Why is it that if a Repub shouts their oppinion they are "strong" and "forceful" and "sounding of authority" and if in the Repub view a Dem does the same thing they are a
"Hater"? Ms. Palin has one huge mark against her – she really isn't very bright and she mocks those who are. We have just seen the result of 8 years of too dumb to do the job. We can't afford that ever again.

For Mike Snyder – a soldier or sailor's heroism in war is not related to political opinions of the war. So whatever John McCain did in Vietnam (and yes, it absolutely was heroic) should not be tainted, regardless of what you think of the war. He fought for the country, his fellow military men, and for American honor. Show him some respect – at least for that.

And when I read some of the posts about Sarah Palin, calling into question her basic intellect, I'd sure like to see them written in a way that indicates the writer has some intellect. She's clearly leagues ahead of most of you emotional liberals out there.

Well, there's a reason he and the [R]'s lost. Your choice; either: (1) she obviously is a horrible choice as a GOP leader, and McCain's word just highlite his continuing disconnect from reality that started when he veered right and kssed G. Bush's rump to gain the [R] nomination; OR (2) her obvious intellectual shortfalls continue to be irrelevant to the [R] true-believers who let her be their fearless leader, and thereby lock-in their irrelevancy to America's near-term future.

Is McCain still off his meds?

People might consider that the distain people have for Palin is pretty well founded. The verdict on the Bush asmin. and the policies that the Republicans supported created a crisis on many levels in the US. People are angry that someone even more Bushy was presented as a potential leader of your great country, and they are angry that this highly unimformed person allowed herself to be in such a position. The anger toward Palin is rational. The anger toward Obama is based on false information, fear, racism and something else abour human nature that is difficult to explain.

I'm curious how McCain thinks most Americans viewed Palin as a "breath of fresh air." I found her stagnating, and the public opinion polls suggest I was not alone, not by a long shot.

I'm also still curious how McCain considers himself the better when it comes to national security issues. Last time I read the news, most experts agreed with Obama's stances, and even the Bush administration is finally starting to lean that way, with a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq, actually having low-level talks with Iran, etc.

As for the future of the GOP, go ahead and let Palin lead. What better party for her to head than the one that is fading into obscurity, just like she eventually will?

He also thinks the fundamentals of the economy are sound and the Earth is six thousand years old. She energized his base all right – they showed up at Party Rallies with their hoods on, burning crosses and yelling racist threats. The GOP will never recover from what future generations may call the Palin Revelation.

"Obama is not eligible to hold office of President"……is that old story still out there, where do all these folks come from that want to believe that is true?
They must be wishing and hoping like hell for that to be true….do they not think if that were the case, wouldn't it be head line news everyday and why do we not hear about it????
Time to wake up from your dream and come back to reality…..McCain will not be President and Obama will, simple as that!!

Bush, May 2006 Arizona

"Thanks to being the most productive workforce in America, and I might say, thanks to good policies, this economy is strong and it's getting stronger," Bush told supporters.

Noting that 68 percent of Americans own their own homes, Bush said, "Home sales were the highest ever recently. That's exciting news for the country."

Sarah Palin is a breat of fresh air, and the people that think othewise are ones that are stuck in the "good ol boys" mode. She is honest, not afraid to go against her own party or anyone else when she thinks she is right, and she has more legislative experience than Obama. It's easy to sit back and make snide remarks about someone when you don't know what else to do. Over the next four years I'm sure she will become more knowledgable in foreign affairs, etc so she will be even more qualified to rpresent the Republican (conservative) Party.

"A breath of fresh air" coming from a breath of hot air. She definitely "energized" the possible swing vote to run away from her and her party in digust and disbelief. The base was always there and would never in a million years voted otherwise or made a difference in the outcome. If McCain and Palin have any doubts about this, they should check the Nov. 4th results- THEY LOST.

HAHAHAHA

from one McLoser to another….

hiros – You ignorant racist sob!

JGalt says "Sue, your comments sound like the real hate inciting moron". Please don't malign the great Ayn Rand and the iconic John Galt by using that screenname, and failing to check your grammar. Poor form, my friend. And thanks!! Olbermann rules. PS- congratulations to you and all the other McCain voters. You won on November 4th as well. You just don't know it yet.

Unless she is reading from a teleprompter, Palin leaves the impression that she is uneducated and doesn't understand any of the major issues facing the world today.

Someone like this just cannot talk on the same level as other world leaders.

Republicans would do much better to look to someone like Bobby Jindal if they ever hope to expand the party beyond the core base of right wing yahoos.

you need a hot chocolate with a shot of hazelnut and some whiped cream senator.

Is this actually relavent news? The last three stories in the ticker had "Palin" in the headline. Next election for anything is in 2 years, can we worry about this crap then?

Politics is about more than the base. McCain lost because he was a one-issue candidate, and the issue changed. Worse, a one-issue candidate SHOULD lose. Even worse, he wasn't really qualified on that one issue.

Sarah's best hope is not to run for office, but to get some "real responsibility", as she likes to say when putting down the work of others, on issues that she cares about. Learn something and contribute something. She would be much more viable in 2016 or 2020 or even 2024 than 2012. To consider 2012 only proves she is a "rock star" trying to capitalize on her celebrity – the same criticism she leveled at Obama.

But then, she didn't run her campaign on integrity.

"Breath of fresh air" he says. Yeah, fresh air-head that is.

I'm really tired of the Republican party pushing these ultra right wing religious zealots as "mainstream" America.
If you don't understand that creationism is not science, if you think man walked the earth with dinosaurs, if you don't think man has a hand in global climate change…… well, get into religion but stay the heck out of education or politics!
John, I'm ashamed of you. I thought you really did put your country first.

She did a great job of energizing our base and that it. The republicans just don't understand you need more then the base to win. She is a divider and most Americans hate her for that especailly Afraid American becasue she reminder of what Afraid Americans been through.

the number of times McCain mentioned Palin was a brilliant individual is zero.

That says a lot about the GOP- sad.

Aside from the negative feelings and blunders of Palin, what does she truly bring to the party? Most compliment her on her conservative views but views and plans and the ability to lead are much different things.

People loved her "folksy-ness" but that is who she is as a person. People thought her approach to "family values" were her strength. People thought she was a "maverick" to insider politics. As it turns out, however, more people though those were her weak points and flawed in the light of reality.

The choice of Palin was one of extreme foolishness and if the insider rumors are true, done to thumb a nose at RNC control. I can not believe that the RNC would be foolish enough to think that Palin would outshine Romney or Huckabee or dozens of governors who await their turn in 2012. If Palin truly is pushed as THE candidate and finds her way to the nomination, I will shake my head in disbelief for Americans as functional members in a global community.

I love you libs. You make no specific statements. She lied, she is a hate monger, she is illiterate, dumb or has no values. Back that up. If one of you has a brain then back up your statement with facts. It will be interesting to how many of you would post lies about her. oops I forgot you are just spineless liberal zealots. none of you would respond if i had not called you a name. I know this b/c I have asked just that many times and none of you ever respond. All you know is that she ran against Obama and that makes her evil.

Sure, "most Americans" viewed her as a breath of fresh air. That's why they voted for someone else.

And that's why you lost – because you're either stupid or a liar or both – and still trying to pretend that up is down and down is up, and insulting our collective intelligence as you do so.

Goodbye, McCain. Don't the the door hit you on the way out.

Sara Palin is an airbrain.

Washington Observer, what's the point of your post? Your argument is about a month too late, I'm afraid. And I'll watch for what "comes around," thanks for the solid advice.

To JGalt

I concur with Sue. She is right on the money about Sarah Palin. John McCain put politics first country second. It was very apparent for all to see. Quit spending so much time listening to Ann, Rush and Bill. BTW it is spelled Olbermann.

Leave John and Sarah alone.. We did what we came to do. Let's get on with the rest!!!

I suppose the phrase "respect for those you disagree with" means nothing to most people commenting on CNN articles.

here's the thing– just because you like someone and they seem like they would be fun to talk to, and they seem like they would be great to have a beer with, doesn't mean you have to elect them president! Isn't Palin kind of the female equivalent of George W. Bush? Likable, gregarious, charming….but not particularly intelligent, intellectual, or curious about the world? We've had enough of the frat boy mentality for the last 8 years, and it just wasn't successful for the country. I like the fact that the incoming president is well-educated, well-read, well-travelled, etc. How sad that somehow being intellectual is spun to be a negative. Let's have a nerd instead of a cowboy for awhile

We would love to have Palin run for president in 2012, or any other national office. It would be fantastic to have her up against Democrats. It certainly would make any Democratic candidate a better choice, including independent Mickey Mouse.

I did not think the Republicans could out-do themselves after Bush and Cheney and Rumsfield. But they have with Palin, who actually is less intelligent than any of them. Of course do not under-estimate the power of her appeal to Joe Six-Pack, Joe the Plumber and Joe the Turkey…..

“very bright future in a leadership position in the Republican Party.”

Now this is a spin on "getting my dry-cleaning", "helping me put on my light jacket" and "reminding me where I left things" I have never heard before.

Fred in SC

If that were true, you can bet the RNC would have filed a challenge. The internet rumors you're listening to are what's shady, Dude.

W.T.F. the election is over…lets concentrate on solving our current problems with the COUNTRY FIRST then talk about the possibilities of election 4 years from now.

Yes Sarah – run! please!! all of us dem's would love to see another election with you at the top. you bet'cha

What is he supposed to say? She was his VP choice. I guess he can't very well admit the woman is a ding-dong without admitting his bad judgment in chosing her to begin with.

Mr. McCain is a great man but he is so wrong about Mrs. Palin being the future of the GOP. She needs more experience for the first thing, but she seems to be one of those people that people love to hate. If she's not careful right now she will be another Tanya Harding, her only hope is to go back to Alaska, work hard for her state and family, do good things and later make a comeback.

McCain should face up to the fact that he lost on the foreign policy front too. Even without a financial crisis in the works, his candidacy offered little other than irrational hawkishness and the fact that he's not Barack Obama, neither of which did anything to secure independent voters for him.

So, it's obvious McCain remains as delusional now as he was during the campaign.

Palin is a stone cold idiot – Gingrich and Co will never let her lead anything significant on the Republican side.

JOHN……..YOU SMELL ROTTING ICE FISH….PLEASE DON;T BE FOOLED AGAIN…..AND YES, FOR THE HUNDRETH TIME…..SHE COST YOU MY VOTE….DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT……A SWW REGISTERED INDEPENDENT IN PENNA…..PLEASE GET A GRIP, PEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING TO THINK YOU LOST IT TOTALLY……

The future does not belong to those who deny Global Warning, or to those that beieve that the earth is only 6,000 to 10,000 years old and therefore it only takes a few years for dead plants and animals to become oil, or to those who would return us to Trickle Down Economics, or to those who say that the it is acceptable that millions of American children do not have health insurance.

Please stop reporting on these horrible failures.

""….I knew that she would be an energizing factor, because she energized me,…" (I can hear him saying that in his "Penguin" voice – lol). Yep, it was apparent that she "energized" him…eveytime he looked at her rear or she winked at him. It's so apparent that the only reason she was picked as the VP nom is that she excited the dirty old men of the party. Of course, judging by their trackrecord (divorce, adultery, fun-with-pages, etc) that's just about all of them.The rest are braindead, stepford wives & others for whom brains & substance aren't necessary.

Fred!

Are you dreaming?
"That one" will be you best President in History!

I hope the GOP nominates her in the future, the GOP as a party is constricting faster than the economy. Palin, a divisive, and not a student of the game she's trying to play, will make the chances worse until the party is no more. The GOP has to come to grips with a changing and non-white electorate. When and if they become inclusive of all non-whites and not just talk, but real inclusive policies, they may have a chance, but if Palin is one of their stars, and they look forward to her running or being President, God forbid, we'll hold the White House until 2024…at least

hitobito, you obviously don't know what you're talking about! Sarah Palin did make a lot of mistakes, but she's just as experienced as Barack Obama. Two of his years in his first term in the Senate were spent running for the White House. He voted "present" over 100 times instead of yay or nay. Part of the reason he won this election is because the media was so in love with him and that's all you tended to hear about throughout this election, which is really sad. I hope he can live up to his promises, because if not, the Republicans will certainly win back the White House in 2012. But I for one am hoping to see the Republicans make a comeback, especially here in my home state of Virginia! I'm a Republican and I'm worried for the fact that our country just elected one of the most liberal politicians ever to the White House.

JGalt,

Sue is correct. Palin is an idiot.

Whatever, McCain. 60+ million people thought otherwise…about you AND her.

Palin is, and will forever be an idiot. Much like most of the GOP, also.

I disagree with Senator McCain's comment regarding Sarah Palin that "she energized his campaign". I can't imagine what he was thinking when he selected her as his running mate. Why is the media so intrigued with Sarah? Once again the media insults the
intelligence of the American people by portraying her as an individual who projects political leadership. Enough is enough of Sarah Palin!

Hey Sarah, I can see the end of your political career from my house!!!

Of course. He will never concede the obvious – that he made a purely political calculation in selecting Palin and that it backfired. I'm more concerned about his seeking another term in the Senate. What is it about these old geezers never retiring?

She can't have a "very bright" future with the GOP. That would make her future brighter than she is.

McCain and Palin are both reputable and gracious people. The comments here spewing ageism, sexism, elitism, etc. is just as bad as spewing racism. Most everyone here needs to clean up their potty mouths, quit repeating gossip, and just plain quit being so nasty. If your candidate won, please be as gracious as John McCain is in his defeat.

The lead lemming has a very bright future too…right until that cliff thing happens that is…

When will McCain realize that his negative and truly negative ads including Palin's vindictive really helped seal the deal for the moderates in this country.
We rejected her.

you can say you are proud of palin if you want to mccain, one thing we learned about you in the election was that you are good at lying, and that's what you are doing now lying again, you know palin was one of the major reasons you lost this election, if you were man enough to admit this you and the republican party would be better off. sick of palin, sick of the republican party.

The breath of fresh air McCain was refering to was really a bad case of halitosis

Fred in SC – Yea that's the Republican base for you!

Ignorant, uneducated, racist, and clings to their hypocritical religion because they are not able to think for themselves and let other ignorant , uneducated so-called "Christian" pastors tell them how to live their lives and what to think and who to hate.

I live on the border with SC and the state is full of people just like poor Fred. They live in trailers, did not even graduate from high school, work low-skill jobs, drive beat-up pickup trucks with the naked woman mud flaps and fly the Confederate flag in their front yards. They decorate their yards with old tires and the billboards near their homes scream about how God is going to send everyone to Hell.

Yea – that's the Republican base for you and Palin is their true leader.

notice how he rubs his head always does that when he lies

Sarah Palin can take her breath of fresh air right back to Alaska. She will never become president. She showed Americans and the world what an airhead she really is. Gobble Gobble

OK enough already with Sarah Palin. The Repugs lost. If you think for one minute that a Pentecostal Evangelical would be good for the White House. Guess again. We don't need a Bibie thumper on Pennsylvania Ave. Most Americans think that Sarah Palin was just a stand in because Hillary lost to Barrack. That is obvious. Who ever heard of Sarah Palin before the campaigning began. Also it is obvious that conservatism does not work for America. Look at the track record of every Repug President in recent history. Hmmmmmm

Someone please tell McCain to get his brain tested, the man is totally out of touch, and again and again keeps demonstrating poor judgement. Thank god you americans did not elect him president. Can you imagine what his cabinet would have looked like? Like a joke, that's what!!!

God bless America & Obama!!

John McCain you need more than just the right to win elections. The more you have Palin talk the less you have a chance to win.. as for me I am sick of her. Good christain women don't bad mouth the other guy especially if you don't know what your talking about. Isn't that one of the 10.

For those saying that Sarah Palin should just go away and get out of the media spotlight:

It's not going to happen. On this board alone a typical post gets about 150 hits. A Palin Post gets about 700. She is just too big of a ratings draw.

If people out there are really dissatisfied with her continuing presence in media, then there is only one option. It worked when the AP did a media blackout on Paris Hilton for a week last year. The only option is to just ignore her.

Oh puh-leeze. Can we not put this to rest? She's a lot of things, some good and some bad. But presidential timbre she is NOT.

Pubs….being McSame & Palin stirred up HATRED in their campaign. I wouldn't want ANY PARTS of either of them being in charge of this country.. Just reminiscencing, it reminded me of the ole' time Klan Rally…Time to move foreward…NOT BACKWARDS !!!!!!

Obama's anti gay marriage position will put him opposite the will of the people and the Supreme Court—–

Obama does not see gays as people with rights, only as freaks—-Rachel Maddow needs to understand this—-she has no rights as far as Obama is concerned—-

I'm so praying that Sarah is the face of the Republican Party for the next 8 to 12 years.

it's a wonderful thing to see someone who has the spirit move through her like wind through a screen..

Once the American people see her true positions on things that matter, they will ultimately reject her.
But please , oh please Republicans keep on running her.

she is a good woman, but I don't think she has a future as a President or Vice president of united states soon.
She need to try contest to be a senator . make sure she is foreign policy senate committee, shake off all those her ideologies that doesn't fly with american people.
May be 16 years from now she may win GOP nomination for President? if the democratic party nominated a dumber candidate.

Oh God NOOOOOO!!!! Please don't say that John! Please just admit that she was a mistake, that she was your "hail-mary," and move on. The GOP needs to pull itself together…and we don't want her! PERIOD!! She is such an idiot, and made the whole party look dumb!

Geez people…chill out.

If a junior senator with no executive experience can win…

I see he is already backpedeling on his campaign promises…not gonna raise taxes on the wealthy. I wonder what other promises will go by the wayside.

Next republican ticket: Sarah the lair and Joe the plumber. The Bush himself will be proud watching from his prison cell.

First, let me tell you that I'm a white, educated female who has traveled the world. Sen. McCain, here is the thing. When you picked SP, you put the country at risk.

The RNC audience consisted mainly of old, bored looking, white males. You guys got energized by a bimbo who has a lower IQ than my cat (no insult to my cat). So you think the right pick is someone that looks like a hooker, does not know how to talk, has no IQ, watches FOX news, and spews hate faster than she can blink. Good grief.

GOP, you have a very big problem.

Palin is the embodiment of what they accused Obama of being…a celebrity and not a politician. She is no different than Britney, Lindsay, Paris, et al. To the end of the campaign, she was never able to state what the job of the VP is.

I think McCain meant a breath of fresh air in the looks department. While I don't get the fascination with her looks, I will agree that she is better looking than most politicians. But if the future of the GOP is Palin, they better get used to losing elections.

If John McCain thinks "she has a very bright future in a leadership position in the Republican Party," proves again that he is not very bright, but more like a dimwit.

i am black and will never vote white, that is why we won, word

I am mostly ashamed that she is the "best" my party has to offer. If this is the future of my party, is there room on the "other side of the aisle"?

no….. she is the best

These anti-Palin tirades spread by naive left-leaning voters are as bizarre and far from the truth as the anti-Obama rumors, lies, etc. perpetuated by the far right.
When she was announced as McCain's running mate, he immediately received a tremendous boost in the polls. The fact is he was running neck and neck with Obama up until the string of bank failures for which he was unjustly shouldered with blame (based solely on partisan anti-Republican rhetoric)

Let's wait to see what Obama does before we ordain him the next John Kennedy , who by the way gave us The Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missle crisis, and Viet Nam. Maybe Obama shouldn"t use Kennedy as a role model.

JGalt,

Why are you in denial.
This is not about libral media, even though you love beating up on them. It is about Sarah Palin's incompetence and lack of substance that cost them the election. people like you amaze me, She spent 75% of her speeches attacking Obama but yet no one can say anything against her.
my idea of a good presidential/ vice presidential candidate is one who is intelligent, well read, good education, informed aobut world issues, selfless and bring about unity. Please tell me which one of these SarahPalin possess.

I'm stunned that Senator McCain is really this clueless. Unless of course he thinks that letting that 'base' run the country further into the ground is a good thing.

We've had 8 years of a C Student. Now McCain thinks the answer is someone who took far longer than the average moose to graduate, and took over 4 schools to do it. Yeah, that's someone that would bring me back to the Republican ticket, you betcha!

Senator, its time for you to retire, step down, whatever you want to call it. I'm sure CNN or Fox has a pundit spot just for you.

You gotta be kidding me…..if that happens I'm moving to Canada, preferably in B.C. At least she won't be next door in Alaska.

Fred in SC, please get a life and stop writing about that lie. President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama won the election three weeks ago! Get used to it; he will preside as the executive officer of this Country for the next four years; and hopefully, for the next eight years. Be happy and have a happy Thanksgiving!

CNN WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT PAILN AND MCCAIN?

MCCAIN SAYING PAILN HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE IS ONE REASON HE LOST. BECAUSE MCCAIN WASN'T BRIGHT ENOUGH TO PICK A SMART VP

I do not know ONE American who likes Sarah Palin, or thinks she is a breath of anything other than hot air.

This just shows once again how out of touch McCain is. If Palin is the future for the GOP then it has no future. We may be seeing the first "bankruptcy" of a major political party as it crashes!

Another column filled with comments by ignorant fools who think they really know whats going on in this country today.

This election was the dirtiest run election by any set of candidates ever and was won by record numbers of people who had never voted before showing up to vote for "the black guy" because they were black and most of them couldn't tell you one thing about any issues he stood for.

Come on people, we didn't have a good set of candidates to choose from this time around on either side. I only hope the democrats as a whole keep their heads out of their rear ends and fix some things over the next few yrs.

Im confused….I thought America was a nation of good natured people…but after reading most of the comments on this post….what i got was Americans are Haters…. none of the criticism was constructive just hateful…..Sarah might be unqualified (thats a different debate) but she still a human being….you "Americans" should be ashamed of yourselves….Democrats: Postive change takes place when you stop being so negative Republicans: Did any of you step up stop scapegoating…. let those who are clean cast the first stone..

There was a day when the phrase "energize the base" meant something in GOP circles. However, with that power base getting smaller and smaller, Mrs. Palin's ability to lead the GOP out of their doldrums is dubious at best. As long as members of the GOP delude themselves by primarily focusing on their base, while at the same time ignoring the rest of the country, they will continue to lose power and influence.
By the way, Senator McCain: another part of the delusion by the GOP was thinking that the race was ever focused on foreign policy, as you say in the article–it wasn't. It was always the economy. The GOP was slow to pick up on that fact.

"Most americans" consider her a breath of fresh air???? Oh Pllllleeaase!!!! I think McCain should really be put in a rest home now. So he can spend the rest of his days dreaming about how good a choice of running mate he's made. He just can't admit failure and mistakes… soooo much like George Bush!!!!

Was Palin energizing the party base when she spent 150K donation money on makeup, clothing, luis vuitton bag for her and her family?

Was she energizing the base when the only things she talked about during her campaign were false accusations about Obama?

Was she energizing the party when she displayed total ignorance about constituion, domestic / foreign policies, and her lack of education?

Obama will not be able to solve the economic crisis and thus will only be a one term President—

Sarah Palin will run in 2012 and the drapes shall be changed in the Oval office—

if gop has not yet learned his lessons i do not know when they will .they cannot win an election only with their base.who are advising the gop leaders.can they not think.palin was a disaster.

Very bright future? John the recent past shows she helped you lose a winnable election. I think that maybe she is all the GOP has to offer ,maybe I have been missing the Palin push reasoning ..If all you have in your toolbox is a hammer everything begins to look like a nail.

Blame it on the economy or Sarah Palin, but 700 million in private contributions is a movement, and there wasn't anything McCain could do to win this election.

It still troubles me to see the hateful posts in this room, we really need to pull together if this country is to survive the next few months. Hate Obama if you must, but he really does represent the majority of Americans by 7 million votes………..

If the standard-bearer of your party is 72 and obviously way past his prime, all it takes is being younger to be a "breath of fresh air." Pretty low standards, indeed!

Keep on bashing Palin you open-minded bunch! Hey, BTW, notice how the Obama promises are falling one by one, day by day? Guess what….you bought yourself more of the same….a Chicago Politician who is bringing in all the ex-Clinton's (who were hated by the Obama crowd). You are getting your change….soon you will forget Palin and realize you bought the same old BS! Good work Heroes!

Wow, this is pathetic and sad to read most of your hateful comments. The election is over. Why do most of you insist on being so negative to a woman who was ASKED to run for vice president. No matter who you are for, enough is enough.

This is laughable….Do you think in your wildest dreams Palin could handle 2 wars, a sinking economy, a huge deficit.She is simply not bright enough and if Republicans pin her as a star they are more out of touch than anyone can imagine… she is a joke……!!!!,, a liar, doesn't even know what newspapers she reads, avoided the press…….give me a break!

I think it's telling that even McCain admits that when voters actually consider the issues that matter most to their own lives–the economy–they pick Democrats. Maybe that says something about the priorities of the Republican party? It's almost like he saying, "If only we had kept voters focused on issues other than their jobs, houses, and savings accounts, we would have won."

Palin, you're the weakest link…goodbye!

Fred in SC – Obama is very, very, shady…. he might not even be legally eligible to run for or hold the office of President of the United States. Keep your eye on that one!

Fred are you stupid, or do you really believe this crap you are spewing. You wonder why people think the south is full of un educated Hicks.

Once is enough! Two wrongs have never made a right. She had zero credentials when selected and bringing her back for another round is really testing our sense of humor. It was a terrible choice and a mistake from the outset. Let her do her "thing" in Alaska.

Stop playing McCain. If you really believe that, then you were not ready to be President.

"At night a candle's brighter than the sun." The GOP is pitch-dark right now, so someone like Palin, who stirs up their fearful, ignorant base seems like better than nothing!

Pathetic!

To all the liberal Democratic hate mongers, what goes around comes around. The sub prime mess, the root cause of the current financial crisis, is the brainchild of the Democrats in trying to get otherwise unqualified and non credit worthy people into home ownership. The protectionist policies surrounding Fannie Mae can be traced to the three individuals in DC who received the most in campaign money from Fannie Mae over the past two years:

1. Barney Frank – MA – House Chair of Finance Committee
2. Chris Dodd – CT Senate Chair of Finance Committee
3. Barack Obama (humm, now why would a junior senator get so much money from Fannie Mae)?

Yeah please have her run in 2012. We need to finish of the GOP once and for all!

WHO CARES !!!!! Mc Same is a LOSER !!!!!!!!!!

I could learn to like her if she would moderate her views, Believing in science is a good start also she could stand to show humility and intellectual curiosity.

That being said everyone's entitled to there believes and that includes Sarah Palin. I just wish people like her would acknowledge that legislating the bible is bad idea because not every American is of Christan faith and to force the laws of one faith on those of another is cruel and unjust. She and others like her need to remember they share this country, no this planet with people of other faiths and even those without and that is freedom.

McCain still is oblivious. Does he understand that he lost the election? Is he too proud to admit that Palin only energized the uneducated underemployed gun-totin' barrel-bottom scum of America? If McCain was energized by this half-wit then perhaps he is not fit for Senate office.

Sigh. Just when I think the news about Palin has stopped, it rears its ugly head again.

What ever happened to the Republican Party being about wisdom, intelligence and economy? Now it just seems to represent the Christies and dumb hicks–people you supposedly want to have a beer with? If this party gets behind Palin for ANY future political office, they have learned nothing from the past election. This is very scary.

McCain is really bucking to be the 'nice' guy in the Republican Party….Palin as the leader? You've GOT to be kidding me. The woman is just not bright …. a clear example of someone who got lucky to be in the position that she's in. There are much more qualified, intellectually-exceptional people in the GOP to choose from ….. and I'm a Democrat.

The election is over senator McCain. Do her a favor: throw her under the bus (together with Phil Grahams and Karl Rove)!

BTW, who makes up the base that they claim she is energizing? For years the Repubs have tried to move away from the image of racist, uneducated, christian motivated people that populated the party. Is that the base now? I saw a lot of well qualified & educated people on TV representing the Repubs and yet they were not highlighted or encouraged to talk. Joe the ignorant plumber on the other hand became the poster child for the campaign. Isn't this moving the party backwards instead of forward? Just a question.

Hey I'm a Dem, but I'm getting confused here.

The economy helped derail Sen. McCain, but Palin was the nail in the coffin. Too many Americans had you know, common sense; and realized what a train wreck she is. If she is a rising star in the Republican party; it guarantees the Dems many years of White House and Congressional control.

So many liberals bashing her is starting to make me like her.

More like a breath of stale air… She injected harsh partisan rhetoric where there shouldn't have been any. Her rallies were more like riots filled with those "supporters" that would be more willing to spit in your eye than discuss the issues.

Palin is a poster child of everything that is wrong with the Republican Party today. No intelligence, no ideas, just the same old attack dog talking points.

Both of them need to go away. You lost get over it, and shut up..both of you…you are now and were then irrelevant.

Fred in SC,
You scare me. Your disrespect towards OUR President-Elect is unpatriotic!

Fred in SC,

Are you on dope or dog food. If Obama was not legally to become President he wouldn't have made it this far!! People stop with the wishful thinking and myths!! And Palin is as bright as navy blue!!

i shudder to think how we would be now if mccain/palin had won. what we would have to look forward to especially during this difficult time. plain is a ditz, and all of those people thanking her for what they perceive as wholesome family values ought to move to alaska right with her. she divided this country, she spouted nonsense, and she look like a fool doing it too. john mccain got exactly what he asked for a shakeup and damaged to the republican party. how he could so proud of someone who knows nothing of government management of all people is a question for the ages.

HE KNOWS THE TRUTH BUT CAN NOT ADMIT IT. SHE WAS A CANCER TO HIM. SHE IS A HORRIABLE WOMAN THAT WILL DO ANYTHING TO STAY IN POWER. KEEP HER OUT OF GEORGIA!!

Sarah Palin will never be president or vice president why is she coming to Georgia everybody in Georgia think she is awful….Majority people have spoke with said they are voting for Jim Martin because of Palin coming to Georgia to campaign for Saxby……Martin win my vote

Fred in SC…. you need to sober up and stop posting nonsense.

You must belong to the "base".

Why is it the Republicans always love figureheads with no intelligence? Look at Bush and Regan. She went to like 5 community colleges in 6 years!

I think John McCain is out to lunch. Sarah Palin was a big mistake she is an idiot. She also is a thief. I hope I will never see her again go back to Alaska already.

Sarah,the gift that keeps on giving. I am hopeful she will be a factor in the Republican party for generations to come because it will only insure the fact that the Democrats will retain the White House in perpetuity. She is mindless,ignorant,uninformed,narcissistic,self-promoting idiot. And that's on her good days. What newspapers do you read? SARAH, IT AIN"T A TRICK QUESTION!!!

I don't know ho wmany times I have to say it (and CNN stop being chicken about posting it)

A PROMINENT POSITION IN THE GOP FOR PALIN WINS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY A POLITICAL DARWIN AWARD

It's that simple. Good news for the Dems. EPIC FAIL for the GOP.

The media should stop asking Senator McCain about Governor Palin; they are causing this man to lie, again. I am sure he has recognized his mistake and he simply wants to go on with his political career, and allow Governor Palin to continue to destroy her own.

Let him be.

"Energizing the base" . . . . doesn't this actually mean just stirring up the lowest common denominator of voter, the stubbornly religious and the recklessly under-educated? Palin may have also DEFINED that base in a way that made it very clear that the GOP thrives on uninformed GOP-bots who are driven by fear, their faith, and the idea that freedom from the government is the cure for what ails ya' . . . .

Either he's in denial or his judgment REALLY is that bad! She seems like a nice enough lady on the surface, but someone that is THAT ignorant of her own short-comings and still believes she should lead our country is not what we need.

His dementia is obviously showing. Picking her was a disaster. What a ditz (both of them).

The overwhelming majority of American have an unfavorable view of this Sarah Palin. She's a clueless dimwit who can't even speak in complete sentences and is incapable of rational thought. Wasn't she the one who said Africa is a country and that planet Earth is six thousand years old. If McCain actually thinks Palin has a bright future with the GOP, he's living in a fantasy world. She's one of the reasons McCain was beat like an old drum.

I thought John McCain was out of ideas and out of touch with America. He is continues to confirm this.

But when you look at what is happening in the country today and the challenges we face, all I can say is "Thank god John McCain didn't win!!!"

If Palin is a breath of fresh air, we all need to stop breathing! That woman is the perfect dim wit.

To paraphrase the NY Governor, "If Palin(Mccain) is the answer, the question must be ridiculous!"

Who is this fool that keeps asking, "WHAT STATE ARE YOU GOVERNOR IN???????" Since when do you have to be a chicken to have an opinion about eggs.?

What a turkey !!! Careful not to lose your head over this.

Please John take your head out of your 'you know what'.

Sen. McCain – do your self a favor and tell Sarah to go home and stay home

When did mediocrity become so desirable? I want my leaders to be far more intelligent than average. The fact that many people find Palin a viable candidate does not bode well for the future of the Republican Party.

Okay, Teresa…
Obviously nobody on this blog is a governor of any state. But I'm not quiet sure what, exactly, your question even means? I may not be a pilot, but that's doesn't mean I can't tell a good pilot from a bad pilot based on their performance! Any blind person can clearly see how awful this woman is (not to mention her political astuteness and insanely annoying voice!).

But really, explain your question about being a governor of a state? I'm missing the relevance of it….

Fred in SC……your still don't get it, how sad. I am glad that you are a repub because your kind doesn't not belong to the human race. Your hatred is still spewing. I take greatest pride in the fact that our new president is of African-American desent and you hicks will have to live with it. But fortunately people like you won't live for ever. I can be just as hateful as you and your uneducated hateful kind. GO PRESIDENT OBAMA !!!!

What's the deal with people saying Palin will be running against Obama (and winning) in 2012? Are the leftist, elitist, fake-america, terrorist loving, freedom hating pigs going to forget to vote in that election? McCain didn't just lose (like Kerry or Gore) he was routed. Unless Obama comes up with a juicy sex scandal, black baby out of wedlock, or Watergate style screw up, he's not going to run things into the ground like W. did. So Palin, who "energized" more Democrats than Republicans to get out and vote, will not even be on the radar if the GOP stays off the bottle.
"IF" they stay off the bottle.

I suspect Obama is going to do a great job and Sarah will be the GOP sacrifical lamb to run against Obama, just like Dole in '96 and McCain in '08!

Someone please tell McCain, Palin and CNN that the election is over.

The woman is a walking disaster, John McCain needs to stop pretending he was happy about having to pick her, we all know that is just not true.

Sue, your comments sound like the real hate inciting moron, not Sarah Palin. Stick with your hate inciting liberal media folk, like Keith Olberman. You're made for each other.

One of reasons McCain lost this election was picking Sarah Palin as his running mate. I hope GOP members are smarter than Mr. McCain.

oh lord, all i can say : he is creepy she is brainless

Unfortunately for "the base" she's energizing they keep getting smaller and smaller, I, of course mean in numbers, not in their ability to understand the real issues facing the country! That was already miniscule! Maybe she should just join Rush Lamebrain and Billo the Clown and get her own talk show. That would save the folks in Alaska a lot of money paying her expenses as she campaigns to resurrect her image. But stupid is as stupid does!

I think Obama will need his help, too.

that wasn't 'fresh air' i was smelling……

That's great. The bright future is that the dumb will lead the dumber. We all told her to go home, but Palin just thrives on attention -any attention.

Fred in SC—— NEWS FLASH the election is over.. Let me introduce you to the next POTUS….. BARRRRRRRRRRRRRACK OBAMMMMMMMA,,,

Will you libs please find something else to moan about? Palin was trashed by everyone during the campaign and you got your dream of Jesus, I mean Obama, becoming president. Please go get a life some of you.

To Love My USA/Do You?:

Seriously, your lack of coherent sentence structure is exactly why Ms. Palin worked most people's (including mine) last nerves. While I respect her as a woman, mother, and Christian, I have a difficult time digging through the unnecessary verbiage and fluff to whatever it is she's trying to say. I wish, for the sake of her and the Republican party, she would lay low for the time being. She's got beauty but not much for brains in terms of politics…sorry!

And to answer your question, yes, I do love OUR USA. Tha'ts why I'm so thankful Barack Obama has been elected President and pray daily that the Lord guides him as he leads OUR country towards better days. God bless America!

I'd only have respect for McCain if he said "Gosh, sorry about inflicting this woman on the rest of the country! My bad!"

Oh for heavens sake! McDemtia has finally lost his mind!

Peggy Noonan said it best. The Republicans are caught in a time warp where it is always 1984; Reagan is their Moses; and the poor olde Democrats have no one to challenge him. They just can`t seem to get it in their pointy little Neo-Con heads that the world has moved on; and all those pathetic little tricks of Karl Rove don`t work anymore. I laughed when Bush talked about the 'angry' left. It is the right-wing fanatics that are turning purple over losing power so decisively on Nov. 4/08. They are already dreaming of 2012; still not realizing they have given the American people absolutely NO REASON why they would ever want those idiots back in office, Palin is a joke!!!

wow–so sounds like the GOP is in trouble if they think she is their bright future. They mean a nasty divisive sos future. God forbid .She's a destroyer , not a uniter

Stop it! Stop telling us about her all the time.

Sarah Palin will be a breath of fresh air when she able to clearly articulate her positions and offer us real solutions. At one time she was in favor of "the bridge to nowhere". She offeres no comprehensive energy policy, believes global warming is not impacted by burning fossil fuels, and collects travel benefits from Alaskans for working out of her home. Her leadership is the future of the Republican Party? She will work on her image, polish her interview skills, campaign everwhere but the question will be has she changed her beliefs that are at the core of her extreme positions. I suspect she won't.

Some people may have considered McCain a war hero – and I'm not one of them – but his legacy is going to be that of a real jerk who chose a spectacularly unqualified running mate that speaks English like a second or third language. Why doesn't he just shut up rather than making himself look dumber and dumber? Does he think he convince us that the Wasilla Hillbilly wasn't out of her league long ago?
The Vietnam "war" was a failure of epic proportions, so McCain's part in it was hardly glorious. The tawdry way he ended his first marriage was hardly noble; his political career was indelibly stained by the Keating mess; and his campaign for president was ugly, negative and (fortunately) poorly run.
So, who in the Hell cares what John McCain thinks about anything?

Sarah Palin is a 'breath of fresh air' if that phrase means attaching one's mouth to the tailpipe of a running SUV.

That Palin "breath of fresh air" has turned to putrid pollution sensible people want to avoid.

The only thing Palin is a thread to is "intelligent thought." The woman scares the daylights out of me… as long as SHE is the new GOP, this lifelong Republican will be voting Democrat!

Is this the same prophetic voice who said, "We have them right where we want them?"

Tell John, the American people have a better sense of judgement than he. We can tell an empty head when we hear one!

What's been the saddest thing about McCain is how he deluded himself and his supporters. It was very telling that on election night, the flaxen-haired self-proclaimed "McCainiacs" were never told when Obama won a state, just when McCain did. As a result they were very, very surprised to learn that he had very firmly lost. It is a nice metaphor for the whole campaign — never quite honest enough on even the basic issues. It is one of the reasons it was such a failure.

Republicans would do well to learn a lesson here.

GOP barely needs Sarah Palin as its leader – GOOD LUCK GOP.

Sarah the Palin and Joe the Plumber are going to be the GOP candidates for year 2012

John the McCain and Joe the Lie-Berman are going to be the GOP candidates for year 2016.

Here we go again with all of the Obama uniters spewing their hate toward people they don't even know. This is gonna be a great four years.

She is not really interesting person, just kind of makes weird comments and awkward gestures.Maybe she should be governor of Idaho, where potatoes were invented.

John, you need medical attention, NOW.

The only thing she energized were HATE MONGERS. The rest of us just couldn't take our eyes off of her …..just like watching a train wreck!!

He will never admit that she is a dumby! If he does he will look even dumber than she does! So sad.

and that says it all…. the woman is a moron with no experience and she has a place of "leadership" in the party? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA……

McCain continues to lie about Palin's dis-qualification.

Palin energized him, because he's an old man and working with a younger, decent-looking woman like Palin would make him feel energized.

It's doubtful that McCain didn't and doesn't know that she was not remotely qualified to be VP. However, admitting that is like admitting that his intention to put his campaign before the country.

I love the hate mongering and cynicism being SPEWED by the mightier than thou libs on these boards.. There is the hate and name calling. You have no decency or respect. You are all animals.. I am glad I am on the other side.

Until the next election there is no president for me. Just a liar that got elected..

maybe, by the time of the next election, we will finally have caught osama bin laden, too! not very likely, is it?

I like the picture matching with the story. It's like McCain is shielding his eyes from the blinding glow of Palin's very bright future.

Well what do you expect him to say? "I was an idiot for selecting someone so unqualified and out of touch."

A bright future in the Republican Party huh? Well I guess McCain is condemning the GOP to a long stay in the wilderness if she is its bright future. Anyone so clueless as Palin which she continues to demonstrate with Turkeygate having a "bright future" in the GOP speaks leagues to how bankrupt it is.

Yeah sure, she "energized" 30 percent and repelled the rest of the population. The GOP isn't going to win back the executive branch that way if Palin is the best they can do. Come on, get serious. The best place for Palin is Alaska and she needs to stay there. I only wish media outlets would stop wasting the effort on this clueless wonder and report on something of substance.

love my usa/do you?

Thank you for the humor, your post is hilarious.

"For those of you who think you hate her, it is because she is a Threat to the liars and double talkers in Washington"

I thought you were serious for a minute. Hilarious.

What, you are serious? Oh, well, now I just feel bad for you……

Sorry John, most people I know saw Sarah Palin as an ignorant person and a very poor choice as a running mate.

She energized him all right. The old coot was thinking with the wrong head when he chose her for his running mate.

As party idiot maybe.

Sorry McCain but you were going to lose anyway and espeacially when Sara was picked.

McCain can not say this Sara is smart all he said was she can energize the party. McCain knows Palin is dumb and she can ramble about nothing because half the times she makes no sense.

It would have been nice to see an educated lady out campaigning for the VP job. Many of women are insulted by his pick and how she made women look. Oh, by the way what about her taxes, grandbaby, marriage of her daughter and per diem at her house, the medical records.

As one loser speaks about another. Palin is history, and I am glad. Let's get some real leadership Republicans!

I'm extremely proud that "REAL AMERICANS" let their voices be heard loud and clear November 4th. The Republicans don't get it though. That's because they are lacking the same thought processes as Palin is.

TO: FRED in SC.

So you are saying that the FBI nor the CIA haven't vetted Obama to find out that he is not legal, but you did. Why aren't you working for any of these agencies instead of being on the internet with negative comments. Here's a quote from the last great Fred Sanford "YOU BIG DUMMY".