Monday, December 15, 2008

McCain has awakened from his fog: Sarah can't count on his support in 2012


Yet he took her for his vice presidential running mate, with his age and unpredictable health situation.  Thanks, John, for trying to unload her on us, when you don't even want her!

This Week: McCain Refuses To Endorse Palin in 2012

Posted: 14 Dec 2008 05:30 PM PST

This Week: McCain Refuses To Endorse Palin in 2012
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Because what the country can't get enough of is more coverage of Sarah Palin (/snark), George Stephanopoulos asks the question burning brightly in the punditocracy: Will John McCain endorse former running mate Sarah Palin for the 2012 election?

The answer? Nope.

STEPHANOPOULOS: You said, after the election, that Governor Palin has a bright future in your party. Does that mean that, if she does chooses to run for president, she can count on your support?

MCCAIN: Oh, no. Listen, I have the greatest appreciation for Governor Palin and her family, and it was a great joy to know them. [..]But I can't say something like that.

Ouch. Kind of hard to deny all the rumors of rancor between the two when you get put in that spot (take that, Bill Kristol), but McCain's choice of phrasing to chide Stephanopoulos on this line of questioning was more than a little unfortunate, especially considering how his age and health made Sarah Palin's position that much more critical:

MCCAIN: ... my corpse is still warm, you know?

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