Of course, for Senator McCain, this isn't the first time, or on the only issue, his running-mate, Governor Palin, has talked out of turn, or had the misfortune of appearing to agree with "the enemy" (by "the enemy" we mean the Democratic candidate for president, by the way). I pointed out in an earlier post that Palin actually applauded certain aspects of Obama's energy plan when it was first announced. That was before she was chosen for the ticket. Before the script. (Yes, even silent films have scripts!) Palin did what she could to erase all evidence of that prior indisgression. She struck a certain problematic press release from the Governor's website archive and turned her focus towards more appropriate dismissal and invective for the enemy. She now realizes that, where the policy is the same, it's the attitude that counts -and something about blinking.
Careful handling by the campaign is sure to protect her from other such lapses into common sense. And when all else fails, we'll always have John McCain to explain what she really understands.
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