McCain Goes on Letterman, Praises Obama

John McCain shows us on a regular basis these days that being more conservative than Obama does not make one a conservative.

The 'maverick' appeared on Letterman and immediately began to praise Obama for his 'centrist' policies.

This is not the first time McCain has heaped praise on the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate. When Sarah Palin was being bombarded by criticism from some of McCain's inept campaign staffers, McCain went out of his way to praise Obama for his Cabinet picks rather than defend Palin.

McCain portrayed himself as a conservative during the campaign, and when compared to Obama, this is true. But in essence, McCain is no conservative. His status as a Senate 'maverick' always has a way of expressing itself in an unacceptable willingness to set aside principle in order to cavort with anti-freedom loonies on the Democratic side of the aisle.

This is precisely why he lost.

And even in defeat, McCain continues to praise losers.

Inept McCain Staffers Blame Palin for Loss

One of the reasons for the McCain loss is that his campaign was one of the most mismanaged in the history of American politics.

It would be nearly impossible to list all of the numerous mistakes, missteps, miscalculations, and missed opportunities on the part of his inept campaign staff.

Granted, the candidate himself is solely responsible for some of these mistakes.

But we received word today that some 'unnamed' McCain campaign staffers have told news reporters that Sarah Palin was such a 'drag on the ticket' that she doomed the campaign to failure.

It sounds to me as if someone is looking for a convenient scapegoat.

Sarah Palin was probably the ONLY bright spot in an otherwise doomed and lackluster campaign. Prior to her choice as running mate, the McCain campaign garnered absolutely no excitement or enthusiasm, especially among the GOP base.

Palin single-handedly changed all of that.

And the fact that campaign staffers decided to take someone who had never before been on the national stage and set up her very first interviews with the likes of conservative-haters such as Katie Couric and Charles Gibson only serves to highlight their total ineptitude.

Those interviews gave the public the wrong impression of Palin, and we have the McCain campaign to thank for such a colossal strategic error.

A better strategy would have been to put Palin on conservative talk radio early-on, in addition to Fox News. This way she would have grown into the task of doing major media interviews by testing out the waters in more friendly territory.

The McCain campaign also put a stranglehold on Palin rather than allowing Palin to be Palin.

Being 'a natural' as a public speaker, Palin drew significantly larger crowds than McCain on the trail. Her crowds were enthusiastic and energetic. And no amount of whining, sour grapes, or scapegoating on the part of incompetent McCain staffers will change that.

Here's a message to those in the McCain camp who wish to throw Palin under the bus--we aren't buying this bullshit. The fact that you ran a campaign that sucked is no reflection on Sarah Palin.

In fact, you people are the reason the GOP is in the doghouse with the public to begin with. It's time for the RINOS like you to get out of the way and let new leadership--CONSERVATIVE leadership--bring the party out of the doldrums.