McCain says Palin didn't hurt presidential bid

hear hear mountain woman you said it perfectly well

and i add to no more palin a request to the republicans to clean up the party -- no fundamentalist candidates!

This is precisely what I heard from so many people.  I could have voted for McCain 8 years ago, or 4 years ago and even last year if he had stuck to his principles.  But when he chose Palin, there was no way in the world that I would even consider putting our country at risk with her at the helm. 

It is kind and considerate of him to say this for her so people cannot point back and say that he poisoned her chances.  But the bottom line is that she was an incredible embarrassment to his campaign, to the Republican Party, and to our country around the world. 

She may "bring a lot of excitement" but if by that they mean people regularly at every one of her rallys yelling out "@!$%#" and "terrorist" and "traitor" while she just smiles and winks, then that small rabid part of the party she can own.  We want the party that believes in conservative values but recognizes that integrity and honor and honesty ARE important American Values. 

Barack Obama embodied what we ALL can be proud of.  McCain and Palin did not. 

That HATE SPEECH was NOT heard at McCain Palin events.

The Secret Service confirmed those were LIES told by pro-Obama "journalists".

HATE is something that is LIBERALLY demonstrated by those LEFT of center.