hard-boiled

I was reading this article today and I couldn’t help but laugh at how far off John Murray was. Quote:

Mr. McCain is coming under fire for his conspicuous memory lapse when listing the names of Republican governors who could be the next in line to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012.

“We have, I’m happy to say, a lot of voices out there,” Mr. McCain told host Jay Leno before listing Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Utah Gov. Jim Huntsman, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. “There are a lot of governors out there who are young and dynamic.”

Recognizing his error, the Arizona senator added,

“I’ve left out somebody’s name, and I’m going to hear about it.”

He didnt forget. To me, at least, it is obvious that he knowingly left Sarah Palin out.

By failing to mention Mrs. Palin’s name, some conservatives say Mr. McCain is fracturing a Republican Party that must start uniting now if it is going to topple Mr. Obama in 2012.

A good start might be by not uniting around a polarizing figure from within your own party…

Quoting someone else, Murray continues:

“My hunch is that Sarah Palin is not offended.  She is so focused upon running her own state — often to the detriment of her national persona — that she might say this is as it should be.  She is not mentioned nationally because she is acting locally,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, co-founder of the Team Sarah Website.

“Team Sarah members are generally encouraged and attracted by her penchant to shy away from insider politics.  She is clearly not playing the insider game.”

If doing your job in your home state - as a politician - is detrimental to your national persona - as a politician - then you are doing something wrong. She often talked about making “unpopular” tough decisions. Making them is supposed to make you a more viable candidate, not an afterthough in the mind of a living American hero.

Murray’s misread of intentions on the account of McCain is so obvious that the only other option is denial.

Posted at 11:25am and tagged with: Sarah Palin, Republican, Barack Obama, Jay Leno, John McCain, Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, John Murray,.