Sarah Palin's vice-presidential candidacy was controversial from the moment it was announced. For an assortment of reasons, many thought she was totally unqualified to be second in command. After a disastrous campaign, in which the McCain and his running-mate seemed to be conducting separate campaigns, many lessons should have been learned. Apparently nobody has learned anything at all.
The way the GOP has handled the Sarah Palin problem - from start to finish- says so much about what is wrong with the party.
The way the GOP has handled the Sarah Palin problem - from start to finish- says so much about what is wrong with the party.
Even now, as the presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney, heads toward the convention to be crowned (despite some serious concerns about his suitability) the Republican leadership seems to have learned nothing.
