[joesbucks]

Ok, help me parse this.

" I honor him. I love him. I believe that he is the best leader that we have in the nation right now, still, is John McCain. And I would have liked to have had more opportunity to be out there speaking on his behalf, of the attributes that -- that he has, because he's so humble he doesn't do that himself.

If this is really sticking a knife into a political enemy, I'm sure Pelosi and Reid will be lining up to be stuck.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

By heaping praise on McCain right now (with tongue firmly in cheek), she is elevating herself above the attacks and making her backstabbers look petty and self-serving, while coming out clean herself.

Think psychological warfare, Joe!

[publius1]

That’s not hard to parse — praise the leader and kill the staff. If she goes after McCain, the staff will come back after her. Note that McCain’s staff didn’t start defending her until Bill Kristol & others started saying how badly this reflects on McCain.

Anyway, her tactic is right: she praises McCain, so he has no choice but to praise her back (more or less), & the staff is forced to defend her.

I have no doubt that the leakers are David & Wallace.

[Western Phil]

“” I honor him. I love him. I believe that he is the best leader that we have in the nation right now, still, is John McCain. And I would have liked to have had more opportunity to be out there speaking on his behalf, of the attributes that — that he has, because he’s so humble he doesn’t do that himself.

If this is really sticking a knife into a political enemy, I’m sure Pelosi and Reid will be lining up to be stuck.”

I’m sure Gov. Palin is politically astute enough not to burn bridges indiscriminately for no possible gain.