Conspicuous silence
When Sen. John McCain tapped Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, several contributors to the local conservative blog Peach Pundit shared a group orgasm.
“I heart John McCain.” “Brilliant.” “Absolutely BRILLIANT!” “outstanding choice”
And my personal favorite: “John McCain has saved the GOP today.”
As it turns-out, the Palin pick is quickly turning into a disaster for the Republican Party.
In addition to some personal issues about which I don’t especially care (yet), it turns out:
a) Palin misled the public about her involvement in the so-called Troopergate scandal.
b) Palin was for the infamous Bridge To Nowhere pork project before she was against it.
c) Palin and herhusband belonged to a secessionist political group.
What do Peach Pundit’s bloggers have to say about this?
As of 11:25 this morning, almost nothing.
Maybe they’re just stunned, as am I, that McCain would pick a one-time secessionist for the number-two spot in a campaign whose slogan is “Country First.”
I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t be so quiet if Obama or Biden were the pork-loving, lying, secessionists in question.
UPDATE & CORRECTION: On Monday, the chairperson of the secessionist Alaskan Independence Party claimed Sarah Palin was a member during the 1990s. On Tuesday, she said she was mistaken. She was registered Republican during this period.
She did, however, send the secessionists a videotaped message in 2006 telling them “keep up the good work.” I’d like to know what she meant by that.