I’ve never been that big a fan of McCain, not since McCain-Feingold and that “xenophobic” crack about securing our borders. But he was my candidate by default, and I have to say, after some consideration: he screwed up big time with Palin. She looked promising at the start, in some respects, but turned out to be a sugar high. I mean really:

“COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping middle-class families struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries? Allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy? Instead of helping these big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?

PALIN: That’s why I say, I like ever American I’m speaking with were ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the tax payers looking to bailout.

But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy– Helping the — Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. Shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americas. A

And trade we’ve got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive scary thing. But 1 in 5 jobs being created in the trade sector today. We’ve got to look at that as more opportunity. ALl those things under the umbrella of job creation.

This bailout is a part of that. ”

This is incoherent. Now, excuse the interruption so we can get back to pondering whether Afghanistan is worth fighting for under an Obama administration.