More than a few people I have spoken with voted less for Barack Obama than they voted against Sarah Palin. In my opinion, she did more to help elect the first black president than almost anyone else and for that little bit of progress we all owe her a big thank you. But McCain undeniably was irresponsible in tapping her as a running mate. Andrew Sullivan says it so much better than I ever could.

I want to explain why I think the Palin drama is actually important. It’s not because of her: she’s a delusional, narcissistic and disturbed person who would be voted off a reality show in the first rounds. It’s because of John McCain, the Republican establishment and the mainstream media. What happened last fall was a warning sign to all of us about how corrupt and cynical the GOP, McCain and the MSM are. They colluded in such a way that this unstable, erratic, know-nothing beauty queen could actually have been president of the United States. What matters is that all those in on this scam be exposed and their way of conducting themselves be reformed until they stop risking the fate of the country and the world on their own vanities and cowardice.

McCain knew full well that Palin was unqualified to be commander-in-chief at this period of time; and he knew there was no way she could ever learn enough to do the job. So his decision to pick her was pure cynicism and irresponsibility. The MSM knew full well that there were very serious questions about this unknown person’s background, lies, mental stability, and secrecy – but they were so terrified of being called biased they refused to do the proper vetting.

Sullivan rightly asks McCain to step away from public office.

Many of us are going to miss Sarah Palin for the endless stream of ‘Palinisms’ not unlike the ‘Bushisms’ that fill books, calendars, desk pads and dart boards. Fearful of a McCain presidency we prayed to the heavens for a miracle and God sent Sarah Palin, the gift that kept on giving.

We may owe her a huge debt of gratitude for contributing, in the aggregate, to the election of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America.

What if Obama had campaigned like McCain?

The real John McCain and Palin (Fey) going rogue