Imagine if Sarah Palin had said, "Thanks, but no

[spindrifter]

thanks" to the shopping spree and told the campaign to make a donation to a food pantry. Oh, what was I thinking?!!

[zbdent]

1. that you had accidentally been transported to an alternate universe?

Or that you were on Bizarro Republican Earth?

[lib_wit_it]

2. Or "Thanks, but no thanks" to the Veep offer? I know we ended

up winning, in part, due to her vileness on the trail, but if there had been no financial crisis or if there had been a terror event (you know, one besides her), and then McCain had a fatal fall after slipping on one of Cindy's myriad ill-gotten pill vials, well, I shudder to think...

[SoCalDem]

3. What everyone has "missed" about the clothing issue

1) She was NOT prepared to dress for a national whirlwind media campaign.

2) Her runningmate, and the one who INVITED her to the "big party", had to KNOW she and her family dressed "Alaska-casual".

3) HIS WIFE IS A FREAKING MULTI-MULTI-MILLIONAIRESS...


This whole flap exemplifies why he lost and deserved to lose..

Would it have KILLED Ms Cindy to appeal to "her favorite store", and swear them to secrecy, as she took the family to a "special shopping" session...with HER there to oversee and help them choose some appropriate clothing??

That would not have raised ANY eyebrows, and could have even been USED as a positive talking point...about just how down-to-earth these "folks" are... and how generous Ms Cindy was...

Until the GOP had to pony up the cash to staffers, for reimbursement, no one gave a rat's ass about her clothes, and most people don't know a Valentino from a Valentine:)