character, clearly unsuitable temperament, and severely deficient judgment of the formerly respectable Senator John Sidney McCain. If Palin doesn't step aside, R.I.P. GOP. If Palin steps aside, R.I.P. GOP. As McCain's fellow pilots often put it, "He's screwed the pooch." Posted by: Bruce | September 1, 2008, 9:37 pm 9:37 pm Palin wants Alaska to secede from the union? That, on top of Troopergate and the teenage unwed pregnant high school daughter is more than I can stand. My entire life I've been a Republican, but after eight years of Bush this is too much. From now on, call me an Obamacan! Posted by: derek jacobs | September 1, 2008, 9:38 pm 9:38 pm No moral lessons for your daugther? you are also a failed mother. this is not a role mother america needs at the oval office period! Posted by: Adams | September 1, 2008, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm She'll pull in the secessionist vote for Republican party. Posted by: anon | September 1, 2008, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm So, let's see. The first time Governor Palin was proud of her country was when? Uh, when Senator McCain tapped her for vice president? Posted by: newz4i | September 1, 2008, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm How can she lead America when she doesn't even want to be an American? Posted by: fjfjdv | September 1, 2008, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm Davido -- If he wanted a female candidate, Kay Bailey Hutchison would have been a far better pick and women