McCain knew he was headed for a big loss and wanted someone that everyone could pin it on other than himself. After a discussion with some friends, we agreed that this is the one and only reason why McCain, love him or hate him, would have picked Palin or allowed someone to pick her for him. There just is not a single other reason why this happened. To be honest, the higher-echelon Republicans are too smart for this - there is something bigger going on here.