I don't see a reference to the McCain/Imus interview, so with the usual "almost first diary drivel apology" here:
http://tinyurl.com/...
McCain doesn't recognize that justifying Palin on the Don Imus show is one of the problems. The Don Imus show is her level, is getting very close to McCain's level.
The country needs a leader who operates at legitimate information source levels, e.g., NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and so forth, not someone who thinks of Imus and Limbaugh as the place to go to defend an opinion or position.
Palin should be capable of holding her own interviews with any major network (or ... uh ... hmmm ... with Rachael Maddow [hee hee hee]) and showing the American people, real or otherwise, just how competent she is, but McCain knows she cannot---enter Imus.