OK, so John McCain is going to be on Saturday Night Live tomorrow. Noted Obama supporter Ben Affleck is hosting. Tina Fey is going to be there. I had an idea, and I really love this idea:
Wait for it....
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It's been documented recently that McCain and Palin really don't like each other. McCain must know that he's going to lose, and lose badly. Palin has already started campaigning for 2012, which has also been documented.
What if McCain can't stomach the possibility of Palin leading the Republican party?
What if McCain feels he needs to bury her now, before she gets too much support?
What better place to bury Sarah Palin once and for all than SNL, with Tina Fey and Ben Affleck all too eager to help?
It won't take very long - just a 5-minute bit that's part ridicule, part snark, part blame and all sneering dismissal. McCain does sneering, condescending dismissal well (e.g. "that one", "redistributionist", etc., etc.). This would be the one way he could get his dignity back amongst the part of the Republican Party he respects. Sure, he'd lose the fundies forever, but he's going to lose this election anyway, and now he's in danger of facing a losing reelection bid in 2010 to Janet Napolitano. The only way he can get Arizona back is to do something unexpected and back towards the mainstream.
It might get him some votes, too. Of course, it could lose him some Palin voters, but McCain's a gambler, and this would be the last Hail Mary of the campaign.