McCain campaign manager Rick Davis ...says Palin won't give any interviews until she feels "comfortable" giving one. And this morning he added that she wouldn't give any "until the point in time when she'll be treated with respect and deference."
Respect is earned. Speaking personally, I'll respect Sarah Palin when she respects a woman's right to choose (other than her daughter) and a gay person's right to marry. I suspect she'll be waiting for my respect for a long time.
As for deference, it should have no place when questioning someone who could be president of the United States. We've seen what happens when we have a press corps which "drank the kool-aid," and it ain't pretty. Actually we've seen it at least twice in my lifetime: Under W. Bush and Reagan.
For the record, yes, my "no deference" policy applies to Obama and Biden as much as McCain and Palin. The difference is, Obama and Biden, being big boys, seem to have no trouble stepping up and taking questions.
McCain and Palin, on the other hand...and especially Palin. As Marshall also points out:
she's such a lightweight, they can't risk letting her answer a few questions. Not even on Fox.
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