If you really need an example of how little substance John McBush and Caribou Barbie have to offer, well, this sorry episode ought to tell you everything you need to know.
Jeebus, people...don't y'all know that you NEVER ask Republicans questions during photo ops? Your presence is intended merely as a backdrop as Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin play "just plain folks" for the cameras. You start asking questions, and man, before you know it you've just boogered up the whole process. The first rule of Republican photo ops is that they're not about you, people. They're about the candidates. You're simply so much background noise.
Then again, if neither Republican candidate is willing to answer fairly simple questions posed by those whose votes they're allegedly courting, how can they reasonably expect anyone to vote for them? Well, it's pretty simple, really; they don't expect you to think. They expect you to be scared and obedient enough to vote Republican...because it's sure a helluva lot easier than thinking.
Man, if they'll be this dismissive of legitimate questions in Albuquerque, just think what they'll be like in the White House....
