WASHINGTON – What can you say about a public official who ridicules those who would take the “quitter’s way out” – as she faces reporters to announce that she’s quitting? A governor who claims that “the worthless, easy path” would be to serve out the remaining 18 months of her term? An ambitious politician who says that “life is too short” to worry about, you know, boring things such as responsibility or duty?

You can say that all of us who ever took Sarah Palin seriously – or pretended to take her seriously – should be deeply ashamed. And you can say that John McCain should public...

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