After stonewalling for no less than a week...

[theknife]

what, 8 years of government officials acting without transparency or accountability is not enough for you?

the press plays a critical role for the public in the election process (albeit not very well, but hey, they're all we have). the McCain camp is afraid the press will be adversarial and not sufficiently deferential to Sarah Palin, when in fact, asking hard questions is thier job.

from what i've read, Charlie Gibson did a decent job but that should be only the beginning...she shold be able to field questions freely from the press, just like the rest of the candidates (just like any candidate). it's a vetting process of sorts that the press performs for the public and the McCain camp's attempts to shield her from it disrespects the office, insults the voters, and does everyone a disservice.

and let's face it: anyone who is critical of this process vis a vis Sarah paliln can only be afraid of what it might reveal about her. if you think she is capable of running the country, then she ought to be able to handle it.