Palin: Endorse First, Homework Second

Reports that Sarah Palin endorsed Rand Paul before learning his positions on key issues is just more evidence the former vice-presidential candidate is irresponsible and lazy.

It's not news any more than Sarah Palin is lazy and irresponsible, but here's more evidence that Sarah Palin is lazy and irresponsible. From today's Washington Post:

“Jaws dropped” when Rand Paul’s team heard that Sarah Palin would be endorsing him. “Palin’s endorsement gave us a boost that energized supporters, brought in new ones and, of course, annoyed my opponent [Trey Grayson] and his Republican bosses to no end,” Paul writes. Shortly after the endorsement, Palin made a Saturday morning phone call to Paul’s house. He recalls talking about two issues.

“She wanted to know my position on Israel. I said that Israel was an important ally, the only democracy in the Middle East and that I would not condemn Israel for defending herself.”

Next was the issue of abortion.

“In talking to Palin, one of the primary things I wanted to do was allay any fears about social issues, telling her, ‘My opponents call me a libertarian but I want to assure you that I am pro-life.’ Palin responded, ‘Oh, we all have a little libertarian in us.’”

Note two things. Palin questioned Rand Paul after she endorsed him.

And on Israel, Palin was pathetically duped by verbal parsing that should have been transparent to anyone remotely interested in foreign policy.

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