I still think the RNC picked Palin to be sure McCain would fail. That would kill two birds with one rock. First, it would punish him for not towing the mark, and it would ensure that the democrats win and inherit an impossible mess that they could never clean up in only 4 years. Then at the end of 4 years they could come riding in on their whitewashed charger and vow to clean up the mess Obama made.