Recently, Sarah Palin went out to Arizona in an attempt to save Sen. John McCain from retirement.  You see, McCain has a Republican primary challenger in former Rep. J.D. Hayworth.  Hayworth is not the most perfect candidate himself, but he is more conservative than McCain could ever hope to be or has ever claimed.  In addition, he has been a constant thorn in McCain's side when Hayworth still had his radio show (he resigned when he announced his candidacy). 

Did anyone else have to read Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman when they were a freshman in high school?  I know we did and I saw McCain up on stage behind Sarah Palin and he reminded me of Willy Loman, the washed up, loser salesman and main character in the play.  Willy is delusional and a failure as a salesman.  He has told so many lies that nobody believes him and is scorned by his sons.  Likewise, McCain is delusional when he believes the GOP should be remade in his image.  He believes he is the "titular head of the Republican party".  As far as conservatives are concerned, many of us are sick and tired of McCain trying to act like one of us and we see through his delusions not unlike Biff and Happy - Willy Loman's sons - saw through him for what he actually was; a delusional loser.

So the question should be asked, why is Sarah Palin campaigning for a guy that many believe is past his Senate prime and should go home?  Oh, and why campaign for a guy that is only conservative when he needs votes in election years?  I would say she's doing it out of a sense of owing McCain for getting her into the national spotlight.  I'm sure she's not happy about doing it, but it's sort of like going back to your parents' house and your mom making that dish that you just hate, but you eat it anyway because you don't want to hurt her feelings.  And it seems McCain needs her more than she needs him.  According to Hayworth's website, Rasmussen has him just 7 points behind McCain which has to have McCain shaking in his Depends. 

Even if Palin feels obligated to McCain, why campaign for the guy anyway?  A blogger at Redstate pointed out Palin's 3 best qualities:

1. She’s well connected on social media and is an articulate bomb thrower. See “death panels”.

2. She’s good at throwing red meat to the base and getting them focused. She also drives the enemy berserk.

3. She can raise money like nobody’s business.

I have to agree.  The blogger also points out that her PAC has already targeted 20 different races that they intend to do what they can to take away from the Democrats.  Since McCain is really nothing better than Olympia Snowe in a Polo T-shirt, it pains me to see her wasting her time in Arizona.  So good for Sarah then.  If her debt is repaid, great.  Now she can move on from McCain and forge her own path.  I just hope her presence doesn't upset the balance in the New Mexico race because JD Hayworth was beginning to pick up steam.

McCain is one of those Senators that cannot be trusted on any issue.  He is too willing to reach across the aisle.  Some call it compromising, but in McCain's case, it's called selling out.  I for one still remember how McCain threw us conservatives under the bus in the 2000 Presidential Primary.  I also seem to remember that he was pushing for the Dream Act II until it was defeated in Congress, which he then stated that he hears what the people were saying and decided to distance himself from the amnesty issue.  Instead, he has now sent his minion Lindsey Graham to do his dirty work on Dream Act III because McCain knows he needs the conservative base that would be against such a bill to vote for him.

I hope the voters in Arizona say to McCain, "thanks for everything you've done both in the military and in the Senate, but it's time to come home" so we can get another conservative in the US Senate instead of the Willy Loman (John McCain) we have now.

Revised with link to Redstate article.