We've all witnessed helicopter parents that swoop down to rescue their kids when the kids would be better off working out the problems on their own. 

Last time I checked Governor Sarah Palin was over forty and she should be old enough to not require her parents (or McCain) to bail her out. So why did McCain, the over-protective parent figure, tag along on the second interview with Katie Couric?

In Monday's joint interview with Katie Couric, McCain appeared to be like the helicopter parent who goes to the principal's office in a weak attempt to blame others and excuse Palin's "mistakes." In this case, Sarah Palin expressed a view on Pakistan that contradicted McCain's stand.  McCain felt he needed to set the record straight and rescue Palin because evidently she couldn't handle the interview situation on her own. (Was he thinking about her recent train wreck of an interview with Couric?)

You can watch the CBS interview with Palin and McCain here. 

A version of this post is available on my blog  Political Hotdish.