Posted on 07/03/2009 10:26:07 PM PDT by SolidWood
If Palin wants to run in 2012, why not do exactly what she announced today? It's an enormous gamble - but it could be a shrewd one.
After all, she's freeing herself from the duties of the governorship. Now she can do her book, give speeches, travel the country and the world, campaign for others, meet people, get more educated on the issues - and without being criticized for neglecting her duties in Alaska. I suppose she'll take a hit for leaving the governorship early - but how much of one? She's probably accomplished most of what she was going to get done as governor, and is leaving a sympatico lieutenant governor in charge.
And haven't conservatives been lamenting the lack of a national leader? Well, now she'll try to be that. She may not succeed. Everything rests on her talents, and on her performance. She'll be under intense and hostile scrutiny, and she'll have to perform well.
All in all, it's going to be a high-wire act. The odds are against her pulling it off. But I wouldn't bet against it.
Palin PING!
Anyone on or off the Palin ping, write me.
That’s exactly what I think too.
I am proud of her and support her. She is a great American.
I think Sarah has just turned, like a fed-up mama Bear, on her detractors. She has put things in order, she has left them in the hands of capable people, and she has now turned to face her enemies directly.
...and I think they are going to be sorry. We have smelled the fear in them for a long time. Good on her!
I believe she will assist others greatly in 2010, and will run herself in 2012...and she has my full support.
GO SARAH GO!
On please. It’s either going to be very quiet, or very busy. I’m betting and hoping it’s going to be very busy.
Well she has all the cards on her side of the table now.
Pray for America and Saracuda
So, Bill Kristol likes quitters. LOL
" I got it Billy boy... you betcha!
So. Obama was elected to be a Senator and he rarely showed up, seldom voted and spent the last two years away from the job, campaigning for president.
What’s worse, someone that leaves the job honorably and in reliable hands or someone that is a slacker?
I don’t even want to know who or what you like.
Bill is reaching...
Bill is recognizing.
I'll be placing a bet to WIN here soon.
BTW, do you have a number for what she's lacking on the political attacks?
Palin does the people of
Alaska a great favor. She realizes that the relentless press that is trying to sink her as a politician is contrary to the interests of the people of Alaska and does the most wonderful honest thing a politician could do - pass the baton to her Lt. Governor.
Sarah has shown great courage in this decision.
LMBO
It’s around 500 thousand dollars.
If you want to help her go to http://alaskatrustfund.com/ or http://sarahpac.com
So often, Bill Kristol has rubbed me the wrong way. He can be arrogant, condescending, belittling and sometimes acts like a David Frum with brains.
This piece had none of that. It was honorable, plain spoken and fair. I will never be a Weekly Standard kind of guy, but I think Kristol knows what the stakes are. The Frums, Steve Schmidts and Peggy Noonans do not.
Bill is reaching...
As a citizen of IL, I resented a first-term six-year senator starting to run for pres a year after he was elected. He was only present 141 days in the senate, and I am sure many of his trips were on my nickel. So, I appreciate her directness with Alaskan voters and hope she will continue as a leader for the conservative movement.
Likewise.
Ain’t freedom of speech great!
And if she spent the time to groom the Lt. Gov for the position, and leaves him strong enough to overcome the Dem opposition, and gave 2 weeks notice...
Seems like you must be a partisan for someone else. Romney?
/johnny
LMBO - Must be a problem for your head... it will have no where to go.
Loving my Barack Obama?
Okay... better than my post 21!
I do and I will, thanks.
All these excuses are pure hogwash.
Btw, Romney is a scumbag.
I would say it takes one to know one, but then again I have no knowledge of Romney’s scumminess... I just don’t care for his record.
So, you like quitters too. LOL
State your candidate preference for 2012.
/johnny
I like shrewd fighters.
Did I call you any names, jerkface?
NO!
Romney is persona non grata around this forum.
And he is a scumbag. And Palin is a quitter.
LOL! You haven't met the army of trolls he has here.
How is Social Security doing for you? And Medicare?
She made a career move. Lots of people do that these days.
/johnny
Jerkface... seems you know the names to fling idjut!
Just listened to her speech for the first time. She stated:
1. She doesn’t want to waste millions of Alaska taxpayer dollars while she continues to fight against the baseless ethics charges. 18 so far this year.
2. With her it’s not politics as usual. It’s not about personal aggrandizement but what’s right for Alaska.
3. Sometimes you can fight the better fight from the outside.
4. She will continue to fight for the things she believes in, smaller government and governong from the bottom up.
5. Lots of good candidates out there who share her vision she wants to help immediately.
To me she made it clear she is gearing up rather than down. She will stay politically engaged knowing the incoming governor shares her vision and can accomplish everything from this point forward she could accomplish all the while she can be freed up to fight from the outside.
She gave no indication she has any intention of letting up, instead everything she said gave the complete opposite impression. She is going to be very active from this point forward and she won’t be hamstrung with a governorship and fending off baseless ethics charges.
This is 2009. I can't tell you who I'll be supporting in 2012. I can you, Palin won't be the GOP nominee in 2012.
“Palin was hired by the people of Alaska to do a job for 48 months. Palin cut and run 17 months early.”
Gov. Palin has done a great job for the state of Alaska. Just on the possibility that you have not noticed what has been going on, the MSM, late night self proclaimed comedians, democrats have been viciously attacking her and her family. The frivolous ethics charges (I think there were about 13 or so) have all been dismissed. But in defending herself, the Gov. has had to pay out approx 300K and the state of Alaska about 130K in legal fees.
Not only were these slimeballs going after her, but they even went as scounderously low as to attack her family.
When she is out of office, she will be able to fight back when she is attacked.
“Cut and Run”? This is an absurd statement, considering what is happening.
GRIZZLY RISING 2012.
Her explanation is as clear as glass. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out. Read the transcript. Hard to fulfill your duties and do the people of Alaska right when you are bombarded by erroneous charges that have to be answered. Why...because the libs are bent on destroying her and if Alaska was to be collateral damage, what did they care? She wasn’t going to let their game continue. The best thing for Alaska was to “pass the ball”. Best thing for America is for her to use her capital to help get conservatives in the greatest number in Congress. Lord willing, come 2010 some of the bleeding may stop. Now what are you going to do to stop the bleeding?
Keep whistling past the graveyard.
/johnny
Clairvoyant?
>>>>>>She made a career move.
Palin cut and run from the fight. Good bye.
Before you can me like a tuna, I'll say that if Palin wins the nomination, you'll use LOSER as a tagline 'til her inauguartion. I will do the same if she isn't the nominee. Fair enough, huh?
Palin is finished. Good riddance. What a dingy little girl.
Isn't that what you just did?
“Palin won’t be the GOP nominee in 2012.”
Can I borrow your crystal ball?
And please state who, were this 2012, you would support. Or even just list a top 2 candidates. Surely you can think of someone. We get that it’s not Sarah or Rom-Dog.
I didn't know that David Letterman was a longtime Freeper.
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