Posted on 07/03/2009 5:01:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Republican Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska announced Friday that she will resign her office July 26, fueling speculation that she intends to spend the next four years pursuing her party's presidential nomination in 2012.
Mrs. Palin made her stunning announcement at her Wasilla home with Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will be sworn into office at the end of the month, she said. She did not take questions from reporters and only cryptically referred to her future plans.
In her announcement, she said it "hurts to make this choice," but compared herself to a point guard in basketball.
"A good point guard knows exactly when to pass the ball so the team can win," she said. "I know when it is time to pass the ball for victory." She added the decision to step down had been "in the works for a while."
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Democrats portrayed the decision as following a pattern of "bizarre behavior" coming from the Alaska governor.
"Either Sarah Palin is leaving the people of Alaska high and dry to pursue her long shot national political ambitions or she simply can't handle the job now that her popularity has dimmed and oil revenues are down," said DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan.
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While not detailing her plans. Mrs. Palin has been building up her political warchest in recent days, even as speculation over her political future mounted.
The Anchorage Daily News reported earlier this week that SarahPAC, the governor's political action campaign, sent out an e-mail seeking new contributions from supporters, in part to boost Mrs. Palin's fund-raising totals ahead of the June 30 reporting deadline to the Federal Election Commission.(continued)
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Hillary quit her senate seat (which she promised not to quit)so if Hillary can do it I guess Sarah can also!
They just read what Romney pays them say.
“Confusion to our enemies.” an old toast.
Not only that, but Zero pretty much campaign the entire time he was in the Senate.
He campaigned for a year
They are angry because she has the ball back and is not telling them which way she is headed with it.
True. But with a difference in reason.
One quit for her own benefit.
The other quit for the state's benefit.
When the Marxist DemocRATS call something “bizarre”, it must REALLY be weird.
If she was corrupt and incompetent, didn't she just do Alaskan's a favor?
And the magic negro was senator for two weeks when he left to campaign.
The hypocrisy factor is alive and well on the left.
She’s “leaving the citizens of Alaska high and dry.” This from the people who think she’s grossly incompetent and has no idea what the world is like.
Fools.
She is bizarre in the world of politics, all right. I read her comments and she says she doesn’t want to be a lame duck and waste taxpayer’s money going on trips and being less than fully productive. So she’s turning it over to her lieutenant and he can run for re-election. She beat them at the game and I think she’s going to go on outsmarting the lefties.
Go, Sarah! I’d crawl through broken glass on my hands and knees to vote for her, and I might have to.
and then promptly went back to lobbying for federal funding for transgendered bisexuals living on welfare to receive state supported late term abortions.
Dems are twisted. To them -
Barney Frank is normal
Sarah Palin is bizarre
When your opponent’s sittin’ there holding all aces, there’s only one thing left to do: Kick over the table.”
Dean Martin as Little John in Robin and the Seven Hoods
Those people are so afflicted. Once again they will deride her all day and then fantasize about her all night.
All they are going to see from “Sarah Barracuda” is lightning and elbows, as she makes a drive straight to beneath the basket....
And a lay-up....
SHE SHOOTS! SHE SCORES!
“They are angry because she has the ball back and is not telling them which way she is headed with it.”
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Exactly. She is no longer a sitting target in Alaska. She is now a moving target on her own accord. When she hits her targets, it is typically lethal.
Trust me, they (the DNC and Hussien) are getting more anxious by the minute. This shocks and scares them.
Especially Hussein. Hillary to the left of him, Palin to the right. Multiple front political wars usually don’t end up victorious.
Yes, but you have a brain and can think. Apparently, we are in a minority amongst the populace of the US.
They are in shock, like the intrepid car chasing dog that actually catches one, it doesn’t know what to do next.
Screw them, they deserve to be lost and forgotten, I have no sympathy for those Sarah hating liberals.
Let them join a cannibalism correspondence course because eventually they will consume themselves with hate.
Dude, Hugo Chavez even joked that he was to the right of Obama. I don't think there is enough room to his left for Hillary to squeeze between him and satan.
Yeah, real bizzare... for them the norm is someone staying in office claiming they’re not running for a higher office right up to the time they they run...
It's not a matter of whether or not she can "hack" it, it's just stepping aside and putting the needs of the people ahead of your personal ambitions and popularity.
Now she's free as a bird, and my first recommendation for the Palins is to just completely take a dump and go on vacation or something (Psst - Door County! Door County!) and don't even think about politics.
Then come back and be loaded for bear.
hmmmmmmm
Don’t post stuff like that about Sarah. She is a lady, not a tramp.
The tried to slander Reagan too.
They are incredibly frightened of Palin.
And they ought to be.
oh snap!
Perfect point, I KNOW this will be a topic for tomorrow’s BBQ.
WTH is so cryptic about it? It was surprising, that’s for certain. But it was far from cryptic - it was explained plainly and in terms that even a democrat could understand. Or so she thought...
I think zero announced his bid for POTUS right after the 2006 election, so he campaigned for two years?
Funny thing ... I heard Rush mention a big project and the very first thought I had when Governor Palin announced, was Hmmmmmm ..... wonder if he knew and is involved.
Probably cowinkidink .... but ... as fast and furious as speculation is flying, it is just as valid as anything else out there.
In reality, what I see is a very capapable and very intelligent executive, that has drawn 2 cards and placed amd raised her bid. I would hate to play poker with her. I suspect we have not heard the last of this woman of integrity. Or is that just my hopeful thinking .. wishing out loud.
Poor Dem baby’s.
They lined up months of frivolus ethic complaints.
They lined up months of bogus hit pieces
Now, they will need to devise new lines of attack!
Bizzare? NO, it is what the Dem’s paid the media to do, to get rid of her & all the MEDIA WHORES DID WHAT THEY WERE TOLD!
Excellent. Ooh, can I steal that for my tagline?
Hummmmm. Rush-big project. Sarah-stepping down. Fighting from a “different” position. 2+2=new political party? Rush as spokeman and Sarah as....Sarah. I would welcome such a party.
Hmmmmm, poor Rush. This big story, and he is on a golf vacation next week, Hmmmmmmmmmmm
Norks ready to launch a missle, crappy jobs report, Colin Powell backing away from 0bama, Hmmmmmmmmmmm
I missed the part about Colin Powell. What happened with him? What did he say?
” Hillary to the left of him, Palin to the right. Multiple front political wars usually don’t end up victorious.”
In his case, Hillary to the right of him, Palin way, way to the right. There’s not much room to the left of him, without falling off a cliff.
True. Or “bizarre” like McCain’s various antics prior to getting his butt kicked in the 2008 election.
Democrats Call Voting For Trillion Dollar Spending Bills They Haven't Even Read 'Normal'
Gov. Palin is re loading and has more opportunity to be heard in other states and called on by Republican candidates for the House, Sen, and Gov.
It is one thing to live in one of the lower 48 states
and travel to other states but way up in the NW and to travel around the 48 to be known and heard while still
serving as Gov. - You see her reasoning.
lso Sarah is writing a book and others will learn what some of us know already, how she was treated when she
ran for VP.
Libs are a bunch of power hungry megalomanics.
I’m sure that anyone resigning is considered odd by the left.
Ya know, that's a damn good point.
And he hasn't stopped yet.
Colin Powell is sooooo irrelevant.
An unremitting campaign of massive character assassination by the democrat party against Palin (and any other viable republican opponent) produces a resignation that is bizarre?
What is bizarre is that a Lexis/Nexis search of corrupted and evil media reveals far more negative and hateful criticism of Palin (a fine woman and a TERRIFIC Alaskan Governor) that the criminal Chicago Machine ex-Illinois governor Blago.
How is that for a perfectly controlled experiment?
She now becomes a constituent and will be able to move around more freely. I bet she will use the time to help fight against Eg0bambies healthcare lies.
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