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!
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