The voters of Illinois voted for Obama to be their Senator in Washington, DC, not to run for President. Obama did not represent the voters of Illinois at all well. He missed votes, because he wanted a better job. He should have resigned, like Palin did, because the voters of Illinois deserve a Senator that will show up for work.
But you think that a Senator who doesn’t show up for votes (Obama) is better than a politician who quits their job because they feel their constituents deserve a politician who can give 100% (Palin).
Obama making less than a quarter of Senate votes -
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/02/obama.missed.votes/
I think 0bama is lousy all around.
But Palin could have finished out her term and THEN went on to write her book, run for some other office, etc.
This just makes her a quitter.
That’s fine if she was done with politics or wanted to make more money for her family.
But it’s about the worst thing to do if she’s trying to position herself for higher office.
I suspect she’s not.
I think she’s ready to go back to being a wife and mom, and maybe make a little money with her book and on speaking engagements.