Posted on 07/05/2009 7:06:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It's not clear why Sarah Palin resigned her position as governor of Alaska, but it must have been for one of the following reasons:
(1) there is a scandal that would have made her position as governor untenable,
(2) she couldn't take the heat that was coming her way,
or
(3) she concluded that it was in her best interests to do something other than fulfill the duties associated with the position the voters of Alaska entrusted to her.
In all three scenarios, Palin is unfit for high office, and certainly unfit to be the vice president or the president of the United States. Moreover, Palin's resignation confirms how disappointingly reckless it was of John McCain to choose the then-untested governor to be his running-mate.
And what are we to make, in retrospect, of the euphoria that greeted McCain's selection of Palin -- a euphoria that made the Republican convention seem so strange to me that, for the first time in my life, I felt I had returned to the real world when I arrived back in Washington, DC? I imagine the euphora was founded on the desperation Republicans felt as we saw the presidency slipping away, having already lost control of Congress.
There's no dishonor in this reaction; the dishonor belongs to those like Peggy Noonan who understood the situation but would only express it when they thought their microphone was off. But when we conservatives say that we need a restoration of conservative values, we should remember that one of those values -- perhaps the most important -- is sobriety.
Do you actually believe that successful presidential contenders begin campaigning for the presidency when the first primary occurs?
Beyond that, you seem to think it is some kind of plus to stay in a job in order to pad your resume even though you can't devote all of your time to that job.
Or maybe you think we conservatives have the luxury of having one of our most popular politicians bide her time for twenty years so that she can obtain the requisite 'seasoning' for higher office.
Mirengoff: Dartmouth. Palin: University of Idaho. Enough said?
Mirengoff, like Morrissey, was a Pawlenty backer. They are still sore at her for denying the Gov of MN his due.
You can believe what you want, but you know damn well she gave plausible reasons why she stepped down.
Sorry but repeating the "quitting" talking points isn't going to make it true.
You should realize that Palin is not running a conventional campaign. She is not going to play by the Left's handbook and double-standards that Republicans need more time in office but Democrats don't. And I wholeheartedly agree.
No. Which is why I pointed out that her term would have ended more than a year before the primary. She could have spent an entire year, traveling, studying and building a war chest.
Beyond that, you seem to think it is some kind of plus to stay in a job in order to pad your resume even though you can't devote all of your time to that job.
Yes, I think it's a plus to stay in the office to which you were elected if your constituency didn't promote you to some other office, or if you're not leaving to take an appointed position at a higher level of government. If you can't devote an adequate amount of time to your office - especially your first and only term in state-wide office - you shouldn't have run for it in the first place. Blind ambition is not becoming.
Right back at ya.
There are plenty of “quitters” as you call them. So just drop that.
The inexperience argument is a valid one.
But the tags, the labels the media the dems and the rinos are trying to put on Palin haven’t stuck, and to the extent they have stuck, it doesn’t matter as Palin remains popular.
The media and the rest are really really trying very hard to destroy her. It hasn’t worked yet and it’s not going to.
Sarah Palin said she didn’t nead a title in front of her name to accomplish things.
I’m wondering if she’s going to be a Republican . . . maybe she’s going to be the leader of a Third Party. Or maybe she’s going to demand the Republicans set up a REAL agenda. OR maybe Chair Michael Steele is going to resign and she’s going to be Chair of the GOP. OR . . . any of a trillion scenarios.
Whatever. The pundits can’t grasp who she is or why she does what she does. She’s been in ALASKA and they’ve been wrapped around DC.
She’ll do what she believes is in the best interests of her family and her Country. I have no doubts. Too bad those who work in DC don’t have the same character trait.
I’m not in favor of that double standard either. I think candidates of BOTH parties should have more experience than Palin or Obama. And I think most of the American people would agree, only a lot of them have been brainwashed by Obama-mania.
Anyway, good luck to Sarah on her unconventional campaign. Of course I would gladly vote for her over Obama, but I have trouble believing she’s even running for president after a move like this.
Gotta sign off now; it’s been fun.
Palin's job as Governor had become untenable by the shotgun blast of ethics complaints that were frivolous and costly in both dollars and time.
She has rightly moved on to a pursuit of bigger and better things and relieved the State of Alaska from the burden of having to deal with her war.
I'm amazed at the number of ninnies who are know it alls and willing to dump her on a moment's notice. Chill out if you like her she will be around for a long time. If you don't like her it's because she scares the hell out of you. If she scares you, you are probably right to be scared. She is a long way from done; mark my words.
“Cutting and running” wasn’t brought up as important under Bush, Obama, sHillary Clinton, Kerry or McLame or any other who’d held office while running for higher office. Ending her position as governor prematurely is not only to her benefit, it helps her state who have spent upward of 2 million dollars to fight the smears from the JACKASS party as well as that from McLame supporters.
No need for Alaskans to continue to pay to fight the smear from the national DUmocrats and RINOs within the FLIP Romney and McLame campaigns. The citizens of Alaska are better served by continuing her agenda under the Lt. Governor, and her moving into the national spotlight and take on the RINOs within the McCain campaign who’ve been her biggest detractors.
The DUmmies and their enabling RINOs are fine slinging till they cross paths with someone who's been freed from that which binds them and not afraid to fire back! May the smears and lies they've perpetrated come to be their ultimate undoing.
God, you’re an idiot. If she stayed as governor, herself being such a political lightning rod, legal expenses paid for the state as well as her time fighting would just keep rising.
There are areas to be critical on Palin about. Leaving a political office is not one of them.
It is a mark of virtue when politicians give up on office. In fact, it is the politician’s job to give up office. Most politicians cling to office as long as possible.
Sarah Paling will work to TAKE BACK the GOP from the RINO elites and infiltrators otherwise known as DUmocrat operatives who think they own it.
Now is not the time for ideas of a “third party” when most of the US are “two-party” states....following a 3rd party would eliminate our ability to choose THE MOST CONSERVATIVE candidates during the primaries and would only get to vote for who the parties stick us with, more than likely a mushy RINO like McLame, Tooty Fruity Rudy, Mike Huckster, or FLIP Romney who’s big money from shady sources would shut out any Indenpendent who ran against them.
I’d much rather TAKE BACK the GOP from the RINOs and make them WALK THE PLANK back to the DUmocrat party where they belong, like Arlen Specter. Burn down the BIG TENT and toss out the clowns and circus freaks.
The only ship sinking is the JACKASS party, which is why they need to infiltrate the GOP and pass Obaminations like McLame and Goober’s shAmnesty, socialist healthcare, and every other tax-n-spend program they can think of. They’ve aborted their future and simply don’t have the numbers. The DUmocrats know that they won’t be able to get away with vote fraud forever which is why they need felons and illegals to fill the void. Otherwise, they’d not have to offer SMOKES FOR VOTES, BOOZE FOR VOTES, CRACK FOR VOTES, etc. to get numbers of apathetic homeless to the polls.
if it’s Romney v Zero then I’m voting for Romney.
Her term, had she remained, would have expired in December 2010. Please explain how she would have had a "year" to travel, study and build a war chest, when presidential campaigns are going to get underway the following January 2011.
Then I guess Palin has proven the Democrat strategy valid; if you pester a sitting Republican enough, they'll event just pack it in and move home. That's not going to be a very constructive precedent moving forward.
Did Reagan quit when Iran-Contra was crippling his Presidency? He was a lame duck but he sure as heck didn't the Dems push him out of office. Did Bush quit when Fitzgerald was on a witch hunt? Nope. It's shocking that people who pretend to be conservatives are supporting a clearly wishy-washy, non-conservative course of action by Palin.
She's written her opposition's campaign commercials, no matter who the opposition may be. It's disappointing.
Thanks for making my point.
With regard to not running for governor when you may decide to run for a higher office in the middle of your term, should I assume you vociferously took issue George W. Bush running for President in the middle of his term as Governor of Texas?
Keep sippin’ the DNC kool-aid...the chains are off now, RINOS!
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