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Palin to RESIGN as Alaska Governor
Real Clear Politics ^ | July 3, 2009

Posted on 07/03/2009 12:33:39 PM PDT by lewisglad

UPDATE: Palin To Resign As Alaska Governor UPDATE: KTUU-TV in Anchorage reports that Palin not only won't seek re-election, but will resign later this month.

ORIGINAL POST: Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has announced she will not run for re-election in 2010, CNN reports. She's scheduled to make an announcement shortly.

The decision frees Palin to travel in the Lower 48 as she considers a potential run for president in 2012. A re-election campaign could also have been tough on the former vice presidential nominee; her approval rating has dropped from stratospheric highs, and a number of candidates in both parties are said to be considering runs.

Even if she won, the race would have been dominated by the specter of a presidential bid, giving her adversaries an opportunity to wound her politically. She's still fending off ethics complaints, many spurred by the "Troopergate" scandal.

(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; bumblingnutter; fedindictmentcoming; palin; quitter; sarah; sarahpalin; sarapalin
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1 posted on 07/03/2009 12:33:39 PM PDT by lewisglad
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To: lewisglad

Hoo boy. Not sure about this.


2 posted on 07/03/2009 12:35:10 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (YES WE CAN have a Depression.)
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To: OrangeHoof

Gov. Sarah Palin to resign her office

Updated: July 3, 2009 02:30 PM CDT

by Andrew Hinkelman and Lori Tipton
Friday, July 3, 2009

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning.

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor’s Picnic at Pionner Park in Fairbanks on Saturday, July 25, Palin said.

There was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has been rampant that the former vice presidential candidate is gearing up for a run at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Palin made the announcement flanked by Parnell and most, if not all, of her cabinet.

Parnell ran unsuccessfully against Rep. Don Young in the Republican primary last year.

The stunning announcement by Palin opens the floodgates for the 2010 gubernatorial race. Speculation that Palin might not seek re-election had fueled further conjecture of who might run.

This is a breaking story. Return to KTUU.com for more information
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10641495


3 posted on 07/03/2009 12:35:54 PM PDT by lewisglad
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To: lewisglad; penelopesire; seekthetruth; television is just wrong; jcsjcm; BP2; Pablo Mac; ...

Really stunning .. beat me .. ;)

She may just be leaving the dirty
biz of politics. God bless her ..
she’s too good, has too many wonderful
qualities to be constantly vilified
and mocked incessantly.


4 posted on 07/03/2009 12:35:59 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: lewisglad

I hope she doesn’t step down!!!!!!!!


5 posted on 07/03/2009 12:36:06 PM PDT by Faith65 (Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior!)
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To: lewisglad

Holy ****!


6 posted on 07/03/2009 12:36:12 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: lewisglad

If she really is resigning, she must not be running for president. It makes no sense. Something must have happened.


7 posted on 07/03/2009 12:36:23 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: lewisglad

I’ll wait for her announcement. It’s just specualtion.

Whatever she does regarding her office as Governor... she has to run in 2012.


8 posted on 07/03/2009 12:36:33 PM PDT by SolidWood (Down with the islamic regime! Freedom for Iran!)
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To: lewisglad

Nice knowing ya Sarah!


9 posted on 07/03/2009 12:36:55 PM PDT by floridavoter2
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To: lewisglad

What the heck is she doing?


10 posted on 07/03/2009 12:37:08 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: STARWISE
She may just be leaving the dirty biz of politics. God bless her .. she’s too good, has too many wonderful qualities to be constantly vilified and mocked incessantly.

My thoughts exactly.

11 posted on 07/03/2009 12:37:16 PM PDT by exist
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To: OrangeHoof

Can you say “all in”?

This is a “faith” move, if I ever saw one.

She has been Called.


12 posted on 07/03/2009 12:37:16 PM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: Deb

Is there an undisclosed health issue?


13 posted on 07/03/2009 12:37:34 PM PDT by Rational Thought
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To: SolidWood

Didn’t see this coming. Why resign?????? It makes me think something is about to come out.


14 posted on 07/03/2009 12:37:36 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: lewisglad

Good move, running for president and raising a family is a full time job.


15 posted on 07/03/2009 12:37:36 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: lewisglad

Resignation is a BIG mistake if she actually aspires to higher, national office. Only three years as a governor in a very sparsely populated state will be a deal-breaker to a great number of Americans, if not to all but the most ardent Palin supporters.


16 posted on 07/03/2009 12:37:48 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (Palin/Petraeus in '12)
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To: lewisglad
Holy Cow!!! - what an incredibly stupid move.

“Cut and Run” Sarah - I can see it now.....

Saracuda or Quitacuda?

“Couldn't control spending - so, she quit!

Man oh man, how dumb can you get. If true, this all but ensures she will get nowhere..... just a small footnote in the history books - maybe.

17 posted on 07/03/2009 12:37:48 PM PDT by ASOC (Who is that fat lady? And why is she singing???)
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To: KoRn

To me this is devestating.....


18 posted on 07/03/2009 12:37:51 PM PDT by teg_76
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To: lewisglad

Hmmmm...Not sure about this.

If she indeed is going to run for Prez in 2012 she is probably making the best decision out of three possible decisions.


19 posted on 07/03/2009 12:38:03 PM PDT by jokyfo (JESUS CHRIST: The Light of the world... AMERICA: The light of freedom.)
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To: Rational Thought

It’s gotta be something like that.


20 posted on 07/03/2009 12:38:06 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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