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Palin's Dereliction of Duty
The American Spectator ^
| July 3, 2009
| Quin Hillyer
Posted on 07/03/2009 2:15:42 PM PDT by EveningStar
Knowing that many, many conservatives will absolutely dump on me for saying this, I can't help myself: Sarah Palin's resignation is an appalling dereliction of duty and a highly cynical move to set herself up for a presidental run for which she is manifestly unqualified.
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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; americanspectator; careerendingmove; democratswin; fedindictmentcoming; gopimplosion; iquitarod; kisshercareergoodbye; palin; palinresignation; quinhillyer; quitter; rinocrapstarts; sarahbarraquitta; sarahpalin; soroswins; waronsarah
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To: Domandred
"I think were "qualified" to be president in the last election. Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, and Bill Richardson." As long as Mr. Richardson would promise to discontinue his practice of absconding with classified documents by stuffing them down his trousers.
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posted on
07/03/2009 5:15:43 PM PDT
by
The Good Doctor
(Democracy is the only system where you can vote for a tax that you can avoid the obligation to pay.)
To: Albion Wilde
When she did that, there was no offer on the horizon to run for vice president, an event and surrounding conditions that changed everything. She's not out. She's not even down.
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Oh, so her oath to the people of Alaska was only good until things changed? And, she is out...sorry.
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posted on
07/03/2009 5:18:38 PM PDT
by
wtc911
("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
To: Technogeeb
On the contrary, if someone believes their replacement could do a better job in the position, then resignation is the most ethical thing they can do.
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If she believed that she wouldn't be up to the task as well as her Lt. Gov. would be then she never should have taken the job.
Her attitude of 'don't explain' is dead wrong in this case. If I were a resident of Alaska I'd damn well want more than "trust me".
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posted on
07/03/2009 5:24:50 PM PDT
by
wtc911
("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
To: Ladysmith
And you think it will stop if she wins a Presidential election? She'll quit then too using your logic. She gave her word and needed to keep it. Beating back ethics complaints and staying in office does more for the voters than quitting ever could.
She had no chance of winning a national election now. I assumed a guy like you would would be able see that. My mistake...
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posted on
07/03/2009 5:25:19 PM PDT
by
FTJM
To: GBA
Couldn’t have said it better. I agree with you completely.
To: EveningStar
Yeah, she should have just stayed Governor and voted “present” all the time.
To: Pining_4_TX
They’ll have to flame me too. I agree with every word you’ve written. I hate to be pessimistic, but just up and quitting with two week’s notice, half way through a first term, just isn’t going to be looked upon well with alot of people who would normally be in her camp IMO.
To: ReagansShinyHair
Yeah, she should have just stayed Governor and voted present all the time.
Governors don't vote "present" they govern. They're elected to run the state's business, handle emergencies, and implement policy. I think part of the reason she quit is that Palin must just not have enjoyed doing her job.
This makes it hard for me to see her as a President and easier for me to see her as a conservative campaigner, organizer, or commentator.
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posted on
07/03/2009 5:50:01 PM PDT
by
fours
To: wtc911
Her attitude of 'don't explain' is dead wrong in this case. If I were a resident of Alaska I'd damn well want more than "trust me". She *did* explain. You didn't hear it.
To: wtc911
Sarah has more ethics than any one I have ever known from your state of New York. Would you compare her to Hillary, Spritzer, Giuliani or any other politician from your neck of the woods?
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posted on
07/03/2009 6:24:29 PM PDT
by
GOYAKLA
To: The Good Doctor
As long as Mr. Richardson would promise to discontinue his practice of absconding with classified documents by stuffing them down his trousers. You are confusing Bill Richardson, the indicted governor of New Mexico, with Sandy Berger, the indicted chief-of-staff of the Clinton White House.
An understandable mistake...
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posted on
07/03/2009 6:25:12 PM PDT
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
To: Jabba the Nutt
Quin Hillyer sounds like J. Coddington Voorhees III. An effete, elitist snob. A 22-year old effete, elitist snob, at that.
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posted on
07/03/2009 6:27:40 PM PDT
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
To: BlessingsofLiberty; norton
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posted on
07/03/2009 6:37:01 PM PDT
by
slowhandluke
(It's hard work to be cynical enough in this age)
To: Pining_4_TX
maybe she decided her family was more important than being president.
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posted on
07/03/2009 6:41:21 PM PDT
by
LadyDoc
(liberals only love politically correct poor people)
To: Pining_4_TX
That was my thought too. That Romney’s going to win in the end by being the only guy who doesn’t screw up.
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posted on
07/03/2009 6:42:22 PM PDT
by
Huck
("He that lives on hope will die fasting"- Ben Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac)
To: EveningStar
I flush before dumping. Consider yourself flushed.
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posted on
07/03/2009 7:02:44 PM PDT
by
publana
(Sarah! Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!)
To: okie01
"You are confusing Bill Richardson, the indicted governor of New Mexico, with Sandy Berger, the indicted chief-of-staff of the Clinton White House."Yes, thanks. Bill Richardson didn't actually do the pilfering of classified information, he held the door open while the Chinese did!
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posted on
07/03/2009 9:22:55 PM PDT
by
The Good Doctor
(Democracy is the only system where you can vote for a tax that you can avoid the obligation to pay.)
To: what's up
Then you file countersuits against those that are doing so, with the lawyers working on contingency (ie: they get paid from the award proceeds).
After bankrupting a few of the Democratic partisan hacks... they will stop using the legal system. Of course, they'll probably ramp up the press coverage, but at least you've halted the offensive on one front.
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posted on
07/03/2009 9:45:46 PM PDT
by
gogogodzilla
(Live free or die!)
To: Jim Noble
War? Huh? What on earth are you talking about?
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posted on
07/03/2009 10:16:34 PM PDT
by
Hetty_Fauxvert
(PETRAEUS IN 2012 .... Pass it on!)
To: jimbo123
I'm extremely disappointed by her decision. Unless there are some health and/or family reasons she hasn't mentioned or perhaps some ethics charge we don't know about, she has no defense for not finishing the term she was elected for. The spin that this is a good move politically for her doesn't make any sense.You're right on the money. I just watched her speech on YouTube, and she definitely looked and sounded scared. That, combined with the fact that she anounced on Friday July 3, practically guarantees that another shoe will drop sometime soon.
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