Palin had 18 months to go. She had already served 30. You couldn’t have drug me out of the state capital without me leaving fingernails on the door sills.
She just let the Democrats drive her from office. I don’t care what excuse is given. This is what it amounts to.
She’s not tough enough to take the arrows of our left, but she would be tough enough to take threats of war, nuclear blackmail, and whatever else the Chinese, Russia, Korea, or Iran dished out? “Oh, I never realized this could happen, I need to go. My family is more important.” Good grief.
Honorable, is taking the arrows of your enemies, riding it out and ending your tenure with your head held high. It’s not sticking your tail between your legs and darting for the exit.
There’s no honor in this. She asked the people of Alaska to support her. They did. Now she’s bailing.
I don’t suppose the constant attacks on her family had anything to do with it. How about the attacks on Trig? We might all believe that we can take it, but really, could we? Could you take someone constantly harassing your kids, and not being able to do anything, given where you are?
I sincerely doubt most of her detractors today could have been able to take all the abyse for as long as she has taken. All this crap has been having an effect on her children and her husband. She is a mother, first and foremost. I respect her decision to look after her family.
So to anyone around here questioning her decision, think about what you would do in her shoes. And don’t fantasize about it, be realistic. What would you do, if you had a negative media and a bunch of backstabbing rinos influencing what people read and see?
DoughtyOne, you and I have never disagreed as far as I can remember, but lets not go wobbly now.
She loves Alaskans enough to give up her own ambitions. She knows the attacks will keep coming, costing state taxpayers money that is in short supply. Also the time it takes to defend all the stupid charges take her time away from doing the job she was elected to do. I admire her for her selflessness. Journalists and beltway folk cannot comprehend this sort of thinking. They are so out of touch and jaded.
Whether it helps a national run or not I am excited.
She said she is going to keep working for Alaskans and the lower 48. We will get to see her in action now. We NEED someone to be speaking up for real Americans and she is NOT afraid to do it. I think she will be stirring Bambi’s pot, she always gets covered, it will be a great relief to me to hear an attack dog clipping him at the heels.
What greater calling.
I think this is the first fair criticism of Sara Palin I've ever seen.