Quit being ridiculous. There is no comparison between what Dole did in '96 and what Sarah just did this week.
Again, Dole had already completed multiple terms in both the House and the Senate. Dole resigned in the middle of a Presidential race; and only after he had already secured the Republican nomination. If a an elected official wants to resign their office after becoming one of the two major party nominees for President, that is their prerogative. At that point, half the electorate will be expecting them to carry their water, so to speak, in the all important race for the highest office in the land.
If Sarah had actually continued as Governor into 2012, and then resigned her office after securing the GOP nomination ( which is what Dole did ), that would be a completely different story.
The truth of the matter is that Palin is being labeled a quitter by those who don’t like her, who want to destroy her, and they don’t have anything valid.
More nonsense. It is a very valid argument. You certainly don't have to "hate" Sarah to realize that she just made a big mistake.
Again, resigning in the middle of your first term as governor is not what you do if you have genuine Presidential aspirations.
She has now allowed herself to be labeled a "quitter". She fought to get those frivolous ethics charges dismissed, and for what...?? So she could then turn around and walk off the job...? That makes no sense whatsoever.
Look, it seems that Mark Sanford might very well try to hang on till the end of his term despite numerous calls for his resignation.
So, Sanford can stick it out till the end of his term, - but Sarah couldn't...? You know how that is going to look...?
Resigning office for whatever reason is extremely common.
OK, right off the bat, who was the last governor who actually resigned from office, simply because they *wanted* to do so, and not due to ethical, criminal, or medical reasons ( and not because they got elected to another political office ).
And, remember, Sarah has gotten those frivolous ethics charges against her dismissed.
Dole is not the only politician who ever resigned to do something else. They’re rarely called quitters. Or, maybe I’m wrong, maybe they’re called quitters all the time.
Find me the links to other politicians who are called quitters for resigning. If it was as common as you think, you should have no problem finding those links.
Palin resigned in part to help Republicans get elected in 2009 and 2010.
Also, typically, when you put a word in quotes, like “hate”, there’s an assumption that the person you’re arguing with used that word. I didn’t.
Palin is not “allowing herself to be labeled a quitter”. You are labeling her a quitter. Most of the people here are explaining to you why it is wrong for you to call her a quitter. Again, many have resigned for many reasons, without being called a quitter. I have proved my point. You have not proved your point.
There is no reason to put caveats on what are considered
justifiable reasons to resign. H Clinton is a quitter, K Sebelius is a quitter.