By quitting-and that's what it is. It doesn't matter how you spin it, she QUIT! She will never be able to duck the charge that they got to her and that she is a quitter. I don't blame her, that's her choice. She made it and now she's going to have to live with that choice. The article states that she did it primarily for her kids. OK, I can see that, but if you're going to be a factor on the national political scene, you have to be a bit tougher than that-not a slam at Palin just an observation on the nature of our political landscape today.
Anyway, I was thinking that too. Head of the RNC. Nice place for her to really have an effect on the way our spineless national party redefines itself.
a) To campaign while in office, being paid by the taxpayer for something that's not part of your job.
b) If you think you have done your best (and she did) in office and may soon have other aspirations, you leave office and won't waste taxpayers money for your political ambitions.
The worst thing in American politics is the perpetual campaigning while in office. This is the true betrayal of voters.
She would do more for the nation, in my opinion, to take over the RNC and kick out Steele. She could get much mire done for this nation as opposed to running for office - that could come later...
This would:
* Bring conservative principles back to the RNC (small government, get government out of our lives, lower taxes, 2nd amendment support, state's rights, small business support, strong defense, non-nonsense foreign policies) Conservatism works every time it is tried.
* She could be a credible spokesperson for energy, drilling, etc in light of sane environmental impact.
* She could, on a daily basis, take the wind out of Barry's sails on a host of his anti-American issues (bank take-overs, nationalization of sectors of the economy, socialism, bigger government, anti-job creation). Her media appeal would shift away from the daily barrage of "new plans" put out by Barry, Rahm, Steffy, and David. She would be a countervailing force to the crap we get from the White Crib.
* She could - and this is the biggest reason - help with a 1994-esque take-over of both houses and start blocking the hopey-dopey-change-strangey crap we have had for the last 6 months.