Palin Confidante Cites Distraction of Investigations

Wall Street Journal ^ | JULY 6, 2009 | JIM CARLTON

[Berlin_Freeper]

WASILLA, Alaska -- Sarah Palin resigned as Alaska's governor because the volume of state investigations and public-record requests scrutinizing her activities kept her from doing what she wanted, said one of her closest confidantes.

Kristan Cole, who has been friends with Gov. Palin since both were in the same elementary school nearly 40 years ago, said she heard personally from the governor over the Fourth of July weekend. She was one of the few to speak with Gov. Palin, who stunned the political world when she announced Friday she was resigning, effective July 26. The governor gave no specific reason for her exit, beyond citing relentless complaints into her affairs that were hampering her ability to do her job.

[AFreeBird]

Are the Palin boosters on her payroll?

no, we gladly do it for free.

[counterpunch]

I remember them too.
I did battle against them on behalf of Fred many times.
Now they’re shouting down anyone not on the Palin bandwagon.

[Uncle Ivan]

You and I fought side by side, then.

What I've noticed is that many former Fredheads jumped on the Palin bandwagon.

[kevkrom]

In other words, Palin has proved that she is susceptible to the Cloward-Piven strategy.

Actually, no. What it proved was that the office of Alaska's governor is susceptible to the Cloward-Piven strategy. So she dissociates herself from the office to cut off an avenue of attack against her; doubly important because that line of attack was also hurting the state of Alaska.

[MortMan]

Doesn’t determining the winner require seeing what comes of her tactical/strategic move?

Ambush tactics commonly require letting the opposing force believe they have the upper hand until the stage is set for explosively proving otherwise.

I’m in the wait-and-see-what-happens camp.