[NJ_Tom]

If you had followed the news when she "quit," you'd know that she only did so to spare Alaskan taxpayers the cost that resulted from her being the target of the Democrat attack machine. A series of frivolous "ethics" charges (for example, wearing a team jacket when she appeared at the start of Todd's effort in the Iron Dog sled race) were costing Alaskan taxpayers millions that could have been put to better use.

As far as austerity is concerned, do you know of anyone else who fought to reduce expenditures when they had a budget surplus? We don't even know if Chris Christie would have cut expenditures if he hadn't been faced with a massive deficit! Go to Youtube and listen to her 2007 "State of the State" to see a real leader in action - no teleprompter, minimal notes and a formidable grasp of the issues!

In any case, a second Obama term would weld the chains of communism to our limbs so firmly that only our great-grandchildren would have a hope of removing them - and then only at the cost of a great spilling of blood.

[kingu]

And out will come the same frivolous attack machine, except this time highlighting the same bogus attacks...

‘Sarah Palin resigned in disgrace when faced with 43 separate ethics violations, a corruption record never before matched in politics. Don't let her do the same to Washington DC. Help keep corrupt politicians out by voting down their ringleader, Sarah Palin.’

As I said, if she's given a pass in the primaries, and she wins them, might as well resign yourself to an Obama inauguration while blaming someone else for the loss.