She's got a plan. She's running!
Seriously, with this speech, she crossed the Rubicon. Even if she didn't come right out and say it, she smacked McCain, dissed Perry, dumped all over Obama and declared war on the Permanent Political Class (which I call the Cocktail Party) and laid out just how she expects to change things.
One interesting aspect of her speech is her promise/threat to break the back of crony capitalism by severing the money links between the political interests and industry. Eliminating corporate income tax and deregulating the industries could be very appealing to corporate boardrooms, who obviously realize that the current model is doomed in the long-term.
Game on!
Game on indeed! I for one APPRECIATED her quitting the Governorship in the way she did. She was under attack, causing her personal financial hardship, the State of Alaska was having to spend enormous time and money investigating each and every allegation, and it was disrupting time-wise to both the Governor’s duties and the State as well.
Her quitting and leaving the job to her next-in-line with the same goals and leanings, to me, was tactically brilliant. She may have gotten a “quitter” tag from the faithless, and ignorant, but it was sheer genius from where I sit. She cut her opponents off at the knees, was able to recoup her personal expenses and then some, retain the spotlight, leave her State in capable hands, and dominate the news from her Facebook page. How is this in any way a “quitter?”
On the contrary, her out of the box thinking is taking everyone by surprise, keeping everyone tilted and off balance. Even as an unannounced candidate she dominates Washington’s attention.
I’ve never been excited about a Presidential Candidate, and I’ve never sent money to one. Sarah I will support with cash. When McCain announced her for VP, I threw my hands up in the air and got all excited. I’m still that enthusiastic for a Palin Presidency. She really is one of the People.