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Palin to RESIGN as Alaska Governor
Real Clear Politics ^ | July 3, 2009

Posted on 07/03/2009 12:33:39 PM PDT by lewisglad

UPDATE: Palin To Resign As Alaska Governor UPDATE: KTUU-TV in Anchorage reports that Palin not only won't seek re-election, but will resign later this month.

ORIGINAL POST: Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has announced she will not run for re-election in 2010, CNN reports. She's scheduled to make an announcement shortly.

The decision frees Palin to travel in the Lower 48 as she considers a potential run for president in 2012. A re-election campaign could also have been tough on the former vice presidential nominee; her approval rating has dropped from stratospheric highs, and a number of candidates in both parties are said to be considering runs.

Even if she won, the race would have been dominated by the specter of a presidential bid, giving her adversaries an opportunity to wound her politically. She's still fending off ethics complaints, many spurred by the "Troopergate" scandal.

(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; bumblingnutter; fedindictmentcoming; palin; quitter; sarah; sarahpalin; sarapalin
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To: HotLead61

Hey seeker - I clearly remember you posting and I’m hardly a newbie


601 posted on 07/03/2009 3:21:55 PM PDT by Brytani (DC Freeper Convention and National Tea Party - FreepMail Me for rooms and convention info!)
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To: Eaker

Why?


602 posted on 07/03/2009 3:22:48 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife ) (Who will lead us?)
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To: MrB

You nailed it. Sarah has been Called to help our Nation. God Bless her and give her the great strength she needs to fend off the jackals who will continue to go after her. She has my full support, in words, in prayers, and in dollars.


603 posted on 07/03/2009 3:23:09 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty ("Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force." George Washington)
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To: Eaker

Wow, that was quick.


604 posted on 07/03/2009 3:24:51 PM PDT by HotLead61 (Death as a Free Man is much preferred to "life" as a slave)
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To: HotLead61

Your story sounds more plausible than most and I have heard a hundred of them. However this is not the last time you will be called n00bie by somebody here.

Yes I am.


605 posted on 07/03/2009 3:25:53 PM PDT by Eaker (The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
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To: Brytani

Thanks, B. It’s good to know that SOMEONE out there remembers.


606 posted on 07/03/2009 3:26:27 PM PDT by HotLead61 (Death as a Free Man is much preferred to "life" as a slave)
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To: spectre

I will stay home if Huck or Mitt are on the ticket. They are both spineless RINO’s that pretend to be conservative, much like the current Prez.


607 posted on 07/03/2009 3:27:16 PM PDT by JerseyDvl (Since they call Bush, "Dubya" then I must insist on calling Barry, "Hussein" *2009=1984 on steroids*)
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To: spectre

I have no idea.


608 posted on 07/03/2009 3:27:35 PM PDT by Eaker (The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
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To: SoCalPol
.. Gov. Palin is also writing a book and can be free to get out and tell what really went on with the Liberal trashers

..I'm glad there are a few people around here with actual campaign experience who know what the heck they're talking about

I would be more shocked than I was on 9/11 if Sarah Palin has been knocked out of politics--IMO she ain't going anywhere...

609 posted on 07/03/2009 3:28:48 PM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: thecodont

That’s how I see it.


610 posted on 07/03/2009 3:29:06 PM PDT by LucyJo ("...guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism...". George Washington)
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To: Eaker; humblegunner

I’m ready to be called a newbie, and I can handle that. What is uncalled for, though, is someone using that label as a tool to attempt marginalization of the poster.

I’ve got something to say, and I’m not about to cut & run at the first sign of trouble.

So hg, go spend your energies elsewhere, trying to scare people into shutting up or leaving altogether.


611 posted on 07/03/2009 3:30:52 PM PDT by HotLead61 (Death as a Free Man is much preferred to "life" as a slave)
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To: HotLead61

Good on ya!


612 posted on 07/03/2009 3:32:34 PM PDT by Eaker (The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
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To: potlatch

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Sarah picked her successor for Governor of Alaska

Some of her previous opponents for political offices are now her most loyal backers

Many Beltway Bimbos like John McCain’s campaign staffer Steve Smith - and others - are panicked that Sarah will clean out corrupt professional Republican politicians and hangers-on as she did in Alaska

Sarah Palin can do that in high heels while taking out a fat RINO at 300 yards with one shot


613 posted on 07/03/2009 3:32:41 PM PDT by devolve (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sarah Palin 2012 - - - - - - -)
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To: OldDeckHand
American don't like quitters.

And Americans (at least in MN) don't like folks who use the Governorship primarily as a stepping stone to DC. Just ask Mark Dayton. It sounds like she has a sympatico Lt Gov, so she's not really leaving Alaska in the lurch.

Bad press could make it look like quitting, good PR could make it look like a plus for Alaska and Sarah.

Time will tell.

614 posted on 07/03/2009 3:33:15 PM PDT by slowhandluke (It's hard work to be cynical enough in this age)
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To: humblegunner

LOL ... ;) How ya doin', humble ... ?

615 posted on 07/03/2009 3:35:46 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: devolve

[Sarah Palin can do that in high heels while taking out a fat RINO at 300 yards with one shot]

Sounds like fun, try wearing high heels in the snow, lol.


616 posted on 07/03/2009 3:38:39 PM PDT by potlatch ( Those who cry 'appease, appease' Are hanged by those they tried to please.)
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To: Brytani

She will be makin the talking head circuit, write her book and be a featured speake at how many rally for candidate the next election cycle.


617 posted on 07/03/2009 3:39:05 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Hey hey! Ho ho! Where's your Birth Certificate/ We've a right to know!)
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To: HotLead61
What is uncalled for, though, is someone using that label as a tool to attempt marginalization of the poster.

Then begin a crusade against folks who call others "trolls" because they happen to disagree.

So hg, go spend your energies elsewhere

I shall spend them as I please, as I always have done.

You do the same.

618 posted on 07/03/2009 3:39:18 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: Brytani

Her handcuffs have been removed, the gloves are off - look out.

~~~

I SO agree .. at a time and place and event of HER choosing.


619 posted on 07/03/2009 3:41:44 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: PhilDragoo

Excellent, Phil!


620 posted on 07/03/2009 3:42:26 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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