Whatever her reasons, I don’t think suddenly resigning halfway through your first term as Governor is the best way to set yourself up to run for the Presidency in 3 years. (And what’s with the odd timing? The Friday before a holiday weekend? That’s traditionally “dump the bad news” time not “make good news” time.) She could have simply decided not to run for re-election next year and still had plenty of time to start a Presidential run, if that’s what she wants to do. Suddenly and unexpectedly quitting halfway through a first gubernatorial term is NOT the normal or preferred way to make yourself seem like Presidential material.
So if she had become VP that would not have been a good reason to leave her first term as Governor?
It may appear that way, but she of modest means was literally hounded out of office (probably with Soros money) thrown at her with all these trivial ethics lawsuits. 16 of 'em, I understand, all frivolous. What the hell would you do? Stick with it and literally go bankrupt?
Family finances are definitely part of her equation, so now she can get really political on a national stage and be paid for it. At the same time--by resigning early--she can hand the stewardship of Alaska off to a trusted assistant who will now be allowed to complete the term and thus have a head start in the election in his own right.
Sarah will be in demand. She will build support from those whom she helps with appearances, speeches, etc....earn some chips to be called in later. She can take on Obama's idiocy head on if she wants without being charged with ignoring Alaska, or preening for national attention while she should be tending to her state. In fact, part of her stump speech will promote Alaska's energy resources, which directs the debate back to Obama and his energy policies.
I love this move. I hope its what she has planned. Jeez...I wish I could be paid to rip Obama!
The Palin's have a strong sense of right and wrong and what they're seeing is all wrong and this could be a way to address it. It's a winner on all counts. Any bad publicity will be immediately forgotten the moment Sarah headlines a big fundraiser and brings down the house. It's brilliant!
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