Posted on 07/05/2009 10:17:12 PM PDT by SolidWood
I’m confused by all the confusion among the chattering classes about Palin. I thought her press conference explained it very clearly – though she couldn’t put it precisely this way without sounding vain, but it’s obvious.
Even though she’s just a state governor, she’s a HUGE national star who is both sought after and attacked as if she is already a president (a Bush, not an Obama). But she basically can’t participate because she’s tethered to the governor’s office up in Alaska. Consequently, she has to fight with one hand tied behind her back and she also can’t go around the country campaigning for candidates and principles she believes in – because she’s governor and would be accused of neglecting the state.
Meanwhile, the Lt. Gov. is a great guy, so she’s leaving the state in good hands and now she can go on to be an even bigger star.
It’s a weird Washington insider perspective to be perplexed by what she’s doing. Contrary to Mark Sanford’s e-mails to his mistress, no one was really impressed with him; 99.99999999999999999% of Americans didn’t know who he was. Who is more influential: Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge and Bill O’Reilly, or Tim Pawlenty, Bobby Jindal and Mark Sanford (before the fall)? As Palin said, God bless people who run for political office, but – and she didn’t say this part – she’s too big to be a lame-duck governor stuck dealing with fishing licenses in Anchorage right now.
She’ll be much bigger now and can play on the national stage without constantly setting off state ethics investigations by loons, parasites and liberals. None of this applied to McCain or Kerry – both of whom went back to the Senate – because their national campaigns diminished them. Palin’s national campaign made her a major star. As she said, she’s not retreating, she’s advancing in another direction.
Press Secretary..... Oh, I DO like that, grins.
Tatt
No Czars.
GO SARAH!! I sent SarahPac a check yesterday.....anyone else?????? Let’s ROLL, Freepers!!
No matter how much you desire for Palin to go away, this is just the beginning for her and unfortunately for you we'll be seeing and hearing alot more of her.
Ann Coulter is right, you are wrong and there's nothing a fussy little prick like you can do about it.
“”You think it is a bad idea. Fine. I question your motives in trying to convince others that it is a bad idea. Just let it play out and we’ll know.””
My thoughts exact! Ya gotta wonder when “conservatives” go out of their way, not to just discuss, or voice concern about Sarah’s decision, but to be sure it is clear that all of the sudden, now even THEY will never be able to vote for her....
I think we all understand that no candidate is perfect, and when it comes down to it, sometimes you have to choose the lesser of the evils - Heck, I voted for McCain for pity’s sake!! You do what you have to do, and hearing posters on FR saying Sarah has lost THEIR vote, simply by making a decision to take a different route to the same destination, sends up big red flags for me, about the posters!
If these are good folks, who are really only fearful for the future, (as any of us might be), or are disappointed, by all means say so, but good grief, at least TRY to refrain from the urge to throw Sarah, (and all the rest of us!), under the bus!
WOW!! You’re totally right. This guy is a flaming libtard!
You took the words out of my mouth.
By the time the Missouri republican presidential primary rolled around I was a no show at the polls.
No, Arcum had one too......Gillette I think.
It’s not only a matter of being too big to be dealing with fishing licenses but she has better things to do than fend off weenie ethics complaints for the next two or more years.
Beautiful analysis, Ann! Surprising how so many conservative pundits got this wrong.
Dude....let’s say there’s a company and in that company is a vice president of whatever, and they are doing a GREAT job. And many on the board want this person as CEO. The shareholders will totally benefit from it.
Should the VP say ‘nah, I’m going to stay right here because that’s where you all wanted me in the first place?’
OR....should the VP rise to the occasion of filling a position they were REALLY cut out for?
Answer this question, please:
How can one use the governor’s “bully pulpit” to deflect charges of political abuse without committing political abuse?
Sorry, but she was damned whichever way she went, so she chose the freedom to pursue her agenda her way. Surely you don’t reject freedom?
Ridiculous come back. We listened to Ms Sarah and her explanation for stepping down was clear, concise, and more than adequate.
(Sound of grey_whiskers purring)
“GO SARAH!! I sent SarahPac a check yesterday.....anyone else?????? Let’s ROLL, Freepers!!”
Yea I did...signed up as a monthly contributor. It seems like a lot of people have signed up.
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