Posted on 06/10/2010 7:26:39 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Come 2012, Palin must not let Romneycare, Pawlenty, Gingrich-scozzafava, and ultimately Obama get away with the "you're a quitter" mantra--especially Obama, who essentially quit his barely 2 year term in the Senate before it even started so he can run for President.
It's not about the time one serves in office, but what one accomplishes IN THAT TIME.
As governor, Palin accomplished more in two years than most governors do in 4 to 8-- and she didn't leave her state in debt or with a failed universal healthcare system like Romney did! In the 2012 primaries, she needs to have confidence that what she achieved for her state surpasses what her opponents had for theirs.
While out of office, Palin has accomplished more than the others combined. The Tea Party movement would have never taken off the way it had without her presence. Several contested primaries would have gone hopelessly awry without her crucial endorsements, and the healthcare bill would have passed a lot sooner and been worse without her "death panels" comment.
Most importantly: she's the only one brave enough to speak out on highly contentious issues (such as calling Gore out on "Climategate.") She has been the most articulate and effective in exposing and criticizing the Obama Admin for the direction they are taking this country. She was the highest profile leader to be the first to take the risk in endorsing anti-establishment, underdog candidates such as Doug Hoffman in the NY-23. Showing that above all, she is willing to challenge the GOP establishment-machine, while her fellow GOP contenders rely on it or kiss up to it, or are a part of it.
Not to mention, Palin has never "quit" on taking firm stances on the most important core issues, especially abortion, while her fellow contenders are major flip floppers. (I wonder if Romney will claim to be pro-life and if greenie Gingrich will now admit manmade global warming is untrue.)
Read Mav's post again. I could be wrong but I think he/she was making a point that you didn't pick up on.
That sounds a bit cynical, not like you BobJ :)
Remember those Palin hand prints with cute sayings like ‘Obama sucks’ ?? The new ones could say “Stop saying she quit you hater!”. That could be the winning campaign theme of 2012 making history.
She pulled the rug out from under the suers by installing her very able Lt.Gov.. in her place as governor..
Which was pure political genius..
Are YOU one of democrat lawyers that fell on his ass?..
-OR- one of the RINO's that just HATE THAT WOMAN?...
Y O !
Most of her detractors INCLUDING so called “Conservatives” would find another reason to dislike her and her “most ardent” supporters...
” She pulled the rug out from under the suers by installing her very able Lt.Gov.. in her place as governor..
Which was pure political genius..”
Yeah, that was friggin brilliant! NOBODY would have thought of that!
LOL!
;-)
Ardent supporters and detractors, who cares? What does it matter?
She "quit". Her activities have become less significant. She has retreated. What she is, no longer matters.
She has backed away from her important and valuable job as governor and she has moved on to something that is less challenging and less significant.
Right????
She wasn’t impeached, she wasn’t fired, she didn’t resign, she didn’t quit, she didn’t give up,... she merely transitioned to another transcendental plane.
Ommmmmmmmmm, Ommmmmmmmmm, all blessings be upon Master McCain, Ommmmmmmmmm, Ommmmmmmmmm...
LMAO...
Kind of set herself up for that one didn’t she.
Palin/Bachmann ‘12
Oops, I guess it was a supporter who set her up for that one.
Nice. With supporters like this...
She DID quit. So what? I’ve quit jobs too. Hell, the novel Atlas Shrugged is full of folks who say “I quit.” Those folks didn’t apologize. Don’t apologize for Gov. Palin. Right or wrong, she made a decision. I probably would have done the same thing in her shoes.
This is the second vanity post in two days about Palin quitting. What got you all so touchy all of a sudden?
The problem is these vanities are addictive. Trying to move on but “it keeps on calling me, calling me” like in the Movie New jack City.
It doesn’t even deserve bloggers status. It should be in the “religion” forum.
Maybe Mav should use Western Union?
Yo...
The palin brigades are getting their marching orders, hence the spam.
Isn’t this sort of like saying that people who commit
suicide, haven’t really committed suicide, what they have really done is defeat the demons that haunted them?
People don’t like you being the governor of their state. So you let a small group of less than 100 of them drive you from office, and then claim victory until the end of time.
And then people join you in your cause, and scream victory until the end of time with you.
General Custer should have had as loyal a post victory following. He coulda been president.
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