Flame away if you like, but what we definitely do not need is somebody saying, "Well, I guess I could if nobody else wants to." The Presidency is not for those who would take it under those circumstances.
Combine that interpretation with her stepping down as governor & I could see why some would be very skeptical about her desire to hold public office.
Yes it is - in fact, that's EXACTLY what we need - someone who DOESN'T want to be President. Remember George Washington - he sure as heck didn't want to be President.
Gingrich started off with that line, but has since changed it. Good GOPers don’t want to start out having to insult and dismiss all their opponents. They want to be able to say that while they are worthy candidates, I am the best one.
” “Well, I guess I could if nobody else wants to.”
The underlining message from Sarah was....Hey I’ve got solutions to the Challenges facing our nation.....and I’ll run if no one else has em!
Begging to differ ... I think you misunderstand where she is coming from. I think it is quite healthy that her ego is NOT such that she just HAS to be president to feel fulfilled. But that she is willing to serve in that capacity if she feels in her heart the country needs her services. This is how I feel she approaches it. And IMHO, if she decides to run, and were to succeed, she would dive into the job 100%. She has proven that in the past when she has taken on goals.
George Washington did not want to be president, because he did not have an outsize ego. But when the country called, and he felt his service was needed, he gave the job his very best effort. This is the attitude of a principled citizen statesman, as opposed to an out of control egotist, which is what we have in most politicians, unfortunately. The result is that today, the "leaders" in Wash. D.C. are destroying the currency, the Constitution, and the economy.