[Tolsti2]

Quitting isn’t an option in politics, no matter the slime thrown at you. I don’t get this whole thing, it’s a baffling media circus.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Quitting isn’t an option in politics, no matter the slime thrown at you."

Palin's situation was virtually unprecedented. It wasn't just that she was being bad-mouthed, but that the FOIA requests and petty lawsuits were literally taking all her time and resources, not to mention the state's time and resources.

Does Palin seem like a quitter? Did she go skulking into retirement and obscurity, hitting the bottle? No, she re-emerged as a force in the 2008 election.

Sometimes you need to take a step back in order to move forward again. And it's clear Palin is not quitting, and is not a quitter, but is moving forward. Her critics want to remain forever in 2008, and she's leaving them behind.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Quitting isn’t an option in politics

Neither is clinging on to power for dear life, while you're being bankrupted by political operatives.

[4rcane]

It wasn’t slime that was thrown at her, it was bankruptcy. Will you support her? When you have hostile political operative that are willing to abuse the legal system to ruin someone. What else was she suppose to do?

[chiller]

Quitting was her only option in Alaska....she was being bankrupted by Alaska dem’s harrassment lawsuits, and there was not sign they were going to end ‘em.

[ak267]

Quitting isn’t an option in politics, no matter the slime thrown at you. I don’t get this whole thing, it’s a baffling media circus.
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Okay Mr. Peabody, lets set the wayback machine to 2008 and play this out shall we?

Sarah doesn’t quit...it’s now 2010.

1. Bogus ethics complaints: 100

2. Lawyer’s cost: 1 million plus

3. AK legislative process: quagmired

4. Media and Rove drumbeats: “Palin paralized by ethics scandles, bunker mentality at governor’s office, leaves office under a cloud of controversy. Palin is destroyed beyond repair.”

5. No Palin: no Tea Party rally point.

6. Palin books??? Tea Party Icon??? GOP gains in 2010??? Nikki Haley??? Rubio??? Paul??? etc.,

7. No effective Palin presence to rally the Tea party and keep it in the GOP structure. Tea Party flips the bird and fields third party candidates splitting the GOP vote in key races. The backlash is enough to curtail GOP gains in 2010 embolding Oboma/Pelosi/Reid.

Perhaps she sacrificed any POTUS dreams (or not), but she has earned her stripes these past two years. Like Obiwan said, “Strike me down and I’ll become more powerfull than you’ll ever imagine”.

As to her possible run in 2012....LET THE VOTERS DECIDE!!! That’s why we have elections!!!

To paraphrase the Joker, “Palin has shown Gotham City your true colors. And as to the Tea Party candidates? They’re just the start of your toubles!”

I guess that explains Rove’s “group thereapy sessions” in broad daylight.