I don’t think SP would have “died” if she finished out her term as governor of Alaska.
And quite frankly I think she would be the GOP frontrunner today if she hadn’t resigned.
IT WAS A BIG MISTAKE THAT HAS COST HER POLITICALLY
“big mistake that cost her”>>>>
I agree with that statement and I have been slapped up side the head (here on FR) for saying it. I felt like I had been punched in the stomach when I heard she was quitting. I still like her but if she could not figure a way to stand up to her detractors, whether they were lawyers or media slimes, how could she ever stand up to the rest of the world as president of the US. I am hoping that she will not enter the race but be out there to support our nominee, who ever it may be.
But that's how ethical people work. They do what's right even if the price tag is high. She had sworn an oath to the people of Alaska, to fulfill her duties to them according to the best of her ability. The onslaught of the Obama/DNC attack machine had put her in a position where she could no longer honestly fulfil that promise. She had to do what was right, and that's what she did. She knew at the time it could have lasting consequences, saying "if I die I die," politically speaking. She did it anyway. Unlike anyone else in this race, she has shown the power to let go of the ring of power, and trust her fate to God. For that, regardless of the outcome, I will always admire her, and in any endeavor seek to emulate her commitment to doing the right thing.
No need to shout.
She would have banrupted her family all while the state would have stayed bogged down,unable to attend to the peoples needs.
Not to mention the millions it was costing the state.
Poor decisions by Generals have gotten thousands of soldiers killed.
Palin is the frontrunner, in fact the only runner.
All the rest are Mediot or GOP elite window dressing.
Your weak left leaning politics do not fit in here, but you picked a fitting Handle for your style.
Enjoy your Rickmit Romperry.
She woudn't have died, but she would have HAD to declare personal bankruptcy. If that had happened, you would be saying, "Well, if she couldn't avoid bankruptcy in her personal life -- if she let politics drive her to bankruptcy -- why on earth should we trust her with responsibilities of the presidency?"
Either way, you'd have had your reasons to object to her.
Alaksan law, if I remember what I've read correctly, supported her enemies who wanted to prevent her from accepting help of defense funds set up by her supporters. By the time she resigned, she and her family were already looking at more than half a million dollars in lawsuit defense expenses; had she remained in office, who knows that that number would have been? And I have read on many discussions that the laws in Alaska prohibited her from relying on defense funds provided by her supporters.
Her opponents' deliberate strategy of deluging her with lawsuits must have seemed like sure win for them -- if Palin stayed in office, she'd be driven to personal bankruptcy and that would sour voters; if she resigned, voters would be sour on her for resigning. No amount of explaining the facts would change either one for people who aren't political junkies, as you have already pointed out in your posts here with regard to the resignation issue.
It's interseting that her enemies' ploy to reduce her and her family to impoverished bankruptcy, ended up creating a circumstance where she and hers are now wealthier than ever.
Yes, how terrible of her to put the welfare of her state above her own political ambitions.
What a concept...a politician putting their constituents and her state above her political ambitions. Too bad more politicians didn’t think with a servant’s heart instead of a politician. The US laws regarding lawsuits against a sitting president are quite different than they are in Alaska. Campaigns are designed to help people learn about a candidate, their vision, and what direction they want to take the country. My sister isn’t as informed politically as I am so as a believer in Sarah Palin, I felt it my obligation to give her the information she needed to understand Palin’s reasoning. Whether she supports Palin or someone else at least she will be making an informed decision. We owe it to our country no less.
Cindie