“Can you show me where she said she knew it would be career ending? I’ve read her postings and listed to about 95% of her speeches and interviews and haven’t heard this. Thanks for your help.”
She has not stated this outright that I’m aware of. No savy politician worth their salt would do that. To clarify what I meant by “listen closely” was essentialy “read between the lines”. Being a smart politician she knows this event is a huge almost insurmountable problem. In public office you can’t step down from an executive position then do a 180 and try to convince voters “this time you’re serious”. It just doesn’t work. Try to think of examples of politcians that have resigned from an executive office to return later and get elected again in any capacity. Off the top of my head I can’t think of any, there are probably a few but not many.
Perhaps, but this isn’t politics as usual. 0bama was sold as something different, but he was crony politics and corruption on steroids. People now realize they were duped and I think in this environment and with her political savvy she’s quite capable of selling the fact that she resigned because she put the people of Alaska ahead of political ambition and she has a record to stand on for that.e .she’s had a very principled career for 20 years in the public sector and she also has the advantage of having run a small business, our biggest job creator. People, from the political class to ordinary folks, people continue to underestimate her, to her advantage. She’s very good at framing issues that show how much like us she is (well because she actually is). I’d quit a job for principled reasons. You have ATF agents testifying on Capitol Hill that have put principles ahead of career. That’s a rare and moral stand to take. And she didn’t do it for ambition or cynicism or any other lame reason we expect from the political class. The fact that she was willing to risk her future and give up a job she truly loved because it was best for her state says a great deal for her character. If she runs an loses, she’ll still be right. If people aren’t capable of looking beyond the “she quit” meme, she’ll still have her principles and a solid moral compass...something that no one can take away from her. Perhaps, if we’re not willing to look beyond the surface (that’s how we ended up with 0bama so we should’ve learned that lesson) then we don’t deserve someone like her.
It’s the same with Cain. The argument I hear is that he doesn’t have any political experience. But that’s superficial because he has practical and responsible executive experience. I know Perry is very popular with people here and that’s fine, we need to choose the person who we identify with. Choosing who “we” (I mean the collective we, as in Republicans) can win is always a losers gamble. Been there, done that...we either end up losing or lamenting we’ve elected a RINO. I look a Perry & Romney & I see 2 used car salesmen or members of the “hair club for men” executive board. I don’t buy their reasons for Romneycare/TX Dream Act/breaking a promise not to run. For others those aren’t deal breakers. That’s what the primaries are for though.
Cindie
PS:
Sarah Palin resigned from the Oil and Gas Commission in AK because it was corrupt then beat a powerful AK incumbent governor in the primary and put many “Republicans” in jail.
Now, this does not mean she is a shoo-in for the Presidency but this story does fascinate me as a conservative.
The resignation was a risky thing but if you are a conservative it can be defended and certainly not held against her. She has resigned before and come back and held exective office and accomplished a lot for 2.5 years. As for faulting Sarah, i think it would be fair criticism that the AK ethics law was too tough, too pollyannish with a belief that whistleblowers themselves could be presumed right. So to the extent that SP pushed this, it does show some naiivete. At this point though, I can not imagine anyone less naiive in America than Sarah Palin. Not nearly as bad a screw up as being in Washington for 20 years and getting on the bed with Pelosi on global warming or the Rick Perry/La Raza/no heart debacle.