Wish I had been smart enough to stay out of the primary fight like you have been. :-)
"All of us are trying to get our heads around the overall picture of the race for the White House and how Sarah Palin fits in. If we listen carefully, we notice some consistencies and some inconsistencies that are very telling.
Starting around Sept 1st, Gov. Palin began focusing on “crony capitalism”. Now, she may have used the words before that, but not as a central theme of her speeches. At the same time the phrase, “I’m not for sale” began to be used. Since Sept. 1st, she has been consistent in her use of these themes. Around the same time, the Solyndra fiasco being only the tip of the iceberg also became a part of her speeches and that there would be many more revelations coming.
What is inconsistent is the October 5th decision. Why should she be railing against crony capitalism if it means taking down people on her own team who are trying to defeat Obama? Why would anyone care if she can’t be bought if she’s not running for anything?
Sept. 1st was a turning point in the Palin campaign. It was the point where a strategy was developed on how to proceed and what her campaign was going to be about and how it would be differentiated from the other candidates.
Now we learn that her adviser, Peter Schweizer has a book coming out on Nov. 15th called “Throw Them All Out: How politicians and their friends get rich off insider stock tips, land deals, and cronyism that would send the rest of us to prison.” We also know that Jack Abramoff’s book, “Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption from America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist”, is coming out next week and will get “60 Minutes” coverage this Sunday. There is every reason to believe that Peter would have shared his work with Gov. Palin. Although she would probably not have dealings with Abramoff, pre-pubs of his book have been released to media and it would be reasonable that she would have been able to get access to it.
Steve Bannon and Andrew Breitbart have also indicated that they are working on projects more controversial than “The Undefeated” that will break about a month before the Iowa caucus. It is believed these involve corruption in government. On November 3rd, she spoke to the Florida GOP and stayed with the same themes about corruption and pending revelations. Not once did she mention the field of Republican candidates, strange for a person in the role of cheerleader.
We know that if any of the allegations in the various books and videos involve any of the Republican candidates, the media will tear them apart. Gov. Palin likely knows who the allegations will involve. She may be the cleanest politician in history. She has never had to get involved in the party machinery to get elected. She has always run against the machine. She may be the only governor ever elected, with the possible exception of Jesse Ventura, who didn’t have to get their hands dirty raising money or dealing with party bosses.
So how do we explain the October 5th decision? When the revelations come out in November, all candidates will be examined thoroughly. By coming in from the outside, Gov. Palin becomes an honest solution and you can bet she will have a plan to clean up D.C. She misses very little by losing out on NH, SC, and FL. There will be plenty of delegates remaining to win the nomination. So, was her decision solely strategic? Probably not. Her family probably did have some reservations and certainly finances would have been considered. Family considerations can change as would her evaluation of the Republican field. An honest politician running a campaign against corruption and depending on voter contributions won’t have to worry about receiving them. Campaigning against corruption is what Gov. Palin did to get elected in Alaska.
The next couple of weeks will tell the story. The Herman Cain story will have played out. The corruption books will impact and Gov. Palin will be sitting in the catbird seat."
Usually don't watch 60 Minutes, but am watching Abramoff tonight. . A precursor to the above strategy?
We'll see. . Pray for America. . . We the People. .