Of course the earlier thread was all about throwing Cheney under the proverbial bus.
Palin wasn't ready for the rigors of the campaign and it cost her the governorship, her family's privacy and huge legal bills. Objectively, it was a mistake for McCain to offer and a mistake for Palin to accept.
Sarah Palin did fine during the campaign, even overcoming the carp thrown at her by McCain's people, and bringing millions in dollars and voters to the campaign.
AFTER the election was over the politics of personal destruction hit her full force though the actions of people who had worked on Obama's campaign staff in AK. I don't know of ANY politician who would have stayed in office under that same threat of PERSONAL financial destruction that she endured.
“Palin wasn’t ready for the rigors of the campaign”
You have a VERY SHORT memory.
Cheney, Bush and Rove had all the “experience” one could have
and Bush’s administration finished with one of the lowest
approval ratings in American History.
And because of all that “experience” we got OBAMA.
How did that “experience” thing work out for you?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2911426/posts
To make sure you read the important parts, I will quote them:
“....Sarah Palin actually had a record of executive accomplishment. Aside from serving as governor, she served as a mayor and as an oil and gas regulator for many years.
Throughout her entire career, Palin displayed a strong desire for reform. She cut taxes, she slashed business license fees, and she still managed to cut overall spending in Alaska's budget. In doing so, she was able to put billions away in reserve accounts for the state's future.
She accomplished far more than many full-term governors and multiple-term politicians. She then resigned for very logical reasons and went home to live by the laws she created.
Those who curse that decision without finding out more about it seem content to believe we simply don't have enough politicians in Washington who hold onto their seats for decades at a time. Ironically, common Americans blame some of those lifers for unpaid debt nearing 16 trillion dollars.
Read more:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/selling_out_sarah_palin.html
Palin would govern as a Western Conservative, just like Reagan, and against the desire of most Republican Party leaders. Courageous patriots are maligned here daily. Objectively, it was a mistake for you to think that you would find fellow travelers here.
I love her. But part of the problem with her campaign from jump was her daughter. I would never have offered the vp slot to a person with that situation, and if I had that situation, I would never, never have accepted the offer. You know the left is going to come after you like the Stasi, and if the ex-wife of a third cousin you’ve never met ran a red light or said something obnoxious in 1972, they are going to use it against you - how much more if you have a pregnant unwed teen daughter. I still don’t understand how she could do that to her parents, and how they didn’t have enough authority with her to make her get married once she informed them about the pregnancy. Just on a pragmatic level, you can’t have any situation that can be used to clobber you, that can take attention away from your campaign and your message.