Palin says she's not leaving politics

[240 is Back]

she's not a consistent person.

She quit college a few times. 

She quit her job to start a family, returned 15 years later, then jumped from job to job until becoming governor, which she promptly jumped to be VP.

When that didn't work out, she quit her Gov job to be in TV, or whatever.


She's ambitious, but she's one of those folks who uses every job as a springboard to the next.  Obama took major criticism for this - but he did spend OVER TEN YEARS on state and national senates.  Palin has 2 years of national experience, 2 years of "city" experience, and a whole lotta spunk.

She's a great voice for certain republican ideals.  But Americans want someone who is CONSISTENT to be their president.  mccain 'suspending" his campaign to solve the financial mess, then sitting quietly in all the financial mess meetings - people saw taht as inconsistent, like he can't do 2 things at once.  And palin, quitting her job to be on TV, looks the same.

[Soul Crusher]

she's not a consistent person.

She quit college a few times. 

She quit her job to start a family, returned 15 years later, then jumped from job to job until becoming governor, which she promptly jumped to be VP.

When that didn't work out, she quit her Gov job to be in TV, or whatever.


She's ambitious, but she's one of those folks who uses every job as a springboard to the next.  Obama took major criticism for this - but he did spend OVER TEN YEARS on state and national senates.  Palin has 2 years of national experience, 2 years of "city" experience, and a whole lotta spunk.

She's a great voice for certain republican ideals.  But Americans want someone who is CONSISTENT to be their president.  mccain 'suspending" his campaign to solve the financial mess, then sitting quietly in all the financial mess meetings - people saw taht as inconsistent, like he can't do 2 things at once.  And palin, quitting her job to be on TV, looks the same.

At least she will be on the private tax rolls instead of drawing a govt salary.  This is stimulus to the economy since she will now have to pay a crap load of taxes on the millions she will make.

Obama should be thrilled over this since the stimulus bill is failing and he can use all the tax revenue he can get.     

[Colossus_500]

Palin's audacity of the unconventional
Star Parker - Syndicated Columnist - 7/13/2009


I don't know if Sarah Palin intends to run for president in 2012.
 
Certainly, resigning her job as Alaska's governor is a politically unconventional way of doing it.
 
But whereas pundits have now almost uniformly written her off, 70% in a new USA Today/Gallup poll say Palin's resignation has "no effect" on their opinion of her. Of the remainder, 9 percent say they now see her "more favorably" and 17 percent "less favorably."
 
Moreover, in the same poll, 43 percent (and 72 percent of Republicans) say they would at least "somewhat likely" vote for her if she runs in 2012.

 

It has got to gall the many political geniuses -- the journalists, consultants, bloggers, academics -- that so many at America's grassroots refuse to see what is so obvious to them.
 
Surely everyone, they think, should understand, as do they, that Palin is a vacuous shooting star whose selection by John McCain as his running mate showed nothing except McCain's questionable judgment.
 
But we're still left with the fact that fresh out of the Republican convention, with Sarah Palin on board, the Republican ticket moved out front. They were in the lead.
 
Then, of course, McCain showed his mettle to the many around the country looking for a Republican leader who actually believes that government is the problem, by suspending his campaign to go back to Washington to talk to politicians about a government stimulus package. That was the end.
 
Now John McCain and Sarah Palin have moved in very different directions. McCain has shown what a maverick he truly is by announcing that at the age of 72, after leading his party to defeat, he'll run for yet another six-year term in the Senate.
 
And Sarah Palin, at age 45, has announced she's resigning her job as governor.
 
More astounding than Governor Palin's audacious move is the fact that her political base appears unfazed. It appears as strong as when the McCain-Palin ticket surged into the lead after the convention.
 
So why, after Palin has partaken in what is supposedly forbidden political fruit, do so many not readily grasp that her death sentence is pre-ordained?
 
Pundits live in the world of the conventional. They assume if you know what happened yesterday, you can predict tomorrow.
 
But life is art, not science, and freedom is about enabling the inconceivable. It's where principles, faith, and courage depart from expertise and analysis.
 
Reagan's experts didn't want him to speak those historic words in Berlin -- "tear down this wall." The words stayed in the speech because of Reagan.
 
Reagan himself drew derision from the media and the pundits, not unlike what Sarah Palin gets. Even though he served two terms as California's governor, he still was an ex-actor who went to Eureka College. How could he be president?
 
But grassroots America heard him. As they do Sarah Palin.
 
American entrepreneurship -- whether in business or politics -- is always unconventional. The experts then step up and write how-to books after entrepreneurs break the mold.
 
These are not usual times. Many, legitimately so, are deeply concerned for the future of this country. It's more than the latest economic statistics. It's knowing that what will drive the future is freedom and values -- and both are disappearing.
 
Genuineness and conviction are more critical in these challenging times than resumes and appearances.
 
So stepping down from a job in which you are no longer realizing your ideals to reconnect with family and self is not necessarily political suicide. But doing what everyone says you are supposed to do, compromising your values, and letting pundits and experts run your life is.
 
So far, Sarah Palin's audacity of the unconventional is playing just fine.

[240 is Back]

At least she will be on the private tax rolls instead of drawing a govt salary.  This is stimulus to the economy since she will now have to pay a crap load of taxes on the millions she will make.

Obama should be thrilled over this since the stimulus bill is failing and he can use all the tax revenue he can get.    

I'm very happy for her.  I don't think she's ready to be president - the only defense for her is "well, she's better than obama!" which is very poor reasoning for supporting a candidate.

I just reallllllllllly hope the repubs choose a winner - a consistent winner - in 2012.  Don't "settle" as you did in 2008 for a mixed-up moderate and an extremist inexperienced VP who hides from interviews as she did.

[Soul Crusher]

I'm very happy for her.  I don't think she's ready to be president - the only defense for her is "well, she's better than obama!" which is very poor reasoning for supporting a candidate.

I just reallllllllllly hope the repubs choose a winner - a consistent winner - in 2012.  Don't "settle" as you did in 2008 for a mixed-up moderate and an extremist inexperienced VP who hides from interviews as she did.

HEY 240 - OBAMA IS NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BM OUT]

she's not a consistent person.

She quit college a few times. 

She quit her job to start a family, returned 15 years later, then jumped from job to job until becoming governor, which she promptly jumped to be VP.

When that didn't work out, she quit her Gov job to be in TV, or whatever.


She's ambitious, but she's one of those folks who uses every job as a springboard to the next.  Obama took major criticism for this - but he did spend OVER TEN YEARS on state and national senates.  Palin has 2 years of national experience, 2 years of "city" experience, and a whole lotta spunk.

She's a great voice for certain republican ideals.  But Americans want someone who is CONSISTENT to be their president.  mccain 'suspending" his campaign to solve the financial mess, then sitting quietly in all the financial mess meetings - people saw taht as inconsistent, like he can't do 2 things at once.  And palin, quitting her job to be on TV, looks the same.

Your definition of quitting is FAR different then mine.By your logic,Huckabe is a quitter because he isnt a full time preacher anymore.Going from job to job is not the defintion of a quitter.Leaving a job TO DO NOTHING is a quitter.Obamas community is a community of quitters.Leaving one job,for another job is not quitting,its improving your quality of life.Most people have a variety of jobs in their lives,I know, not people in the UAW because they found a job where you get paid for not working,but most.

As far as transfering schools,this is a very common thing to do.Its not quitting,its finding the right fit for you.If you left school and never went back to school,THATS quitting.

Neither Obama nor her,nor anyone that leaves one job for a better opportunity is a quitter.They are people looking out for their best interests.I thought that was the very definition of America.Ive had 6 different jobs where I work,in 6 different places[the one now was leaving CT for Indiana].I made more money with every transfer.Is that quitting?Should I have stayed at my initial job and continued to make a low wage in a high wage area?Or should I have done whatever was nescassary to move up,make more money and get my family in the best situation possible?THats not quitting,thats being smart.

[Soul Crusher]

I'm very happy for her.  I don't think she's ready to be president - the only defense for her is "well, she's better than obama!" which is very poor reasoning for supporting a candidate.

I just reallllllllllly hope the repubs choose a winner - a consistent winner - in 2012.  Don't "settle" as you did in 2008 for a mixed-up moderate and an extremist inexperienced VP who hides from interviews as she did.

Which would you choose?

[Option D]

GOOD...





















FOR DEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Colossus_500]

HEY 240 - OBAMA IS NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  H A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !  

[Straw Man]

Which would you choose?

for what?

[Soul Crusher]

for what?

If this woman ever wins national office you guys are going to fly to Canada.

[240 is Back]

Your definition of quitting is FAR different then mine.By your logic,Huckabe is a quitter because he isnt a full time preacher anymore.Going from job to job is not the defintion of a quitter.Leaving a job TO DO NOTHING is a quitter.Obamas community is a community of quitters.Leaving one job,for another job is not quitting,its improving your quality of life.Most people have a variety of jobs in their lives,I know, not people in the UAW because they found a job where you get paid for not working,but most.

As far as transfering schools,this is a very common thing to do.Its not quitting,its finding the right fit for you.If you left school and never went back to school,THATS quitting.

Neither Obama nor her,nor anyone that leaves one job for a better opportunity is a quitter.They are people looking out for their best interests.I thought that was the very definition of America.Ive had 6 different jobs where I work,in 6 different places[the one now was leaving CT for Indiana].I made more money with every transfer.Is that quitting?Should I have stayed at my initial job and continued to make a low wage in a high wage area?Or should I have done whatever was nescassary to move up,make more money and get my family in the best situation possible?THats not quitting,thats being smart.

Pawlenty, Huck, Romney, and others all served out their Gov terms.

palin only served 60% of her term, and she missed a few summer months doing CNBC and FOX interviews to pump up her profile, then August thru November campaigning.  Since being back in alaska, she's missed a lot of big meetings because she's at a DC ball or in Indiana speaking on Abortion.

So you have a person who served maybe 40% of her term?  Maybe less?
Then you have candidates who served FULL terms. 

Personally, I'd choose the person with more executive experience.  Maybe you like the one who wore the Gov title while pursuing other goals.

[BM OUT]

Pawlenty, Huck, Romney, and others all served out their Gov terms.

palin only served 60% of her term, and she missed a few summer months doing CNBC and FOX interviews to pump up her profile, then August thru November campaigning.  Since being back in alaska, she's missed a lot of big meetings because she's at a DC ball or in Indiana speaking on Abortion.

So you have a person who served maybe 40% of her term?  Maybe less?
Then you have candidates who served FULL terms. 

Personally, I'd choose the person with more executive experience.  Maybe you like the one who wore the Gov title while pursuing other goals.

Did Obama serve out his full term as senator?Yet,you voted for him.

Im not going to support Palin.I would if she ran against Obama,but Im going to wait and see who runs in the republican primary before I decide.I dont like Pawlenty at all.

[240 is Back]

Did Obama serve out his full term as senator?Yet,you voted for him.

obama resigned after winning, just as palin would have done.  This is a wash.

Palin quit not to move to higher office, but to be on TV.  Big difference to the people of alaska.

Besides, i voted libertarian.  i support your right to use as much halotestin as your liver can endure.

[BM OUT]

obama resigned after winning, just as palin would have done.  This is a wash.

Palin quit not to move to higher office, but to be on TV.  Big difference to the people of alaska.

Besides, i voted libertarian.  i support your right to use as much halotestin as your liver can endure.

But she moved to further HER career.Again,is this not what the very defintion of the American way of life?

I voted libertarian on every position BUT president.There I could not support Joe Biden,THE MAN that made steroids a controlled substance.

[240 is Back]

But she moved to further HER career.Again,is this not what the very defintion of the American way of life?

If Obama was offered a job as a consultant for some European company at $100 million per year, and left after 2 years to take that job, would it be a big deal?

of course.  Even though he's only making $400,000 per year, and it'd be to further HIS career and $ interests.  It would be selfish.


American 'way of life" = get rich?  or serve your country?  Palin is choosing the $, but abandoning Alaska when her influence could actually help them in a big way with slumping oil prices and a sagging 2009 for the alaska economy.

[LurkerNoMore]

Palin did not quit for higher office you dimwits.

She quit (her words) because it was in the best interest of Alaska.

So instead of acting like she has even a sniffing chance of emerging from the first round of primaries on the GOP ticket, you can explain how leaving office 18 months early was for Alaska's better interests.  Hmmmm?  What is improving with her dropping out.

[Dos Equis]

Palin's audacity of the unconventional
Star Parker - Syndicated Columnist - 7/13/2009


I don't know if Sarah Palin intends to run for president in 2012.
 
Certainly, resigning her job as Alaska's governor is a politically unconventional way of doing it.
 
But whereas pundits have now almost uniformly written her off, 70% in a new USA Today/Gallup poll say Palin's resignation has "no effect" on their opinion of her. Of the remainder, 9 percent say they now see her "more favorably" and 17 percent "less favorably."
 
Moreover, in the same poll, 43 percent (and 72 percent of Republicans) say they would at least "somewhat likely" vote for her if she runs in 2012.

 

It has got to gall the many political geniuses -- the journalists, consultants, bloggers, academics -- that so many at America's grassroots refuse to see what is so obvious to them.
 
Surely everyone, they think, should understand, as do they, that Palin is a vacuous shooting star whose selection by John McCain as his running mate showed nothing except McCain's questionable judgment.
 
But we're still left with the fact that fresh out of the Republican convention, with Sarah Palin on board, the Republican ticket moved out front. They were in the lead.
 
Then, of course, McCain showed his mettle to the many around the country looking for a Republican leader who actually believes that government is the problem, by suspending his campaign to go back to Washington to talk to politicians about a government stimulus package. That was the end.
 
Now John McCain and Sarah Palin have moved in very different directions. McCain has shown what a maverick he truly is by announcing that at the age of 72, after leading his party to defeat, he'll run for yet another six-year term in the Senate.
 
And Sarah Palin, at age 45, has announced she's resigning her job as governor.
 
More astounding than Governor Palin's audacious move is the fact that her political base appears unfazed. It appears as strong as when the McCain-Palin ticket surged into the lead after the convention.
 
So why, after Palin has partaken in what is supposedly forbidden political fruit, do so many not readily grasp that her death sentence is pre-ordained?
 
Pundits live in the world of the conventional. They assume if you know what happened yesterday, you can predict tomorrow.
 
But life is art, not science, and freedom is about enabling the inconceivable. It's where principles, faith, and courage depart from expertise and analysis.
 
Reagan's experts didn't want him to speak those historic words in Berlin -- "tear down this wall." The words stayed in the speech because of Reagan.
 
Reagan himself drew derision from the media and the pundits, not unlike what Sarah Palin gets. Even though he served two terms as California's governor, he still was an ex-actor who went to Eureka College. How could he be president?
 
But grassroots America heard him. As they do Sarah Palin.
 
American entrepreneurship -- whether in business or politics -- is always unconventional. The experts then step up and write how-to books after entrepreneurs break the mold.
 
These are not usual times. Many, legitimately so, are deeply concerned for the future of this country. It's more than the latest economic statistics. It's knowing that what will drive the future is freedom and values -- and both are disappearing.
 
Genuineness and conviction are more critical in these challenging times than resumes and appearances.
 
So stepping down from a job in which you are no longer realizing your ideals to reconnect with family and self is not necessarily political suicide. But doing what everyone says you are supposed to do, compromising your values, and letting pundits and experts run your life is.
 
So far, Sarah Palin's audacity of the unconventional is playing just fine.

Good article Colossus.  This woman writes very well.  

[LurkerNoMore]

You claim she was doing so great for Alaska but she says that Alaska would be better without her.

DUH! 

[Grape Ape]

the only defense for her is "well, she's better than obama!" which is very poor reasoning for supporting a candidate.

Right.  Plus we just went through an election with that mentality.

[BM OUT]

You claim she was doing so great for Alaska but she says that Alaska would be better without her.

DUH! 

Very simple,the idiotic left wing libs kept bringing ethics charges against her.She could no longer do her job she had to fight charges all day,it cost the state millions.By the way,EVERY single charge has been proven to be a lie as EVERY attack on her has been proven a lie.

[240 is Back]

Very simple,the idiotic left wing libs kept bringing ethics charges against her.She could no longer do her job she had to fight charges all day,it cost the state millions.By the way,EVERY single charge has been proven to be a lie as EVERY attack on her has been proven a lie.

why did she re-pay $8000 to the state that she used to move her family around?

[BM OUT]

why did she re-pay $8000 to the state that she used to move her family around?

Because she owed the money.Any charge against her?How about the trooper gate charge,thrown out.EVERY charge thrown out.Every rumor exposed as a lie.Can you imagine that?Imagine if the left wing media machine REALLY went after Obama.Think they might find some dirt that could stick?With this women,nothing but lies.Its amazing that people ,like you,who get on here and praise Ted Kennedy have the balls to knock Palin.A murderer[with a drug addicted son] is somehow a great man,but a women THAT PAID BACK money she owed is a bad person.Incredible!!

[Soul Crusher]

Palin:  "Hey Lurker, Straw, 240, Mons, Benny, TA, Jag, I'm coming for you."

[Soul Crusher]

why did she re-pay $8000 to the state that she used to move her family around?

Palin:  "Hey Lurker - how is a .223 up your ass"