Governor Palin Resigns
Tags: Sarah Palin, Second American Revolution.
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To leave office at the end of the month.
Fabulously popular, a certainty for re-election in 2010…and now she leaves?
Perhaps she’s just sick of the nastiness? If so, then we’re to blame, as a country, for failure to sustain someone as good as she is…
Perhaps her family just wants a year off prior to a Presidential run? Remember, if she ran for re-election she’d be busy in 2010 and then in 2011 its off to the races…
Bobby Jindal’s chore for the weekend: pondering this…
Can she win the White House? If an incompetent, inexperienced MSM darling can get elected, anyone can…
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147 Responses to “Governor Palin Resigns”
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And what better way to reward the Governor of a bankrupt state then to promote her? That seems to be the DNC way.
What about Kwame Kirkpatrick, one of Barry’s buddies, shouldn’t he be in line for a promotion since he did such a fabulous job?
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cluster says:
July 4th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Even sour grapes make fine vinegar.
cluster says:
July 4th, 2009 at 11:38 am
I’m sorry your party is dying.
“I wonder what slutty outfit Michele “my belle” Obama will be wearing today?”
-cluster
Now we’ll wait for the minders of this site to provide the same level of rebuke had that been said about the sainted Palin.
Oh never mind. Its ok if it comes from the Right.
cam1 says:
July 4th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Michelle Obama is too graceful and beautiful to be tainted by the feeble regurgitations of a commoner.
A commoner???
Brilliantly stated leadecon. You and cam1 have solidified your desires to be ruled by benevolent elitist dictators.
And the current GOP is not my party, but there are some talented conservatives that will soon rise up.
“… but there are some talented conservatives that will soon rise up.”
cluster
Sounds a lot like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin
Herr Goebbels keep repeating something I never did say.
cam1,
Day off today? You must have a nice boss. What time do you have to be in to work on Monday to serve the man?
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“I wonder what slutty outfit Michele “my belle” Obama will be wearing today?”
This seems to be something you think about a lot.
Yes. Its called the weekend. My boss? There are things I like about him and some things that really grate on me. Overall I like the work I do and like the people with whom I work. When I was in school there were times I had doubts. But I’m glad I stuck with it. Monday I start work at 7:00.
cluster says:
July 4th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Let me guess you are a Libertarian? No the Constitution Party! That’s it.
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lead,
I am an independent conservative who has walked the edge of financial security my whole life because of my desire to be my own man. That desire has paid off, thanks to hard work, determination, and because I live in a great, capitalist based economic country that rewards such endeavors.
People like you, prefer to defer to authority in the name of financial security which is diametrically opposed to how this country was founded, and of which you can not recognize because of your institutional mindset brought about through years of indoctrinated learning. Your need to categorize is evidence of that.
That’s all.
Oh you mean his pastor and mentor? Well I can understand the confusion then.
I will accept your apology.
lead,
The funny thing is that the conservatives have been trying to run a putsch within their own party and now the talk of a third party. I think the country is ripe for such a thing but what they need to know is the last time that a third party was successful, it did so with compromise by forming coalitions not by cleansing the undesireables.
What the indoctrinated institutionalists fail to recognize is that the principles of conservatism are never irrelevant: small government, low taxation, strong defense, free markets, etc. and those principles will return and once again strengthen our great nation. There is a reason why socialist countries are always on the margins of mediocrity, as socialist policies do not encourage exceptionalism.
The only fear from liberals in re: to conservatism is their single issued, and beloved social tenets of abortion and healthcare. Trust me boys, Roe V Wade will remain in tact, as it has for decades, and healthcare, via tort reform can be made more widely available. What you have all ignorantly fallen for is the empty promises of power hungry authoritarians, promising you financial security in lieu of restricted liberties.
Any chance you guys could ever wrap your minds around that?
cluster,
What is it that gives you the position to look down on the rest of us as somehow mediocre? Do you see yourself as superior? What is it that drives your apparent jealousy? I know you will deny it but for someone who is secure in their position, you sure like to throw around a lot of insults. Many of us grew up being told that going to school and getting good grades and getting a degree was the basis for a good living. What is wrong with that?
I don’t like where you, and your ilk are taking this country. If want to defer to authority in lieu of financial security, move to France, or Sweden, and don’t try and ruin the great American experiment that has created more wealth and propserity for more people than any other country, ever.
It seems to me that you are the selfish ones, willing to compromise the principles of a great country for your own needs. It’s also called the soft bigotry of low expectations.
I don’t look down on you, I just don’t consider you an American.
Faith based Christian and free market conservatism has made America what it is today. Secular socialism has made France what it is today, and theocratical, Islamic based tyranny has made Saudi Arabia what it is today. (Just for a few examples)
I know where I would rather live.
Amazona,
Don’t hold back, tell us what you really think…as a slight word of explanation, Matt and I were trying to be overly fair. It turns out that this was a mistake; we’re going to have to enforce a bit more discipline.
lead,
Governor Granholm has been a complete failure – there’s a difference; Granholm would be hiding from failure…much as Napolitano with her “run screaming away from the problems I caused” resignation of the governorship of Arizona to take a spot in Obama’s administration.
So my crime is that I go to work everyday, voted for someone you disagree with and that makes me not American. A lot of Americans would be in that category. I suspect it is a majority. I don’t see what you consider low expectations. Does having a degree in civil engineering and passing the exam for same strike you as low? Do you have a degree in civil engineering? Did you pass the exam? If not, should I consider you as a lower person?
“I know where I would rather live.”
-cluster
As would I. But I suspect your characterization of France would be slightly off the mark. Someday I hope to go there. I hear they are pretty good gastronomiques.
You’re taking it to personally and not seeing the bigger picture cam1. Your soft bigotry of low expectations is in your, and others desire to socialize and redistribute wealth. Your willingness to defer to authority is evidenced by your desire to support an administration that is systematically destroying the tenets of capitalism in favor of the empty promise of financial security for all.
There are countries that offer the mediocre lifestyle of collectivism and if that is what you desire, by all means go and enjoy it. But the desire to destroy the foundation of a country that has created more wealth for the people, and liberated more people from oppression in your selfish desire for financial security is just selfishly wrong.
Don’t you think?
In the wake of Palin’s resignation, I would be surprised if Mark Sanford remained as Governor of South Carolina.
He should follow her lead.
cluster,
Perhaps I took it personally because you felt it necessary to attack me to prove a point. You have made it out that the path you chose was superior to the one I did. Now, you seem to be backing away from an unwarranted personal attack saying instead that you talking about the big picture. If that is the case why did you feel it necessary to attack me personally?
I am not looking to form some kind of collective as you have characterized it. Rather, I see the public commons as something that does not belong to any one individual or corporation. I see the wisdom in having a police department that all can call on when needed. I see the wisdom in having a government that builds roads for all to use. I see the wisdom of having a publicly supported paramedic service to transport sick and injured people to the hospital. I would hate to rely on a private system that would first check to see if one was current on their billings. I recently was transported in such a circumstance and was very glad that for the people who responded. I was also glad I had health insurance to cover the unplanned costs involved. I see the wisdom in that. I don’t feel its selfish to allow others to have the same security. I see the benefit of having public utilities that provide clean water and sewer service. I see the benefit in having clean air to breath. If you want yellow or brown air you too have your choices where that is possible.
Anyway, I could go on. There are some things that just make sense to be part of the public square.
Mark – here’s a suggestion to end the midget mud wrestling that goes on here: make it a rule that commenters must stay on topic AND must address only the original poster. Ban any comments about other comments or attacks by one commenter on another commenter. This way you get a little back and forth debate on your ideas, but are liberated from breaking up the constant schoolyard fights. This may disappoint the trolls and self-appointed “attack-dogs”, but would yield a more civil debate.
cluster,
By the way, I don’t support nationalizing of the banks or the car companies. I believe that banks should be regulated to a point where they don’t become “too big to fail”. And then, if they get into trouble, should be allowed to fail or succeed on their own merits. Car companies are a different story. I tend to agree with the arguments made by Buchanan on this topic.
I see the wisdom in having a police department that all can call on when needed. I see the wisdom in having a government that builds roads for all to use. I see the wisdom of having a publicly supported paramedic service to transport sick and injured people to the hospital – cam1
And do you not get that now? That’s a weak argument and completely ignores the reality of what Obama and his ilk are trying to do.
Also, with your comment on the “benevolent dictator”, you do warrant some personal attacks. You have to admit, that was pretty bad.
cluster,
My comment about a benevolent dictator was an observation about the inefficiencies of democracy not a longing for dictatorship. If you are going to argue a point try not misrepresenting another’s position. If you have kids, I’m sure you have informed them that the family is not a democracy. Despite these observations, I do not espouse dictatorships, benevolent or otherwise and you would be untruthful to allege such.
My point, of which you call weak, is in response to the comment you made about my desire for the collective. That too is a misrepresentation of what I would like. I believe that some things should be shared and remain in the public square. Other things should be left to the market. It is the idea that everything would be much better if everything would be privatized that I object to. The idea that some things would be better off if they were not regulated is a fallacy.
Wow. I can see that we still have people claiming that Palin’s experience as a mayor of a city of 8,000 and as a governor of a state with fewer than 700,000 people in it is superior to Obama’s experience as a state legislator and Senator for Illinois, a state with about thirteen million people. Just for the record, 13,000,000/700,000=18.57.
Does anybody besides me notice how flustered Palin was yesterday?
Does anybody besides me notice how flustered Palin was yesterday? – wdc1
No, but I do notice how weak minded you are nearly everyday.
It’s the “Cluster” show – no one else need bother posting.
As Fox News puts it, Palin will have “a variety of potential platforms, from writing books to hitting the public speaking circuit to working directly with the Republican Party to get candidates elected” from which to pursue her goals. And in the process, “the ability to make a lot of money — far more than the $125,000 or so a year she has earned as governor.”
Remember, the great American experiment isn’t capitalism, it’s democracy. The Founding Fathers tried to set up a system that could not be subverted, that had enough checks and balances to prevent anyone from tearing it down but not so many that it would be paralyzed. That system should not be dependent on one party or another being in control. If in the course of the regular, and even irregular, workings of that system the country is destroyed, then that is the result of the experiment. Given the resiliency the experiment has shown in the past (e.g. the Era of Good Feelings, the Civil War, the New Deal, the Reagan Revolution and the Bush years, etc.) I find it highly unlikely that it will ultimately be judged a failure.
I wouldn’t.
At first, I thought that that was a very strong indication that she had essentially been delivered a Sanford-style ultimatum (presumably regarding ethics violations, not Argentine mistresses), but then I remembered that a) this is Palin we’re talking about, and b) all of the attacks on Obama for using a teleprompter meant that she couldn’t use one either.
I know Mark swore when he heard about that Palin was quitting. Now he can swear again as GOP movers and shaker question “Caribou Barbie’s” political future.
“When you’re a sitting governor, you have the tactical advantage if you’re thinking about running for president of turning down a lot of things with an excuse that people will accept. ‘I’ve got a job to do as governor.’ She’s now removed that. Now the expectations are going to be she’s going to be fully available, she’s going to be able to come to the lower 48, and she’s going to be able to do whatever people ask her to do. And that’s going to be a problem. It raises the expectations. It’s also unclear what her strategy is. Again, she said she wanted to lead effective change outside of government. Well, now people will be saying what is it you mean by that and how are you demonstrating effective leadership for change around America? I’m like Governor [Mike] Huckabee. I’m a fan of Sarah Palin’s, but the effective strategies in politics are ones that are so clear and obvious that people can grasp it.”–Karl Rove
palin cant garner the support of moderates, indies, & centrists one must have to be electable at the national level.
plus she has probably alienated some of her supporters as well.
therefore I conclude she’s going into business of some sort.
Based on Gov. Palin’s FaceBook and Twitter posts, it appears that she’s considering suing bloggers and other media organizations discussing possible ethical conflicts as the cause of her departure.
This will be difficult as Palin is a public figure.
Mark, I am often chided for my reticence.
i will try to be more forthcoming.
Cluster, I too like Pawlenty but the fact is, in person he lacks the charisma it takes to get very far on the national stage. He may develop some maturity in his presentation—I hope so because he is a good man with good ideas, but the election process in this country is too dependent on flash and superficial charm to have much room for a simple, solid, honest man without much sparkle.
Keep your eye on Ryan, though. He is a natural leader, from what I hear of his career in the House, and he is dynamic and bright. The problem is, he is just in the House, and I am disillusioned with presidents with no executive experience.
I am intrigued by the new meme of “quitter” coming from the gutless Left—Ranty Rhodes and Ed Schultz must be using it a lot, because it is suddenly surfacing here. such silly silly people………..
Just look at the quality of the critiques of Palin, such as the resident gyno-phobic, etc., who has to call her “Caribou Barbie?. I’ll bet he and his ‘partner’ get quite a titter every time they squeak that little sexist slur. Tee hee, boys. Note the pattern—no substance, just spite and bile. Orrin, that political genius, claims Palin “…cant garner the support of moderates, indies, & centrists one must have to be electable at the national level.” Based on, I guess, the amazing response of moderates, independents and centrists when she was announced as McCain’s running mate. She is a real person, not a career politician, and as such has more appeal in those three areas—if they really are three discrete areas—than any career politician I can think of. Those are the very people who do not follow politics as such but make up their minds based on the person, and she wowed them.
But not content to spout some silly wishful thinking, he goes on to speculate: “….plus she has probably alienated some of her supporters as well.” Probably, huh? Maybe. Could be.
But Wishful Thinking is the backbone of the Liberal Movement. An example: Calling Michelle Obama both ‘graceful’ and ‘beautiful’. Cone ON. She can be somewhat attractive, but graceful? Not hardly.
wdc seems typically ignorant of the reality of government in his ridiculous claim that being the executive officer of a state is not as demanding as being one of dozens of state legislators, just based on relative population.
Well, Sarah Palin beat a strong incumbent with no powerful backers, no big political machine, no huge war chest, and nothing but her obvious talent to recommend her. Barack Obama lost the first legitimate election he was in, after which wealthy and powerful backers bankrolled a scheme by which all of his opponents were removed from the ballot—he ran unopposed.
Sarah Palin was the only executive officer of Alaska—she was out front, with all the responsibility on her shoulders. She had to work with the myriad issues facing a state so huge, so remote, so challenged by harsh climate, and so crucial to the energy supply of the Lower 48. She proved herself to be a tough negotiator, claiming large fees for the use of the public lands to be returned to those who leased those lands—-the citizens of Alaska.
Barack Obama was the darling of the Chicago political machine, who upset many hard-working legislators when his godfathers would approach them to inform them that Barry’s name would be going on the bills they had worked so hard on—he needed the credit. Barack dodged responsibility by voting “Present” on hundreds of roll call votes, not being willing to be committed to any vote that might come back to bite him in the butt at a later date. (With the exception of his ardent support for the “right” of a hospital to abandon post-birth, breathing, viable babies to die alone in dirty linen rooms, just because the gestator of the baby had decided she preferred it to be dead even after it was born alive. He did stand up for this practice.)
Only an absolute hard-core fact-dodging Liberal could possibly try to make Palin’s experience less significant than Barry’s. And as for his 143 days as a US Senator, well, HE didn’t have the integrity to quit the job HE was elected to do, before sloping off after another one. He just played both hands, keeping himself a hole card in case he lost again. He took the election, he took the job, he took the prestige, he played upon the role of a US Senator to bolster his very slim resume, and he started to campaign for the presidency as soon as he was seated.So much for doing the job you were entrusted with by the voters.
So did Hillary.