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1. Lorica says:

   July 27, 2009 at 9:46 am

   My Mom told me she got a call on Saturday from the Republican Party asking for money. She told them that she is only giving money to candidates individually, and that the only candidate she is willing to give money to is Sarah Palin, and then proceeded to tell the Reps to take her off their call list.

   As far as Sarah goes, I figure she didn’t have much of a choice in this matter. In order to run for 2012 she had to resign as she would be spending way to much time down here in the lower 48, to actually give the people of Alaska a Govenor they deserve. People can call her a quitter all they want, but she has accomplished more in her term than most Govs. ever do. – Lorica
2. fred says:

   July 27, 2009 at 10:03 am

   the truth of the matter is this lady, although cute to look at is not competent to be VP, let alone Pres.
3. Anthony (Los Angeles) says:

   July 27, 2009 at 10:25 am

   …it wouldn’t make sense for her to drop out of the Governor’s seat now as she wouldn’t have a full term under her belt to claim if she did run against our celebrity President.

   I used to think that, but now I wonder. By electing Obama and seriously considering Hillary, large segments of the population have said that time served in office means little to them, if they like the person who’s running. I haven’t seen any evidence that this resignation has hurt her with the so-called base, and surveys have show she remains very popular with even moderate and liberal Republicans. And, contrary to Obama when he ran from the Senate, she does have a solid, successful record in her 2.5 years as Alaska’s governor. After four years in the White House, I’m not so sure The One will want people talking about his “experience.”

   Consider, too, that Sarah Palin is, in part, a populist reformer. As the recent cover article on her in the Weekly Standard pointed out, she’s made her successful moves up the political ladder when there’s been a disconnect between a fed-up electorate and the political class. I think we’re seeing one of those moments now nationally and, if it lasts past 2010, she may once again take that opening.

   And, barring the unforeseen, I plan to vote for her.
4. Severian says:

   July 27, 2009 at 11:01 am

   I wouldn’t bet that further political office is what she’s interested in. I believe she realizes that, even if she was elected President, the same liberal morons who hamstrung her governorship would go really open loop and make what the liberals and Democrats in Congress and such did to Bush look like a walk in the park. They and the press would make it impossible to get anything done, all her time would be spent in useless activities trying to answer idiotic critics, and the leaks would be legendary. You think the NYT leaked during Bush’s years…

   I believe she realized that she has more power as a populist rallying point, whipping up people to get involved and fight against big government and liberal policies. And to help support politicians that meet the standard of reformers and true conservative, small government principles. I think she can do a lot more to change the political slant of this country in this way as opposed to the limited effect you can have as an elected official. She has realized where the real power lies to change things. Plus she can make a ton of money as opposed to going broke fighting bogus corruption complaints, which is a definite plus at least in my mind.
5. Ima Freeman says:

   July 27, 2009 at 11:06 am

   Is it possible that Mrs. Palin has told all of us the plain simple truth and that there isn’t anything more to her resignation than that which she has already explained? Perhaps she is a real “statesperson”, wife, mother, and patriot concerned about her state, her family, and our nation and because of her character chose a course of action that best benefited all the things she loved.
6. Lorica says:

   July 27, 2009 at 12:08 pm

   the truth of the matter is this lady, although cute to look at is not competent to be VP, let alone Pres.

   Nice list to go along with that zinger there Fred. How is she “not competent”?? You mean beating off 20 bogus charges of ethics violations?? You mean the new deal with the oil companies, that helped Alaskans?? The same deal that Arnold is eyeing in California. You mean that sort of incompetance??? Or perhaps the international deal to get a new LPG pipeline to provide cheaper propane for the lower 48 to the benefit of Canada and Alaska?? YOu mean that isn’t competent either?? You mean flushing out of the Rep party the thevies and liars in Alaska?? Nope, “not competent”, not at all. Idiot!!

   Sarah Palin is leagues above and beyond most VPs, and certainly our present VP. In my opinion she is considerably more accomplished than the person presently sitting in the office of the President. So keep espousing your stupidity, it just makes us laugh over here where the adults don’t get all their news from the state run media. – Lorica
7. Brontefan says:

   July 27, 2009 at 1:50 pm

   the truth of the matter is this lady, although cute to look at is not competent to be VP, let alone Pres.

   Right. . . and you have bought into the mainstream media hype and edited interviews designed to make her appear less than she truly is! Get a copy of the documentary Media Malpractice and take a look at all the horrific distortions and out right lies that were perpetuated during the presidential campagin.
   I don’t know what she is planning but I know she is not incompetent. The incompetent ones are already elected and running our country. A lawyer, and community organizer [rebel rouser] stood up in front of the nation and admitted he knew none of the facts, but still announced that the Cambridge police department “acted stupidly.” Then, he mis caibrated his words? He is the champion of rhetoric and sold the American public on “change we can believe in” which we now know is a euphemism for Marxism at its finest!
   Is there anyone in politics more incompetent than Joe Biden? And how about Hillary’s campaign to de-nuke North Korea? Considering her huband, incompetent ex-President Carter & Madeline Halfbright were responsible for giving nuclear power to North Korea in the first place—I find it rather interesting that she wants to make things right.
8. Carlos says:

   July 27, 2009 at 3:10 pm

   Lorica, I used to have an idiot mongrel brighter than our present VP, ’specially since the mutt didn’t leave a well-worn path down his throat daily.

   As far as Palin goes, I would vote for her in a heartbeat, but I suspect she knows if she won her admin would be more hamstrung than GW’s was by the MSM, leaks, etc. With that in mind I suspect she’ll be stumping for conservative candidates in 2010, seeing which one is most likely to fall within her personal social, economic and political philosophies, and throw her weight and service behind that candidate.

   In other words, she is transforming into one of the power brokers. The difference with her, though, is she defines her power base as her beliefs, not convenience and what’s best for her customers (unless you define her “customers” as the citizens of our country).
9. Great White Rat says:

   July 27, 2009 at 9:48 pm

   I suspect fred’s a hit-and-run troll, but in the unlikely event he did mean to make a serious comment, I’d ask him: why do you say that? Give me a reason.

   I think she’s definitely qualified by virtue of actual accomplishments. For example: cutting millions of waste from the state budget, redirected Bridge-to-Nowhere money to places where it was actually needed, rooted out corruption in her own party, and succeeded in bringing the pipeline project that had been stalled for decades to fruition.

   Now fred may prefer different accomplishments, such as setting records for voting “present” in one session, but most of us prefer real action to hype.

   On another topic, I’m going to agree with ST and differ with Anthony on Palin’s immediate political future. The resignation will be very hard to overcome. Every opponent will have ads suggesting darkly that if you elect Sarah, there’s a good chance she will bail out on you. The true reason and circumstances will be immaterial. Now in a small state like Alaska far from the national media eye, she could overcome this by going directly to the voters and explaining everything clearly. That could have worked 3 or 4 years ago, before she emerged as a national figure. No more. ST’s right that resigning has probably killed her chances to run in 2012, and maybe beyond that.

   I actually hope I’m wrong, and she does go for the White House. Like Carlos and Anthony, I’d vote for her in a heartbeat, but beyond that, she’s the first candidate since Reagan who I’d saddle up and volunteer time as well as money for.

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