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| Palin's Reasons for Stepping Down |
| 2009-07-05 |
| Political operatives descended on Alaska last August, digging for dirt. The ethics law I championed became their weapon of choice. Over the past nine months I've been accused of all sorts of frivolous ethics violations - such as holding a fish in a photograph, wearing a jacket with a logo on it, and answering reporters' questions. Every one - all 15 of the ethics complaints have been dismissed. We've won! But it hasn't been cheap - the State has wasted THOUSANDS of hours of YOUR time and shelled out some two million of YOUR dollars to respond to "opposition research" - that's money NOT going to fund teachers or troopers - or safer roads. And this political absurdity, the "politics of personal destruction" ... Todd and I are looking at more than half a million dollars in legal bills in order to set the record straight. And what about the people who offer up these silly accusations? It doesn't cost them a dime so they're not going to stop draining public resources - spending other peoples' money in their game. It's pretty insane - my staff and I spend most of our day dealing with THIS instead of progressing our state now. I know I promised no more "politics as usual," but THIS isn't what anyone had in mind for ALASKA. If I have learned one thing: LIFE is about choices! And one chooses how to react to circumstances. You can choose to engage in things that tear down, or build up. I choose to work very hard on a path for fruitfulness and productivity. I choose NOT to tear down and waste precious time; but to build UP this state and our country, and her industrious, generous, patriotic, free people! Life is too short to compromise time and resources... it may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down, plod along, and appease those who demand: "Sit down and shut up", but that's the worthless, easy path; that's a quitter's way out. And a problem in our country today is apathy. It would be apathetic to just hunker down and "go with the flow". Nah, only dead fish "go with the flow". No. Productive, fulfilled people determine where to put their efforts, choosing to wisely utilize precious time... to BUILD UP. And there is such a need to BUILD up and FIGHT for our state and our country. I choose to FIGHT for it! And I'll work hard for others who still believe in free enterprise and smaller government; strong national security for our country and support for our troops; energy independence; and for those who will protect freedom and equality and LIFE... I'll work for and campaign for those PROUD to be American, and those who are INSPIRED by our ideals and won't deride them. ... We need those who will respect our Constitution where government's supposed to serve from the BOTTOM UP, not move toward this TOP DOWN big government take-over... but rather, will be protectors of individual rights - who also have enough common sense to acknowledge when conditions have drastically changed and are willing to call an audible and pass the ball when it's time so the team can win! And that is what I'm doing! ... In the words of General MacArthur said, "We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction." I think she's correct about doing the best thing for Alaska. For all you disappointed fans, hang in there...let's see what she does next. Hope y'all go to the link and read it all. |
| Posted by:KBK |
| #15 Once she is clear of the restrictions of being an elected offical, she will have room to throw (legal) elbows. Liek defamation against the peopel flinging lies against here without consequences at the moment. More importantly, she will be able to speak freely without another expensive bogus e4thics charge being filed every time to goes to a political speech or private fundraiser. Third, this gives her time to go bitch-slapping the "GOP Elite" by pulling in grass roots conservatives and taking over parts of the party to force "TEA Party" type candidates past the Country Club blue-blood old-boy's "Its My Turn" bunch that are ruining the GOP now. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-07-05 23:35 |
| #14 Hmm... She has a book coming out soon doesn't she? You have to wonder if the contents of the book might be part of the reason - and what kind of things are in it. Tell all? About the campain and the idiots (such as Steve Schmidt) who ran it? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-07-05 20:20 |
| #13 Done! First political donation I've made in a while. Felt good. |
| Posted by: Gabby 2009-07-05 19:20 |
| #12 Just made another donation to SarahPAC ... you should too. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-07-05 18:51 |
| #11 skinned Criminy. |
| Posted by: Gabby 2009-07-05 18:36 |
| #10 Thin-slinned? She's shown toughness beyond the call of duty. They continuously attacked her children. There is no excuse for that...ever. I am in awe of her patience and strength dealing with those brave souls like Leadvermin and virtually all of the liberal (and even some of the conservative) chattering class. My reactions to such attacks would not be so restrained. Whatever she decides -- retirement or an NHL-quality political deke -- I'll back her up. Like W, she may not be perfect, but she's the real deal. |
| Posted by: Gabby 2009-07-05 18:34 |
| #9 I like her and support her and note that the years available to her offer many opportunities to build a base and enhance her standing with trips, foreign and domestic, briefings and education. She should also work to overhaul the current incompetence at the RNC, starting with a purge of McCain advisors, staffers with backstabbing tendencies. We don't need or want those self-interested traitors in our midst. Blackball Steve Schmidt, if for nothing else than complete incompetence. Burn his career and income stream to the ground |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-07-05 17:12 |
| #8 Sorry. She's done. She is nice, and pretty, and has an attractive momma-bear attitude. I'm all about that. I think she's much more qualified to be vice-president that our current one. That speech she gave yesterday was full of shiat excuses. She's also seems to be thin-skinned, and doesn't know how to manage/put together a staff, in the campaign or in the months after. I mean, her biggest political news before Letterman was her staff couldn't book her at Republican fundraisers properly. Personally, I'm looking for a little more in my presidential nominees. |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2009-07-05 17:06 |
| #7 I'M A RUNNER: SARAH PALIN |
| Posted by: tipper 2009-07-05 16:18 |
| #6 First thing she should do is shame the McCain staffers who are leaking everything to make her look bad. I've never seen such blue-on-blue backstabbing in decades of political watching. Its pathetic and those guys should never work again. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2009-07-05 15:33 |
| #5 I have yet to hear a national program from Palin. Maybe she is thinking: "It would be so cool to be President." |
| Posted by: Thrineque Lumplump8647 2009-07-05 15:17 |
| #4 As has been pointed out in other places, O.P. Smith, not MacArthur, said that. I still hope for good things for and from Sarah. |
| Posted by: JDB 2009-07-05 14:44 |
| #3 As governor, she can't be seen as attacking the media. As a private individual, the laws of libel and slander are more easily pursued. I hope she sues the socks of a lot of people, including Schmidt, that insane "campaign worker" for John McCain. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-07-05 14:39 |
| #2 It sounds very Randian to me. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-07-05 10:33 |
| #1 I like to think of her more as a Patton than a MacArthur. Whatever, I will be surprised and saddened if she folds. I suspect that she is going on the attack, but from another front, one that she can't do as governor. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-07-05 10:28 |