Comments on: Did Sarah Quit to Spend More Time Hunting Bears, or Donkeys?

By: milemarker2020

milemarker2020 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:38:39 +0000

Its amazing that the regular folks get this and the punditry like Ed Morrissey and other RHINOs can’t seem to see what’s going on. Well they’ll see in the next coming years what a force this woman is and her connection to the people. To anyone who thought Bush’s 2004 support was strong, if Palin emerges as the nominee in 2012, she will be unstoppable.

By: acat

acat — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:05:57 +0000

It all depends on what she does next. Period.

She could move to Illinois and run for Senator. It’s a longshot, Illinois doesn’t have New York’s tradition of carpetbaggers, but .. it could happen, and both Durbin and Burris are vulnerable to a fiscally conservative, pro-family, pro-education platform….

If she wants to stay in politics, this makes sense – take a year to build alliances speaking at fundraisers for like-minded folks and, without a “day job” to slow her down.

Sarah is relatively young, and clearly can think long-term… so there’s no reason to assume she’s going to go straight for the “top job”.. rather, by building a coalition in the house and senate she aligns herself for a cabinet post or maybe a veep pick in 2012, with succession in 2016 or beyond.

Alternately, maybe she’s just sick of it.

Mew

By: Kissmygrits

Kissmygrits — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:43:41 +0000

Donkeys definitely, bears are protected. She could throw in a few rinos while she’s at it.

By: ericdijon

ericdijon — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:20:06 +0000

DNC Spokesman Brad Woodhouse:

“…and oil revenues are down.”

Ahem, er, WHAT?

By: shmendrick

shmendrick — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:53:23 +0000

Exactly. So now she gets to spend more time with the family, work on her book and not have to deal with the conflict between responsibility to her job as gov and fending off lunatic attacks. Plus she’s free to raise money for the people and causes she likes, collect iou’s and speak her mind on national issues. This is not a retreat, she’s just, to put it in Sarahspeak, “advancing in a different direction”. “Shrewd move”, to quote Bill Kristol.

By: Enoxo

Enoxo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:21:30 +0000

The problem is she couldn’t travel to the lower-48 without the opposition research liberals in Alaska filing an ethical complaint against her.

Three new ethical complaints were filed recently because she dared to leave Alaska for a conference or a meeting.

That was their entire ploy–to keep Gov. Palin pinned down in Alaska, unable to breathe or move without having to defend against an ethical complaint.

Enough was enough.