Ace’s “special comment” on Palinistas
posted at 8:42 am on July 6, 2009 by Karl
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Edited only slightly, so there will be some profanity:
It’s this insane idea that if you want something to happen, you will also of course agree that it will happen, and if you don’t agree it will happen, obviously you don’t want it to happen.
In other words, if you’re cheering for one side, you must of course believe that side will win, and if you suggest our side won’t win, well, gee, you must be cheering against us.
It’s insane. I wanted the Giants to win against the Eagles in the playoffs, but I predicted they’d lose, because the Eagles had their number and they were coming apart at the seams. They did lose, for the reasons I guessed (I think). That did not mean I wasn’t “on their side,” I’ve been on the Giants’ side all my life.
But there is a mentality in the nutroots that if you dare to post a poll showing Republicans down and say “we’re in trouble, we need a game-changer,” well, that means you’re secretly rooting against our side.
And if you say that Fred Thompson isn’t catching on as hoped, well, you hate Fred Thomson.
And if you do not believe that Sarah Palin has some double-secret probation plan for the presidency, you must hate her too, and you’re rooting against her, and cheering for the other side.
This is fucking insane and it must stop. I will not be bullied by this ludicrous magical thinking brigade who insists that only Nice and Positive Words must be uttered or else one is contributing one’s Evil Energy to the Wrong Side.
It’s insane.
I disagree with you. I have tried to do so pleasantly but I am tired of the imputation of bad motive simply because I am more realistic and less prone to flights of hopeful fancy than you.
If you think I’m wrong, say so. I do not mind being called wrong. I do, however, greatly mind being called a traitor, of harboring a secret agenda I hide from you in order to advance the MSM’s interests, etc., and all the rest of this insane bullshit.
Someone can be wrong honestly, without the need of claiming he’s wrong dishonestly, wrong because he’s actively intending to subvert the cause (so he can of course get invited to these famous DC dinner parties, etc.)
Stop jumping to claim some one is not just wrong but actively malicious.
It’s insane. It’s fruit fucking loops. and it’s tiresome.
And I do think I am taking off the week. You guys only seem to want to talk about Sarah Palin and furthermore you only want to hear the same thing — she’s running, this is a great move, she’s now perfectly poised for the race, etc.
It’s nonsense. And I hardly need to blog about it, because you all seem to know the words to the song. So you don’t need me as part of the chorus. You can sing the same words well enough without me.
I am really tired of this relentless nonsense and occasional nastiness whenever someone is believed to have departed from the conservativey correct line.
To anticipate some of the responses that comments like this have already generated, for the purpose of this discussion, I really do not care what Ace wrote about Palin’s resignation, any more than I care about what Ed Morrissey wrote about it, any more than I care about the advice Jonah Goldberg was offering Palin before her announcement. I can disagree with any part or all of their opinions without irrationally jumping to the conclusion that they hate Palin, or have thrown in their lot with David Frum and Colin Powell.
Indeed, I can point out what I think are some of the flaws in Goldberg’s piece. He overstates how much Palin has been out of Alaska since the election, while understating the degree to which her profile these days has been dictated by David Letterman, Vanity Fair’s Todd Purdum, and disgruntled McCain campaign officials dragging her (and her daughters) into the spotlight. But consider some of the over-the-top reactions against Goldberg’s writing and person when the piece was linked here at HotAir (Obviously, not all of the critical comments were over-the-top, but if you read them all, you’ll find a fair number of them). To grasp how off-kilter some of the vitriol was, consider that Goldberg argued that Palin can match Romney’s ability to talk policy if she wants to, but Romney will never have Palin’s charisma. How that qualifies as heresy eludes me. The notion that Goldberg is somehow “blowing up the conservative movement” by stating his opinion also seems to impute to him influence far beyond that which he actually has (and I would say the same of Charles Krauthammer, let alone a handful of conservative bloggers).
As for her resignation, my analysis would be closer to that of Mark Halperin than Ace or Ed. But I can disagree with them on Palin’s future prospects while utterly agreeing with Ace’s comment about Palin’s most rabid supporters, who are probably doing her no favors. I suspect that some of the reasons the Left has a special loathing for Palin are the same reasons why some on the Right seem to have an absolutely blind love for her. Should she decide to run for president, the Left will likely enjoy the prospect of using her most devoted followers to highlight her most polarizing qualities.
Granted, the knee-jerk defense of Palin is also a product of the sheer volume and bile of the attacks on her from the Left. But the unfair attacks of the Left will not go away, so long as Palin remains in politics. Nor do those unfair attacks justify unfair attacks by Palin supporters against others on the Right who have supported Palin, or simply called the balls and strikes as they saw them. It is possible to be mistaken without being evil.
Finally, consider this from R. A. Mansour’s profile at Conservatives4Palin:
Make no mistake, the beating she took during the campaign was wounding. She’s not as confident as she once was. You can see it in the difference between her pre-campaign interviews and her post-campaign interviews. There’s a stuttering nervousness about her now. She’s trying to get back on her game.
That could be read more than one way. Presuming that Mansour did not intend to paint Palin as someone who can be beaten down by the likes of Katie Couric and Charlie Gibson, it suggests that Palin recognizes that she needs to raise her game to meet The Narrative likely to be built against her — should she seek a national leadership position. If so, Sarah Palin and Jonah Goldberg really are not all that far apart.
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Yawn. You people are worse than the MSM with Jacko. Give it a rest.
TheBigOldDog on July 6, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Exactly, Dog. Who cares why she resigned? I’m sure she has her reasons, and they’re none of my business at this point, and until they do become my business, I’m officially putting the whole Palin thing on “ignore”.
uncivilized on July 6, 2009 at 8:59 AM
OhOh… I sense an epic thread in the making…
Sinner on July 6, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Karl: You’re an ahole. You’re dumb as a rock and a little sycophant. Wipe that sh*t off your nose. Your writing sucks. However, your grammar usage is above average.
Obviously, hyperbole to make a point. It mimics what you Palin defender haters consider constructive criticism. You slag on her nonstop and then throw in a pat on the head and pretend it is constructive criticism. You then get your panties in a twist when you are challenged on it. Get over it.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Palin fatigue has set in with me too, but I like Karl’s wind down of the weekend’s boil-over. Always thorough and well-grounded, I think Karl’s analysis of this subject is among the best and most perceptive.
SarahW on July 6, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Happy thing for Blake to come along and make your points for you.
SarahW on July 6, 2009 at 9:06 AM
It’s getting to the point where HA and others are risking a massive backlash. It doesn’t take much to become a viable competitor these days. The barriers to entry are very low.
It takes a while to develop a good reputation and minutes to destroy it. You reap what you sow.
TheBigOldDog on July 6, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Ya, it’s not like Karl’s trying to rub anybody’s nose in dog sh!t or anything…
TheBigOldDog on July 6, 2009 at 9:10 AM
He has nude photos of you, doesn’t he?
It doesn’t accurately reflect what happened. Cherry picking some quotes and cleaning them up does not accurately reflect the vitriol from the Palin supporter haters.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Happy thing you came and made my points against you.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:12 AM
came = came along
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Karl:
A lot of folks engaging in “magical thinking” here. If she’s ever elected President, it will be because her accomplishments after resigning overcome the stigma of resigning.
For the record – I think she’s capable of doing it, if that’s what she wants to do. If she doesn’t – if all the crap she’s gone through since McCain tapped her has convinced her to get out of politics – I understand that, too.
BD57 on July 6, 2009 at 9:19 AM
I don’t understand why the dog what is big and old is so upset.
This really is 99% of the whole dealio I think.
Sarah Palin could really do with a bit more of a tangible issue or platform so her supporters could be seen to be gravitating to something a bit more substantial than her kaleidoscopic victimhood.
happyfeet on July 6, 2009 at 9:19 AM
No one has demonstrated “magical thinking” here.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:25 AM
“Palin supporter haters” is a new construct for me. Blake is very high-concept. I need more coffee.
happyfeet on July 6, 2009 at 9:26 AM
Call me crazy but I really dislike people who are supposed to be on the same side as me throwing grenades in the tent killing the Officers. After a while they all just start looking like the enemy. But hey, that’s just me. I say that as a person who does not support her candidacy but despise what was done to her by Left and Right.
TheBigOldDog on July 6, 2009 at 9:26 AM
If I called you what you really are, you would start crying.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Why’s the rain falling on my back yellow?
andycanuck on July 6, 2009 at 9:33 AM
AllahPundit for some reason is choosing to address my comments on Twitter rather than here where they belong. A practice I find despicable but haven’t been able to convince him of. If you want his take on my comments here go to his Twitter account.
TheBigOldDog on July 6, 2009 at 9:33 AM
That’s my point, Mr. Dog… I think we’re a lot on the same page… the Sarah Palin phenomenon, 2009, is conspicuously centered on an impulse to “despise what was done to her” I think.
Rallying to Sarah Palin just for cause she was treated really really genuinely unAmericanly by Barack Obama’s dirty socialist media and his punk-ass Alinsky acolytes in Alaska is all well and good but conflating it with her ability to lead our once great little country out of the sinkhole of Barack Obama’s disastrous dirty socialist orgy of debt and hate is not very helpful I don’t think.
happyfeet on July 6, 2009 at 9:35 AM
If you think about human nature a little it’s not at all surprising.
TheBigOldDog on July 6, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Hey Allahpundit! No one’s threatening you to be a 100% pro-Palin. What they are saying, and have told you repeatedly, that they are sick of the negativity and condescension. Also, people come here to interact with fellow commenters, not necessarily the blog writers. I know that’s hard to believe but it’s true. Suck it up!
My Lord! You’re supposed to be on vacation and you are sitting on the sidelines taking sniping. That’s not healthy.
p.s.: Are you really going to ban people for using the phrase Vichy Republican? How about all the slurs you and yours use against us?
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:42 AM
sidelines
takingBlake on July 6, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Not sure why it’s “despicable” given that (a) I’m on vacation and (b) my Twitter feed can be read by anyone. But that’s you all over, BOD: On the one hand, threatening some massive “backlash” as though the commenters on this site represent the readership at large, and on the other calling me a coward because I choose to address you on Twitter instead of in the comments here, as though I’m hiding something. Let me make this painfully clear to you and anyone else who’s trembling with rage at Ed’s and Karl’s suggestion that maybe resigning mid-term wasn’t the masterstroke of a Machiavellian political genius. Since, as you say, the barriers to entry are so low, feel free to go start your own site. If it’s simply beyond the pale for me and Ed to defend Palin relentlessly against smears of the Letterman sort and then turn around and say quitting as governor wasn’t too shrewd — and note, I don’t even think it’s destroyed her chances at the presidency — then you should probably be sticking with sites like Conservatives 4 Palin where nary an ill word shall be spoken, no matter what Palin does.
Should you choose to say, then I thank you and everyone else as always for the page views that pay my salary. Your call.
Allahpundit on July 6, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Yep, epic thread fo-sho
Sinner on July 6, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Isn’t there something called twipic? Post a photo of them and we’ll take a vote.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:45 AM
AP, enjoy your staycation… stop bothering with this and get rested and ready for more awesomeness…
Yes, I’m a total fanboi
Sinner on July 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Which slurs have I used against you, Blake? And how exactly am I being condescending? My point about hardcore Palin devotees is that they brook no criticism of her. Give me an example where I’m wrong, where consensus among Palin fans was, “Yeah, she didn’t too well there.”
Allahpundit on July 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM
All right, am resuming my vacation. Ed and Karl (and Ace) can take it from here. Flame on.
Allahpundit on July 6, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Holy sh!t, look what being called out will do for a guy! He actually shows up and confronts people head-on! Bravo!
TheBigOldDog on July 6, 2009 at 9:48 AM
How about CRAZY! It’s crazy to be doing this on vacation.
They obviously have a pov, however, the are fairer. It’s like pulling teeth to get anyone on HA to post any positive news on Palin. When something negative happens, C4P have to post it and then try to respond to it. With you — it’s almost all negative and slurs and rumors about Palin. And don’t give this crap about the few times you posted something positive. It is generally late and you still try to give it a negative or half a$$ spin. You think we are all fools and can’t see through that b.s.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Hey, how come Palin isn’t supposed to complain about her unfair criticism but that’s all these bloggers do?
You know who the happiest man is right now? Glenn Reynolds.
jacrews on July 6, 2009 at 9:51 AM
they are fairer
C4P has to
don’t give us this crap
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Nice read, Karl.
Love Palin, don’t like that she resigned, but I will wait and see what is going to happen.
deidre on July 6, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Man there are getting to be a lot of freaks in Hot Air comments. Being true a conservative means not constantly freaking out over everything. Only useless liberals are supposed to have enough time for that.
frankj on July 6, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Which slurs have I used against you, Blake? And how exactly am I being condescending? My point about hardcore Palin devotees is that they brook no criticism of her. Give me an example where I’m wrong, where consensus among Palin fans was, “Yeah, she didn’t too well there.”
Allahpundit on July 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM
I have posted repeatedly the slurs and condescension you have expressed toward people here. You don’t like her. We get it. A lot of people do like her and do not respect your opinions for good reasons. You’re passive aggressive and want to throw gasoline on the fire and then whine when you get burned. Go find your own examples. What’s it suppose to prove? That people do not share the same opinion as you? Get over youself! And stop acting like a victim.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Blake and BOD,
I don’t comment very often but I do read this site and Ace’s daily, and yes I read every article… Do you really miss all of the posts that Ace and AP and Ed have written supporting Palin? And the real question is, are you going to respond to Ace’s points posted above, which is the crux of the matter and which I can’t say better myself?
Who in their right mind, upon hearing the Palin announcement said to themselves, “Wow, what a great time to make this move. This will propel her to the Presidency for sure.” Regardless of the vague reasons used to support it, it just plain looks bad. And yes, I have been a very vocal supporter of Palin and want to see her succeed.
OK_Nate on July 6, 2009 at 10:02 AM
This post has been promoted to HotAir.com.
Comments have been closed on this post but the discussion continues here.
Ed Morrissey on July 6, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Frankj, you are an a-hole. I made a mistake defending you the other day. I have since read a number of your twitter messages and posts on other sites. You’re a patronizing condescending backbiting little butt wipe. And if that is your idea of being a true conservative, then I’m definitely not one.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Yes, only your hatred can strike me down. Join the left-side; you can feel its draw!
frankj on July 6, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Blake, you make me feel like I’m reading the DKos.
OK_Nate on July 6, 2009 at 10:11 AM
I’ve been running around looking for the thread because Ed moved it.
No, frankie, your own hatred and condescension to others will strike you down. Why would I join the left? They’re your side, not mine.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Remember that great post by Doctor Zero that got read in its entirety by Mark Levin on air and HA repeatedly plugged? Why wasn’t that promoted? Nope. It has to be this dishonest post.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 10:24 AM
What specifically is your problem with this post? What part do you disagree with? I’m just curious as Ace’s comments seemed rather reasonable to me. Much more so than previous arguments in this vein that he’s made. (Like his “cultist” comments during the whole “Rush wants Obama to fail” thing. (Or was that Allah?))
Personally Ace and Allah both get on my nerves sometimes but that hardly means they’re anti-Palin.
Kronos on July 6, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Hey guys, CHILL! This isn’t Family Fued and I hope it doesn’t turn into it. Diversity of opinion is ok, good even. That’s how we can learn from each other. Free speach is good, remember?
I believe a lot of this rancor is a direct result of the left’s use of paid trolls. Paid to undermine, mislead, misdirect, and cause dissention in our ranks. But not everyone who disagrees is a troll. We need to be able to express our ideas, good, bad or indifferent, even silly. But let’s be a bit nicer and more civil about it, ok?
Personally I think Palin made an excellent move which is best for BOTH the state of Alaska AND her. And I look forward to see what she’s going to do next. Like it or not she’s become our leader and I for one wish her and her family only the best.
shmendrick on July 6, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Blake, BigDog, etc., all need to take a deep breath. HA is a news/commentary site. C4P is an advocacy site. If you don’t like the more balanced coverage here, then you’re in the wrong place.
I like Palin (click through to my site if you think I’m blowing smoke), but I think her rabid, hear-see-speak-no-evil fans are going to be her biggest problem if she stays in the public arena. It’s easy to laugh at the O’s cultists, but the MSM keeps them swept under the rug. If Palin runs for office again, all her crazy cultists are going to be displayed for the world to see, and it won’t be pretty.
zerosheep on July 6, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Ace’s point is well-taken, but the flip-side of his point is that it’s just as fcking insane to say any defense of Palin against her critics means you are deluded member of some cult of personality, and there is an awful lot of that around here.
Call out Ross Douthat’s reference to her “scandals” in his column this morning by pointing out that said scandals are a bunch of frivolous ethics complaints and the Troopergate issue where she was cleared? You must be part of the cult of personality.
Counter Goldberg’s charge that Sarah’s “whining” about the media by noting that she’s defending her own 14 year old daughter against statutory rape jokes or defending herself against an tsunami of attacks in general? You’re a cultist.
While to be fair there are some over-the-top responses to critiques of Palin (as there are from among the supporters of any politician), there are also many legitimate responses to said criticisms. The guys at C4P have done a great job at responding to criticisms of Palin with factual evidence and solid logic, yet they too get labeled as cultists.
This street runs both ways, and if Ace and others thinking like him want to be intellectually honest about it, they’ll acknowledge what’s on the other side of the coin.
Reminds me of this Churchill quote:
It applies on both sides of this argument.
thirteen28 on July 6, 2009 at 10:45 AM
And yours make me feel like I’m reading the DUmmies.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 10:50 AM
The problem isn’t with those that offer counter-arguments to the criticism that they see. The problem is that too many think it is verboten to even criticize to begin with, however mild and/or constructive the criticism may be. If you don’t fall into the latter camp, then Ace’s (AP’s, Ed’s, Karl’s, etc.) comments are not aimed at you.
zerosheep on July 6, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Some of them on their face are insults yet you find them reasonable. They are all taken out of context to make someone look like an aggrieved party who isn’t. Please don’t ask me to state the obvious again.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 10:56 AM
something has gone awry with the promoting of this post I think Mr. Cap’n Ed
happyfeet on July 6, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Nice spin.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Easy to say. Care to actually make a point and/or explain how what I said was wrong? From what I’ve seen of your comments here, everything that your are saying is kneejerk, emotional responses. I don’t mean that to be insulting, just to point out that you don’t seem to actually process anything that anyone else is saying that you don’t already agree with.
zerosheep on July 6, 2009 at 11:05 AM
You take a deep breath. My breathing is fine. As I already pointed out while C4P is an advocacy site it is fairer than HA and said why. I’m not going to repeat myself.
No, I’m not going to be tricked to going to some crappy blog. As I have said repeatedly, just because someone says something unbiased about Palin once in a while doesn’t mean they are not biased or their thinking sound. And this has a lot more to do than just Palin. People are not going to get in line just because a handful of bloggers tell them to.
And some of you who think that you are political strategist experts [snicker] better start worrying how this is going to reflect on your candidates in the future. Don’t demand the damn 11th Commandment when you have refused to play by it for years or insult people you disagree with.
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Not as easy as your dismissal of what thirteen28 posted.
No, it’s been addressed. You didn’t like the answer but had to post nonsense and pretended you rebutted what he said. You’re comments are kneejerk, emotional, not well thought out, and demonstrate that you do not bother to read or have poor reading comprehension skills. And I don’t say that to insult you, but at your age – somebody need to finally tell you the truth. hth
Blake on July 6, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Still no response from Blake regarding the actual post. And no one is claiming to be an expert, here. To the average person, what she did looks bad. Period. She is now going to have to overcome that perception, along with the negative perception the MSM already created for her to have any chance at an office that you don’t even know if she’s going to be seeking.
IF she does have some grand plan for all of this, it would be nice to know it NOW, so that there could be a legitimate defense made for what she did, instead of all the blind speculation/support. If she had a plan that would make sense of all of this, I would be the first to defend her.
OK_Nate on July 6, 2009 at 11:14 AM
This has all gotten pretty silly. The only people profiting from the infighting here is the “other side”. Do any of you seriously think that any one of you is going to trimuph as the “real” Palin defender, the “real” conservative? We don’t have to be a homogeneous idealogical group. We’re for freedom remember? I liked that quote from Churchill BTW. Pretty much sums it up.
Unless of course HA & co. needed to get us’in all riled up so we could we could generate some heat and lots of comments.
shmendrick on July 6, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Well, I’ll turn this around again – one problem I see is that any counter-argument to criticism is considered to be cultish behavior. Instead of acknowledging the counterarguments, those that make them are immediately branded as cultists for Palin, such that it is verboten to defend her against her critics on the right. This grates me especially when they mindlessly buy into the MSM memes against Palin, and ironically, it only adds fuel to the fire of those that truly are cultish in the first place.
thirteen28 on July 6, 2009 at 11:21 AM
The famous ‘bubblegum-glue’ defense; well played sir, well played.
Reading back, it certainly seems (in my mind at least) that I directly answered thirteen28, and I also fail to see that you have made anything other than a purely emotion-based argument anywhere in this thread.
I don’t ordinarily play with trolls, but sometimes I just can’t help myself. Give me one fact and/or logic based argument for your position beyond “I know you are, but what am I?” Failing that, try to actually read the actual article above.
The poster that suggested you go to DKos wasn’t far off; other than subject matter, you would fit right in there — and, yes, even at DU.
zerosheep on July 6, 2009 at 11:27 AM
That is a very good point, and I would argue against that as vociferously as I am against the ‘cultists’ like Blake here. The problem is responding emotionally rather than actually considering the argument or even whether the criticism is honestly given.
That said, in my opinion, the article addresses those that offer the kneejerk, emotional response rather than those that offer honest argument. That is how I read it anyway.
zerosheep on July 6, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Thanks. It’s nice to get at least one person to acknowledge that there has been bad faith on both sides of the divide.
thirteen28 on July 6, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Do you consider headlining a post “Is Palin’s national political career over?” with a “Yes” and “It’s easily the most bizarre resignation I’ve seen, and just about senseless”, and concluding “It’s a big disappointment, and it’s the end of any hope of Palin getting taken seriously as a politician on the national level in the future” mild and/or constructive criticism?
Just wondering.
I’m much more in the [thirteen28 on July 6, 2009 at 10:45 AM] camp on this and would consider Ed’s post neither constructive nor well considered. It may have borne of the frustration, as a supporter, with Palin but it comes off and derogatory, and considering the efforts Ed makes in most of his posts to add a sense of detachment and balance in even posts wherein none is due, I found it odd he’d offered none but downside.
In fact, I found myself thinking that Patterico’s admonition on the benefits of being careful in how/what you say, during the Rush “I hope he fails.” imbroglio applicable here.
Dusty on July 6, 2009 at 1:13 PM
I am completely baffled by all of the vitriol on both sides of this. I’m even more baffled by those that think Palin’s statement regarding her decision is completely incoherent. Maybe my not being involved in politics, nor a regular commenter, nor a blogger, somehow insulates me from the complexities of thinking required to completely miss her intent. She clearly stated why she decided to hand over governorship. She wants to no longer burden Alaska with the expense that her attackers bring to the state. Whether she is doing this for her own political benefit remains to be seen. She has not announced any intention to pursue presidency. Speculation on that intent is certainly warranted, and discussion of how this decision will impact that potential pursuit is also clearly warranted. Personally, I don’t know if or when she’ll run. I’m not certain if I want her to. But I understand her current decision. I think it was the right one for her, her family, and the state of Alaska.
I will say also that I, in my inability to understand why people are so clueless about her reasons, think that Ace, Ed, and Allah, from what I read, are in a sense wrong. However, I find it inexcusable to paint any of them as traitors, or any other such nonsense, just because in their convoluted way of thinking, this doesn’t make sense, or that they think this isn’t a shrewd decision for her in light of a possible run for the presidency. The fact that I don’t think the future possibility of her running for president played a significant role in this decision, means that for me, most bloggers seem to be missing the point. Most of the discussion is over a topic that if she considered it, it was likely a little ways down the priority list.
The whole thing is of minimal importance anyway. Real change to the governance and direction of this country isn’t likely to come from the top down. In my opinion, our only hope is for the states to assert their sovereignty over the federal government. Until that point is made by a majority of states, and done forcefully, the feds will continue to press on towards bigger, badder and more, eventually to the downfall of the country. No single person is going to change that, not Sarah Palin, not Mitt Romney, and certainly not that other guy (insert name of choice here
). So let’s focus more on what can be done, not speculation and in-fighting over that which doesn’t even really matter, please.
aelhues on July 6, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Especially when that helpful, constructive criticism of AP’s (and not Ace or Captain Ed) is given day after day. Oh, and has some anti-Christian nuance thrown in to be extra helpful.
andycanuck on July 6, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Never assign to treason that which can be explained by blogburnout.
A news fast all around would be a good idea at this point.
vanderleun on July 6, 2009 at 9:49 PM