Bye Bye, Sarah -
we (wish) we hardly knew ye:
WASILLA, Alaska (July 3) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.
The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement from her home in suburban Wasilla on Friday morning. She said she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans.
Once I decided not to run for re-election, I also felt that to embrace the conventional lame duck status in this particular climate would just be another dose of politics as usual, something I campaigned against and will always oppose," Palin said in a statement released by her office.
"It is my duty to always protect our great state. With that in mind, my family and I determined that it is best to make a difference this summer, and I am willing to change things, so that this administration, with its positive agenda, its accomplishments, and its successful road to an incredible future, can continue without interruption and with great administrative and legislative success," she said.
Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the governor's picnic in Fairbanks at the end of the month, Palin spokesman Dave Murrow said.
Palin was first elected in 2006 on a populist platform. But her popularity has waned as she waged in partisan politics following her return from the presidential campaign. Her term would have ended in 2010.
WTF did she say? Does that statement make sense?
She's saying,
1.) I'm not running for re-election in 2010, because I want to make a presidential bid in 2012.
2.) I'd like to ensure that my party stays in power in the 2010 election, and thus will be giving my (Republican) lieutenant governor the chance to run as an "incumbent" rather than some guy no one's ever heard of.
If Palin becomes our next president I'm going to become a militant lesbian.
And here was me thinking this thread meant she'd completed the celeb heart-attack at 50 triumvirate
Methinks there will be a rotting moose corpse turn up in the Alaskan executive branch in the near future, and she's trying to get out before it starts stinking.
i nominate Fuglystick for the best user handle from a newb.
I can't imagine what she's thinking. It looks bad for a sitting governor to leave their term early; that won't be good for a run in 2012. I'm wondering if there is some other news fixing to come down the pike.
I believe she is doing this because she THINKS it's a wise move; so she can travel around the country, making speeches and keeping herself in the public eye.
What will ACTUALLY happen is she will keep both feet firmly planted in her mouth while impregnating her ass with her thumbs and she will be shunned by the repubs next election time.
I'm betting she runs for congress in 2010, both the house and senate are up for Alaska.
I'm betting she runs for congress in 2010, both the house and senate are up for Alaska.
After quitting her existing position early? Who would vote for her when she can't even finish a job she started? I'm with Alluvial on this one -- news released on a holiday weekend can't be because it is good.
I dislike it when I see a mosquito in the room.
I dislike it even more when it flies out of sight, but you know its hanging around because you can still hear the whine.
If she wins I'm out. I mean it I am going to seek political asylum before it really hits the fan
After quitting her existing position early? Who would vote for her when she can't even finish a job she started? I'm with Alluvial on this one -- news released on a holiday weekend can't be because it is good.
To hit the pre-campaign trail, raising money, writing a book, doing the sideshow circuit, without being accused of neglecting the Gov's office.
If she does run it will be really bad for Republicans. The 'core' a.k.a. wingnut social conservatives love her, so she has a chance to get nominated. %70 of the population (including moderate and economic-issue Republicans and most Independents) wouldn't vote for her on a bet so she's an almost guaranteed loser against an incumbent Obama unless he royally screws up.
She's saying,
1.) I'm not running for re-election in 2010, because I want to make a presidential bid in 2012.
2.) I'd like to ensure that my party stays in power in the 2010 election, and thus will be giving my (Republican) lieutenant governor the chance to run as an "incumbent" rather than some guy no one's ever heard of.
I hope with every fiber of my being that the Republican Party will run Sarah Palin as their candidate against President Obama and do does the Democratic Party.
To hit the pre-campaign trail, raising money, writing a book, doing the sideshow circuit, without being accused of neglecting the Gov's office.
Seems like both Clinton and Bush managed to do it all. I think she'll look like she quit before she'd finished her duty.
Compared to Bush and Clinton, she's got a longer row to ho[COLOR="White"]....[/COLOR] e.
To hit the pre-campaign trail, raising money, writing a book, doing the sideshow circuit, without being accused of neglecting the Gov's office.
But, uh, wouldn't quitting the gov's office early be considered neglecting it? I mean, her term would have been up December 2010. She could have followed through and still had plenty of time to hit the trail to run for --
Oh, yeah. Logic. Palin. Hmm.
At least I can look forward to her fanbase getting warmed up, don'tcha know!
Methinks there will be a rotting moose corpse turn up in the Alaskan executive branch in the near future, and she's trying to get out before it starts stinking.
Methinks so as well.
I hope with every fiber of my being that the Republican Party will run Sarah Palin as their candidate against President Obama and do does the Democratic Party.
Not that I actually vote or anything, but I'd much rather have a choice between two strong candidates than a strong candidate and a loser.
By strong candidate I mean someone who is highly qualified and has a hope of winning, rather than simply someone who could win.
Check out the interview:
http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001896/
She sounds like she is on some kind of drug. She also says that she is going to "affect change". I guess that means that those who are effecting change will be affected by her actions. Or something.
My favorite airhead.
Her popularity in Alaska went from 90% to 60% before the election and 55% now. Maybe she thinks she can get out now and preserve her reputation for the national stage.
Scuttlebutt is that the feds are investigating her ties with a construction company that built the sports center in Wasilla. Supposedly they 'gifted' her the supplies needed to make her home.
Check out the interview: http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001896/
She sounds like she is on some kind of drug. She also says that she is going to "affect change". I guess that means that those who are effecting change will be affected by her actions. Or something.
My favorite airhead.
So she's 'passing the ball for victory'. Her contention is that nothing can get done during 'lame duck' status so why bother? By that logic all presidents, senators, and governors should end their final terms early.
The only sense in this is political. It could be she is dumping a 'dead moose' on her Lt. Gov, it could be she is giving him a chance to run as an incumbent, or both.
What's funny is to hear her give all these examples of soldiers and other's who refuse to quit....while she quits.
She quotes McArthur "We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction."
Half the people think she's quitting politics, and the other half think that she's running for the White House.
Scuttlebutt is that the feds are investigating her ties with a construction company that built the sports center in Wasilla. Supposedly they 'gifted' her the supplies needed to make her home.
Rumor has it that she faces indictment next week. Time will tell I suppose.
I wish she could go away quietly. Attention Ho.
But, uh, wouldn't quitting the gov's office early be considered neglecting it? I mean, her term would have been up December 2010. She could have followed through and still had plenty of time to hit the trail to run for --
My thoughts exactly. I can't believe
anyone would consider her presidential material now (although, I still can't believe she was considered so by some, when she was on the ticket with McAddledBrain).
I strongly suspect there's much more to this than currently meets the eye. Something along the lines of what Pico and Me mentioned... she's got her ass in a crack somehow, and ditching her job is her lame solution.
She's toast.
Buh-bye.
That's easy for you to say, you can't see Russia from your house. :haha:
bwahahahaha. :D
Good riddance. Oh wait. You mean she isn't actually leaving the public eye? Damn!
I can't imagine what she's thinking. It looks bad for a sitting governor to leave their term early; that won't be good for a run in 2012. I'm wondering if there is some other news fixing to come down the pike.
I think we have a winner.
Alaska bloggers have reported in recent weeks that “a long simmering embezzelment/IRS scandal is still being looked at by the feds.” In her press conference today, Palin asked the public to “trust me with this decision and know that it is no more politics as usual.” But she also bemoaned “political operatives” who have “descended on Alaska” to investigate “all sorts of frivolous ethics violations.” Palin said this “politics of personal destruction” was one of the key motivating factors behind her decision today.
linkSarah has a 'higher calling.' Oh won't you all stop picking on her? She's a victim in the meanie old world of politics.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/04/palin-the-media-will-never-understand/
"How sad that Washington and the media will never understand; it’s about country," she said in a message posted on her Facebook page. "And though it's honorable for countless others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term, of course we know by now, for some reason a different standard applies for the decisions I make. But every American understands what it takes to make a decision because it’s right for all, including your family."
Everything she do, she do it for you.
Sarah has a 'higher calling.' Oh won't you all stop picking on her? She's a victim in the meanie old world of politics.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/04/palin-the-media-will-never-understand/
"How sad that Washington and the media will never understand; it’s about country," she said in a message posted on her Facebook page. "And though it's honorable for countless others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term, of course we know by now, for some reason a different standard applies for the decisions I make. But every American understands what it takes to make a decision because it’s right for all, including your family."
I'd like to hear her definition of "a higher calling." Unless she's joining a nunnery or moving to Darfur, I call bullshit.
Everything she do, she do it for you.
Bless her little heart. :)
I'm wondering if there is some other news fixing to come down the pike.
If that turns out to be A-Rod's baby, there could be a dangerous irony implosion.
:lol2: And we'll crown David Letterman king!
I'd like to point out that the President left HIS office to further his political career. Not a peep about that.
He didn't resign the Senate until he was elected President, as is normally the case.
Ew. That's not funny, about Piper.
Speaking of, that poor thing was getting bitten by mosquitos the whole time she was standing there! Shame on Palin for dragging her out there. In flip-flops, no less.
Point to UT
Okay. But he can't see me from here.
Okay. But he can't see me from here.
Oh yes he can, UT sees ALL :eek:
Even when you're naked. ;)
I see the Daily Kos published that Al Franken impregnated her youngest daughter.
I thought it was David Letterman?
It has to be trew. Didn't you see Al in his daily diaper outfit?
If she does run it will be really bad for Republicans. The '[COLOR=Red]minority[/COLOR]' a.k.a. conservatives love her, so she has a chance to get nominated. 70% of the population (including moderate and economic-issue Republicans and most Independents) wouldn't vote for her on a bet so she's an almost guaranteed [COLOR=Red]winner[/COLOR] against an incumbent Obama [COLOR=Red]when everyone finally sees [/COLOR]he royally screw[COLOR=Red]ed[/COLOR] up.
Fixed it for you.
Check out the interview: http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001896/
She sounds like she is on some kind of drug. She also says that she is going to "affect change". I guess that means that those who are effecting change will be affected by her actions. Or something.
My favorite airhead.
Why not talk about "Change"? It seems to me that it worked out pretty well for someone recently, but I can't recall who that was.........
Because she's so busy railing against "politics as usual" herself, using that as her excuse to quit. BS. As someone said here, why doesn't everyone just quit before their term is up, if the lame duck excuse is valid?
It's all rhetoric from all of them, but she's not clever enough to even attempt to hide that fact.
Oh, and she's a lot dumber than the other change person. Yeah, and also not as smart. And more stupid.
I hope her higher calling is guru-ing on the top of a snowy cold mountain to like minded folk, so we never have to hear about her, or her following, again.
She's going to run for president - of an independant Alaska. She will lead the Alskan independant movement troops up Mount McKinley as Teddy Roosevelt did at San Juan Hill. Not that anyone's defending Mt McKinley....
I think she had a shot at the Senate seat for Alaska if she would have finished her term as the Gov. Not now. She will be lucky to be elected to another public office.
Sarah don't care, man! She's done gone fishin'! With the Toddster!
"Sporting fishing waders, a pony tail and a French manicure, Palin defended her decision to resign as Alaska governor in half a dozen interviews broadcast and published this morning. The former vice presidential candidate invited media outlets to Dillingham, an Alaska town of about 2,500, where she was fishing with her husband, Todd, and children.
Palin wouldn't rule out a 2012 presidential run, and told CNN that "all options are on the table" for her future.
"I don't know what doors will be open or closed by then," Palin told Time magazine. "I was telling Todd today, I was saying, 'Man, I wish we could predict the next fish run so that we know when to be out on the water.' We can't predict the next fish run, much less what's going to happen in 2012."
*snort*
That woman couldn't predict that the sun might rise tomorrow morning. Or if the Pope is Catholic.
...she was fishing with her husband, Todd, and children.
....
I usually fish with a lure. I wonder what you catch fishing with Todd and the kids.
I usually fish with a lure. I wonder what you catch fishing with Todd and the kids.
Herpes?
"Sporting fishing waders, a pony tail and a French manicure..."
OMG, seriously? I guess the reporting suits the subject.
Yes, I am a conservative, for the most part.
NO, I DO NOT endorse Sarah Freakin Moose Huntin Folksy Wolksy Palin.
Seriously? How can ANY even half-educated human being even begin to take her seriously?
/rant off
//sorry
...How can ANY even half-educated human being even begin to take her seriously?
...
republinders
Republicans have a major problem. The party needs leadership. If Palin is an example of their choices, the party will have to turn to Rush Limbaugh for leadership.
The point about saying "affect change" is that it is an improper use of the word, although I was nice enough to give a possible interpretation. But the English language gets badly messed up on a regular basis, and she is hardly the only one who forgot what she may (or may not) have learned in the 8th grade. Maybe she took the day off to shoot something when they discussed that.
effect:
–verb (used with object)
10.to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish; make happen: The new machines finally effected the transition to computerized accounting last spring.
affect:
–verb (used with object)
1.to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops.
2.to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply.
3.(of pain, disease, etc.) to attack or lay hold of.
So to affect change is to act on change in some way, not bring it about. Unless you want 2 or 3.
It is just a matter of literacy.
With her accent, I couldn't tell whether she was saying "affect" or "effect".
If Palin is an example of their choices, the party will have to turn to Rush Limbaugh for leadership.
I thought Tobacco Penis was already the unofficial spokesman for the GOP. Or is his show back to the "entertainment only" label again?
[conspiracytheory]The 'Pub Party wanted her to do everything she's done since she was first introduced as VP candidate. She lends credence to a long-held belief in the old boys club that women are too flighty to be politicians. They looked around and saw a bunch of strong, capable women up and coming into (gasp) high-level positions. Women whose agendas might differ from their old school views and who, if given a chance, could make a great dent in the antiquated cigar and brandy politics they've enjoyed since the days of yore. So, they pimped out a Sarah Palin. Sarah, because she is an old-fashioned down-home little girl, figured the guys knew best and complied. Her initial dive into politics was, surely, motivated by the need for attention and nice nails. McCain? He took one for the team.[/conspiracytheory]
[conspiracytheory] Sarah, because she is an old-fashioned down-home little girl, figured the guys knew best and complied. Her initial dive into politics was, surely, motivated by the need for attention and nice nails.[/conspiracytheory]
Not according to her record in AK. She never had the rep of being ms. little prissy. At least according to what I have read.
That's why they chose her: she initially projected a strong person. Also, she loves "conservative family values" so she would act as psycho and flighty as she needed to in order to preserve the integrity of the party. Otherwise, it wouldn't have worked. That should have been inherent in my post, if one is reading for points.
Eh... I think that whole family values thing is an overblown point. I hear it all the time. I think most people don't give it that much importance. The times you hear it most brought up is when some other Republickin steps on their dick in some metaphorical sense. Eh... whateva.
[conspiracytheory]WHAT PART OF THESE TAGS DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?[\conspiracytheory]
Oh, and bullshit. If they don't give it any importance they shouldn't always be hanging their damn hats on it, should they? All part of the show. I'll be in the lobby getting popcorn, let me know when someone decent comes on the screen. kthxbai
[conspiracytheory]WHAT PART OF THESE TAGS DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?[\conspiracytheory]
Oh, and bullshit. If they don't give it any thought they shouldn't always be hanging their damn hats on it, should they? All part of the show. I'll be in the lobby getting popcorn, let me know when someone decent comes on the screen. kthxbai
That's my point. More people hang that hat for them than they do themselves. Like I said I could care less about what they say or do. The Demoncrats are no better IMHO.
Oh, and bullshit.
That's all the bitch talks about.
Yea, that is her. I am talking about the Republicking party as a whole, or people who consider themselves conservative. Those that are "Family Values" or Religious Right are not the majority but more like a vocal Minority.
Why are people so afraid of Palin and what she says she stands for? She is never going to be elected to the White House.
Because they think she may actually get their party's nomination, and they'll never win the general election.
Why are people so afraid of Palin and what she says she stands for?
Because this batshit crazy bitch was on a ticket that got 46% of the vote! That doesn't freak you out?
I agree she can't be voted in. I even doubt a party nomination.
Because this batshit crazy bitch was on a ticket that got 46% of the vote! That doesn't freak you out?
Not really. It was a non-vote for Obama as much as the Bush was a non-vote for Al Gore.
I agree she can't be voted in. I even doubt a party nomination.
So what happened last time?
Not really. It was a non-vote for Obama as much as the Bush was a non-vote for Al Gore.
As much as a vote for Obama was a vote for "anything but Bush" ... this logic is slippery and reversible. The fact is:
she got very close.So what happened last time?
As much as a vote for Obama was a vote for "anything but Bush" ... this logic is slippery and reversible. The fact is: she got very close.
And scariest of all, it's repeatable.
I personally love the whole "strong family values" angle.........because her family is so "normal."
So what happened last time?
As much as a vote for Obama was a vote for "anything but Bush" ... this logic is slippery and reversible. The fact is: she got very close.
She never even got even close. Are you kidding me. Obama won by a landslide. She was dead in the water a month after she entered the race.
That fact people say 54% is a landslide disturbs me, it shows how polarized we've become.
Saying "Family values", without defining them, is bullshit. Remember, the family down the street you so disapprove of, that are raising their kids all wrong, and let their dogs shit everywhere, have family values... they just don't match yours.
That's my point. More people hang that hat for them than they do themselves. Like I said I could care less about what they say or do. The Demoncrats are no better IMHO.
Are you kidding? Republicans RUN on "family values." It is their raison d'etre. Dems do not run on that. But if a dem is caught with his pants down, reps insist he resign. More reps have been caught in compromising positions though over the past few years than dems. Funny how none of THEM have resigned though.
Any politician who talks "family values" while trying to deny a whole segment of people equal rights scares me, and has no business in politics. Religion and politics just should not mix, ever. Politicians shouldn't even talk about their religion, because it shouldn't be an issue.
Any politician who talks "family values" while trying to deny a whole segment of people equal rights scares me, and has no business in politics. Religion and politics just should not mix, ever. Politicians shouldn't even talk about their religion, because it shouldn't be an issue.
I couldn't agree more.
Any politician who talks "family values" while trying to deny a whole segment of people equal rights scares me,
It explains why Colin Powel is a flaming liberal.
I still don't see why everyone is afraid of Palin. She was not running against Obama, she was running for vice president. I think everyone protests too much.
she was running for vice president
Don't remember the constantly repeated "just a heartbeat away" line during the campaigns?
The woman is an idiot with no business in any elected office higher than dogcatcher. People were afraid of having someone so dangerously inept inherit the position of POTUS.
And scariest of all, it's repeatable.
Never, ever, ever, ever underestimate the stupidity of bible-thumpers, rednecks, hillbillies, and assholes who vote for people like Bush or Palin.
People are scared of Palin because they saw that a stupid fucking idiot can get into office and fuck up the country for 8 years with George W. Bush. If that moron can get in, even a glassy-eyed, religious, half-retarded, wing-nut like Palin can get in.
Re: Palin being "a heartbeat away" ... especially considering McCain's age. If he had been 20 years younger I don't think the concern would have been as deep. McCain should have gotten the nod instead of Dubya.
Never, ever, ever, ever underestimate the stupidity of bible-thumpers, rednecks, hillbillies, and assholes who vote for people like Bush or Palin.
People are scared of Palin because they saw that a stupid fucking idiot can get into office and fuck up the country for 8 years with George W. Bush. If that moron can get in, even a glassy-eyed, religious, half-retarded, wing-nut like Palin can get in.
:lol2:
Don't hold back, Radar, tell us how you
really feel!
I feel very secure knowing that Joe Biden is just a heartbeat away. I'm sure he's much more qualified than someone who actually accomplished something. Or is being governor of the largest state in the union not important. And have we forgotten that her state had a surplus, while every state with a liberal governor has driven them into massive deficits? Not bad for a glassy eyed Bible thumper.
The only reason Alaska had a surplus is the oil revenues are so large, and the population of politicians too small, to steal it all.
Or was being governor of the largest state in the union not important.
Fixed that for you.
Or is being governor of the largest state in the union not important.
Arnold?
Palin will have been governor of the
47th largest state.
I wouldn't be bragging about Arnold's state. It's bankrupt. And here's your link repaired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_areaAnd surplus of oil? The entire country has a surplus of oil. The difference is, Alaskans have enough guts to drill. And the politicians were trying to steal it, but Palin took them out. Obviously MSNBC and CNN didn't bother reporting that.
The Alaskans had the guts to drill? C'mon gimme a fuckin break. :lol2:
Every bit of the oil and the drilling is on Federal land, they had no say in the matter. The state didn't put up a dime, the oil companies paid for everything including the pipeline and ports, Alaska is reaping the benefits from. Not only employment but a check every year to every state resident big enough to More than pay their state taxes.
Aside, the pipe and heavy equipment came from Japan and that's where the oil goes, to pay for all those Sonys and Toyotas.
I wouldn't be bragging about Arnold's state. It's bankrupt. And here's your link repaired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area
My link was fine. You don't govern acres.
My link was fine. [COLOR=Red]You don't govern acres[/COLOR].
Check Bruce's post above.
Reasons for Palin's resignation are due to a cacophony of details - quoted here in the same disjointed way that those details have apparently conspired to change her life. From the NY Times of 12 Jul 2009:
Palin’s Route to Resignation: Missteps and Ignored Advice
Sarah Palin was beset by such political and personal turmoil that some powerful supporters determined an intervention was needed to pull her governorship, and her national future, back from the brink. ...
Nick Ayers, arrived with a memorandum containing firm counsel, ... Make a long-term schedule and stick to it, have staff members set aside ample and inviolable family time to replenish your spirits, and build a coherent home-state agenda that creates jobs and ensures re-election. ... it appeared to be happily received and then largely discarded, ...
Almost as soon as she returned home, the once-popular governor was isolated from an increasingly critical Legislature. Lawmakers who had supported her signature effort to develop a natural gas pipeline turned into uncooperative critics.
Ethics complaints mounted, and legal bills followed. At home Ms. Palin was dealing with a teenage daughter who had given birth to a son and broken up with the infant’s father, a baby of her own with special needs and a national news media that was eager to cover it all.
Friends worried that she appeared anxious and underweight. Her hair had thinned ... Yet to the dismay of some advisers, Ms. Palin dived into the fray, seeming to relish the tabloid-ready fights ... his assertion that Ms. Palin had known the unwed high-schoolers were having sex all along. ...
But now, Ms. Palin had fewer defenders to lend support. ... Her growing list of detractors quickly signaled that they were not impressed with her celebrity status. ... When Ms. Palin made it back to Alaska in November, the state that had once given her an 83 percent approval rating was no longer so enchanted. ...
By all accounts, Ms. Palin became consumed with the complaints, no matter how small-bore — which many were — or where they came from. ... “Ethics Complaint on Governor’s Apparel Dismissed.” ... a Republican lawmaker, State Representative Mike Hawker, to accuse Ms. Palin of underfinancing sexual abuse programs.
... the swine flu, Ms. Palin skipped a briefing for administration officials on the outbreak by her chief medical officer, ... at the time the governor was meeting with top staff on the issue of federal stimulus funds. ...
Amid all the turmoil, Ms. Palin’s enthusiasm for the job itself seemed to be waning, her office appointment books from January 2007 through this May indicate. Since her return from the national campaign her days have typically started later and ended earlier, and the number of meetings with local legislators and mayors has declined.
... Paparazzi regularly stalked the family, once ambushing Bristol Palin ... If Bristol Palin was avoiding the limelight, her estranged boyfriend was seeking it. ...
Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey’s producer called with interview requests. She fielded lucrative book deals, ultimately accepting one estimated to be in the millions of dollars. A veteran television producer proposed a “West Wing” meets “Northern Exposure” reality show about her. Out-of-state political trips were flashbacks to the presidential campaign. Crowds chanted, “Run, Sarah, Run!”
... she expressed concern about her personal finances and complained that whenever she left Alaska “there was tremendous criticism up there.” ... the Palins seemed unprepared for the national stage. “I don’t think they got it, that they were in the arena,” ...
While the defense fund has raised more than $250,000, according to its trustee, the money cannot be spent pending resolution of an ethics complaint that contends that the contributions could amount to improper gifts. ...
Mr. Malek said he told Ms. Palin that “you have got to set up a mechanism so you can return calls.” “You are getting a bad rap,” ... “Important people are trying to talk to you. And she said, ‘What number are they calling?’ She did not know what had been happening.” ...
Hope for the intervention’s success soon faded. Despite advice to stick close to home and focus on an Alaska agenda, the governor accepted an invitation to attend an anti-abortion dinner in Indiana in April, even though the state budget was hanging in the balance in the Legislature.
When Tom Wright, chief of staff for the speaker of the Alaska House, suggested that the governor would catch heat for leaving, Ms. Palin stormed into his office and, according to a person familiar with the conversation, “proceeded to ream him out.”
One other factor apparent in all these examples is a disconnect between Palin and her staff. They appear to be somewhat uninformed and therefore largely disorganized.
I feel very secure knowing that Joe Biden is just a heartbeat away. I'm sure he's much more qualified than someone who actually accomplished something. Or is being governor of the largest state in the union not important. And have we forgotten that her state had a surplus, while every state with a liberal governor has driven them into massive deficits? Not bad for a glassy eyed Bible thumper.
Alaska's entire population is less than 1 million people, so arguing that she was governor of the largest state is outrageously disingenuous. Most large cities have more people than the entire state of Alaska.
And Joe Biden has extensive foreign policy experience, which Sarah Palin has none. Seeing Russia from Alaska doesn't really count.
Gov of the largest state by land area.
1 Alaska 663,267
2 Texas 268,581
3 California 163,696
4 Montana
5 New Mexico
6 Arizona
7 Nevada
8 Colorado
9 Oregon
10 Wyoming
11 Michigan
12 Minnesota
13 Utah
14 Idaho
15 Kansas
16 Nebraska
17 South Dakota
18 Washington
19 North Dakota
20 Oklahoma
21 Missouri
22 Florida
23 Wisconsin
24 Georgia
25 Illinois
26 Iowa
27 New York
28 North Carolina
29 Arkansas
30 Alabama
31 Louisiana
32 Mississippi
33 Pennsylvania
34 Ohio
35 Virginia
36 Tennessee
37 Kentucky
38 Indiana
39 Maine
40 South Carolina
41 West Virginia
42 Maryland
43 Hawaii
44 Massachusetts
45 Vermont
46 New Hampshire
47 New Jersey
48 Connecticut
49 Delaware
50 Rhode Island
By population Calif is number 1, AK is number 47.
By personal income Calif is number 7, AK is number 42.
Fun facts which don't change the fact that Caif is bankrupt and a shinning example of how socialist states fail. :D
Never, ever, ever, ever underestimate the stupidity of bible-thumpers, rednecks, hillbillies, and assholes who vote for people like Bush or Palin.
And never overestimate the intelligence of libertarians who like to pigeon-hole people.
Check Bruce's post above.
For what? A source of free money makes her job even easier, on top of the tiny population.
By population Calif is number 1, AK is number 47.
By personal income Calif is number 7, AK is number 42.
Fun facts which don't change the fact that Caif is bankrupt and a shinning example of how socialist states fail. :D
Governing a massive state means nothing if there are very few people there, you know? And California isn't the only state that is in serious trouble. Part of the problem is the federal government isn't doing it's job, and California is having to pay for things which it shouldn't, like the big sucking black hole that is illegal immigration.
Governing a massive state means nothing if there are very few people there, you know? And California isn't the only state that is in serious trouble.
It is the only one I have heard of that issuing IOU's and not paying it's bills.
and California is having to pay for things which it shouldn't, like the big sucking black hole that is illegal immigration.
Agreed.
It is the only one I have heard of that issuing IOU's and not paying it's bills.
Agreed.
Well part of it is
Prop 13. It's great to reduce taxes by 57% and then lock it all in by required a 2/3 majority to increase them - unless you actually need the money. And even if you wanted to cut social programs and such, you still need a government to handle earthquakes, fires, and other natural disasters. With the stock market tanking, California is probably down to the bone and a 2/3 majority almost guarantees gridlock in any emergency tax measures. I doubt they can find enough significant cuts, hence the stalemate.
The proposition's passage resulted in a cap on property tax rates in the state, reducing them by an average of 57%. In addition to lowering property taxes, the initiative also contained language requiring a two-thirds majority in both legislative houses for future increases in all state tax rates or amounts of revenue collected, including income tax rates. It also requires two-thirds vote majority in local elections for local governments wishing to raise special taxes. Proposition 13 received an enormous amount of publicity, not only in California, but throughout the United States.[1]
It is natural to want more from the government in services than you give it in taxes.
Low tax and low spending might work.
High tax and high spending might work.
Low tax and high spending might be appropriate in times of war, disaster, or economic crisis; but as a business-as-usual policy it can only lead to collapse.
It seems many people lack the resolution to live within their means, either individually or collectively.
She said in an e-mail that correspondence with the governor's office has been "positive but cautious," but she added, "we know she will come."
Earlier this year, Palin was offered a speaking role at an annual congressional fundraiser in Washington, but was replaced after she wavered over accepting the invitatino.
The governor eventually appeared at the dinner but did not address the crowd.
Bwahahaha!
The
real hilarity hasn't even begun, yet!
Enter now Sarah Palin with very encouraging comments that lead one to believe that she is indeed planning to do what she must: build an independent conservative movement and take this nation back from the liberals which now control both parties. Thanks liberals, for provoking Sarah into the national scene while vetting that family at the same time.
She wrote an editorial in the Washington Post about Cap and Trade, in which she made no mention of global warming.
Maybe because the program as written will have such a little effect on the actual temperature change in 50 years.
If so, that would have been worth mentioning.
True. But the whole Cap and Trade is dependent on so much smoke and mirrors and assumptions, no one can say for sure that it will do any thing. Maybe that is why she didn't mention it (FTR I have not read the article). Well it will raise all the prices of power supply and many other pass throughs.
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For what? A source of free money makes her job even easier, on top of the tiny population.
You said you don't govern acres, but Bruces quote was "Every bit of the oil and the drilling is on Federal land, they had no say in the matter.” Sounds to me that the Federal Government is governing acres.
No, they just sit there. You govern people.
