The Rise and Fall of Sarah Palin
Just when you thought things couldn't get weirder...Sarah Palin goes ahead and quits her job as Governor about a year and a half shy of the end of her first term.
Now, obviously the proper reaction for any sane person is, "what the fuck is she thinking?" But of course, when it comes to her supporters, reality and sanity are luxuries they simply cannot afford. So, you've got a host of commentators over at The Corner prattling on about the possibilities of her running for President in 2016 or 2020.
The real hard question they should probably ask themselves, is why? Why in God's name would you want this person to be your standard bearer? Seriously, what does she offer? She quite simply is not a stable person (and no, this isn't a statement of "sexism," Mark Sanford is just as unstable as she), she isn't extraordinarily intelligent, she hasn't offered much of anything in the way of policy or ideas that stray from the status quo of GOP conservative thought.
What were her strengths? She got knocked up and carried her down-syndrome baby to term...and...ummm....she's folksy? What else? Whatever shred of credibility she had just got blown out of the water and she tacitly admitted she couldn't handle the pressures of the job of being the Governor of one of the least populated states in the nation...how the hell could she handle being President?
Here is what I think happened. Gov. Palin came into office at a good time in Alaska. She oversaw the rewriting of oil and gas tax code which saw enormous profits for her state in the first year or so of office. Essentially her job was to find unique ways to dole out this windfall in Government revenues to the people, and she basically did it by writing checks to its citizens. Then the spicket started drying up, and some more difficult choices would have to be made...and who the hell wants to do that? Its so much more fun to be Robin Hood than it is to be the Sheriff of Nottingham. So, she bailed. Its time the GOP establishment does the same with her.
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I have a hunch that Sarah Palin no longer finds "elective politics" rewarding in her life and would like to do something else more low intensity (probably also with a higher income). That does't mean she is forclosing elective oportunities say 15 years down the road, but just that she doesn't need all of the crap in her life right now.
In some ways it was the ravinous media that brought Palin down as governor, in other ways it was John McCain for taking a woman from one of the best jobs in the country and essentially ruining her life for her. She was not ready for that role and it showed. Now the tole was taken on her life, and a life is too precious to waste dealing with all of the trash that has been sent her way recently.
What, you think the pressure and scrutiny gets easier as President?
Sarah Palin was already elected Governor, she could've chosen to run her office however she saw fit. She didn't have to partake in junkets and fact-finding tours if she didn't want to.
Regardless, I wish her all the best in whatever venture she partakes that capitalizes on her undeserved 15 mins of fame.
No I most certainly don't think it is easier as president. I find you to be like a lot of the media in ASSUMING that people always want to climb the ladder and get more pressure in their lives. That is not how most people operate. They want some peace. I really don't think she wants this life.
That being said, things may change when her kids have moved out of the house. Real people operate that way and that is what happens when people enter a different stage in their lives.
I wish you wouldn't think like all of these reporters who just assume that she must have some type of political angle to assend to the presidency. I don't buy it.
I'm thinking multimillion dollar book deal. AK and McCain have exceeded their notoriety and money making potential so why not move on.
Nice postulating but appaerently not accurate http://www.gallup.com/poll/121514/Americans-Political-Future-Palin.aspx
OK, so she starts off with 54% of Americans saying they wouldn't vote for her, and a core group of supporters at around 19%.
Yeah, the White House staff best start finding places for all the stuffed mooseheads now.
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