Ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (Official)

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by MaxBuck

Palin's running (marathoner) should have gotten more play during the campaign. Sub-4-hours is a terrific pace for a 40-something woman!

It was #65 on 101 things about the GOP clothes-horse. (Which was online September 21, 2008).

[fanaticbuckeye]

Be careful its a very long article...

Spokesman: Sarah Palin is resigning as Alaska governor on July 26.

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Spokesman: Sarah Palin is resigning as Alaska governor on July 26.

[sandgk]

Wow - what a development!
Palin first leaked she would not re-run for Governor, which simply sounded par for the course to get geared up for 2012 - then this ...

Palin to resign as Governor of Alaska at the end of this month.

CNN - Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down as Alaska's chief executive by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010.
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Palin said she was transferring authority to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will be sworn in at the Governor's Picnic on July 25.

OK, there is no manner or means to read this other than walking away from responsibilities as Governor - I think anyone with 2012 Lipstick stickers on their vehicles may just want to get out their removal gear. (It would have been one thing to play out the current term and not re-run in 2010, but resignation, so early?)

[TSKCoug]

First Mark Sanford now Palin.....the 2012 Republican field narrows once again. I think this resignation will hurt her. Look for some scandals involving Bobby Jindal in the next year plus...

[fanaticbuckeye]

Originally Posted by sandgk

Wow - what a development!
Palin first leaked she would not re-run for Governor, which simply sounded par for the course to get geared up for 2012 - then this ...

Palin to resign as Governor of Alaska at the end of this month.



OK, there is no manner or means to read this other than walking away from responsibilities as Governor - I think anyone with 2012 Lipstick stickers on their vehicles may just want to get out their removal gear. (It would have been one thing to play out the current term and not re-run in 2010, but resignation, so early?)

Think it has anything to do with the amount of $ from the legal cases she has been defending against?

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by fanaticbuckeye

Think it has anything to do with the amount of $ from the legal cases she has been defending against?

Doubtful - that damage is already done, and the only way to bring in big money was to be fully on the stage - which she now will assuredly not be.

Of course, resigning may cause some to not file additional ethics complaints in Alaska, might, but then again might not.

So, I guess I don't know what to think - other than this ...

Whoever she has been paying for political advice seriously needs to issue her a refund - like now!

[TSKCoug]

We shall see but I expect this is an effort to head off the explosion of a political bombshell which she knows is soon in coming....either that or she has not had much luck raising money for her defense fund so she figures that in order to stop racking up the bills its time to step down..

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by TSKCoug

We shall see but I expect this is an effort to head off the explosion of a political bombshell which she knows is soon in coming....

My bet is on this, and I hadn't thought of it - but did see a reference elsewhere to a "Northern Lights Scandal" or "Iceberg Scandal" definitely fits that scenario.

Originally Posted by TSKCoug

either that or she has not had much luck raising money for her defense fund so she figures that in order to stop racking up the bills its time to step down..

Like I said before, she would do better in the public eye raising money - and was in fact doing well.

[fanaticbuckeye]

A few different takes from the NP

Alaska Governor Palin to resign in weeks - Posted

Politico's GOP watcher Ben Smith says that leaving the Alaska Governor's mansion allows Palin to bang the drum more effectively for the Republicans, something that the floundering GOP needs from one of their remaining stars.

"She thinks she has accomplished goals she has set forward," one of the sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said. "She sees what a positive influence she has had on people's lives from traveling the country in the last year."

[Flocka]

Originally Posted by sandgk

OK, there is no manner or means to read this other than walking away from responsibilities as Governor - I think anyone with 2012 Lipstick stickers on their vehicles may just want to get out their removal gear. (It would have been one thing to play out the current term and not re-run in 2010, but resignation, so early?)

Or the opposite.

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by bigballin2987

Or the opposite.

Please explain?

(Unless you mean "Ro")

[Flocka]

Originally Posted by sandgk

Please explain?

(Unless you mean "Ro")

No one knows for sure, but this could just as easily be her wanting to focus on a run for president and not have to deal with the constraints of being a governor. Obviously she makes some pretty interesting political choices so this wouldn't surprise me at all.

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by bigballin2987

No one knows for sure, but this could just as easily be her wanting to focus on a run for president and not have to deal with the constraints of being a governor. Obviously she makes some pretty interesting political choices so this wouldn't surprise me at all.

OK, now name me a half-term Governor who quit before the term was up and successfully ran for the nomination from either party.

[Flocka]

Originally Posted by sandgk

OK, now name me a half-term Governor who quit before the term was up and successfully ran for the nomination from either party.

This is Palin we're talking about here...

[NextBuck]

I'm sorry but if you can't handle the job as Alaska Gov or feel the need to leave early for whatever reason then your name shouldnt even be considered for President. Reagen was a two term governor in California and this lady was a 2 year Governer. If she can't handle the pressure of being Governor of Alaska then she sure as hell cant handle the presidency, and if she is leaving for just personal reasons to run in 2012 then she has no backbone.

Never liked her and this crap speech didn't help her in my eyes either.