Sarah Palin resigns

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-03-2009, 05:02 PM

Palin to Resign as Governor of Alaska - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

Apparently this is just so she can travel more and get away with it.

Hopefully Mark Sanford will resign as well, and we'll only have two of the fearsome four left in governorships (Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry). -CSM

I am nobody · 07-03-2009, 05:35 PM

What better strategy than abandoning duty 3 years early in order to position yourself for a more demanding job? Such selfless responsibility!

**Valigarmander** · 07-03-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

Apparently this is just so she can travel more and get away with it.

Does she have a secret lover in Argentina?

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-03-2009, 06:34 PM

^I wouldn't be surprised

-CSM

DarthButcher · 07-03-2009, 07:06 PM

Thank goodness. This ruins her shot at ever running for President, though.

"And Sarah, may I ask why you left your state part-way into your governership?"
"Because I'm a maverick!"

In that entire speech she just spouted selling point after selling point: New politics, change, apparently basketball.

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-03-2009, 08:46 PM

^All we need to do is remind people of the schmuck she wanted as Alaskan Attorney General.

Also, the "First Dude" can now go back to his day job:

Click to view video.

-CSM

ZeldaGirl · 07-03-2009, 11:04 PM

Hmm. I can see why she's doing this - frees her up to tour to meet with people and raise money, get in precious face time, rally up voters and such.

However, I can't help but feel this is a monumentally stupid idea. It would have been more responsible to wait until the end of her term, not run for reelection, and then start touring. Choosing to resign now just looks bad - it looks like she cannot handle the mounting ethical charges (that may or may not be real) against her, and it leaves the door wide open for her critics to attack her by that if she's going to quit early on Alasking, she wouldn't be able to handle the Presidency - the very thing she's trying to position herself in this move.

It's just a stupid move. But, then again, I already knew she was an idiot, so no real shock for me.

Lurch1982 · 07-04-2009, 12:11 AM

Alaska is in a major fiscal crisis due to oil prices, in addition to numerous scandals that seem to hit her family almost weekly (but its the media's fault you betcha!). She's cutting before the bottom falls out to save face.

I think the timing has more to do with the following critical piece that basically explains how this moron ruined McCain's candidacy and why she's totally unelectable.

Todd S. Purdum on Sarah Palin | vanityfair.com

Instead of doing what she was supposed to do, which was manage Alaska at a status-quo pace while brushing up on foreign affairs and national politics in private, this nitwit has been going crazy. Leaving the governorship might work if it were her second term, because it would free her to go into the lower 48 (read: civilization), and campaign.

However, she bolted before the halfway point of her first term, making her a failed governor. That's an insta-fail in her own party when put against people that finished out their term.

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Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

Hopefully Mark Sanford will resign as well, and we'll only have two of the fearsome four left in governorships (Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry). -CSM

If you thought they were fearsome, you don't really know politics.

Palin was tained because she singlehandedly ruined McCain's campaign. She also doesn't appeal to national defense Republicans or Wallstreet Republicans at all, and scares anyone remotely moderate. She would sweep the trailer parks though.

Perry, like Palin, is linked to secession groups which makes him horrifically vulnerable outside of the south. Then there's the question of his drive, and how effective he's going to be now that a Texan President isn't funneling money and projects to Texas.

Sanford just deepsixed his chances with his embarrassing affair. He's done.

Jindal is a total joke. Ineffective in Congress and quit every job before that to move up. Only faced one well funded seasoned opponent in a public election and lost. Debate dodger. Look at his response to the State of the Union. Dude would get annihilated by Obama (or Biden in a VP debate).

The real GOP governor you want to look at is Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota. Here's why: no skeletons as of yet, relatively young (48), and he's from a state that isn't solid red. That's the key: he has to deal with other viewpoints. Jindal doesn't care about the two dozen leftists in Louisiana, Perry doesn't care about Austin, and Sanford and Palin laugh at the three people in the Democratic party in their state. Pawlenty, unlike the others listed, accepted outright all of the stimulus package and didn't play this idiotic game like the others did.

Because he has to compromise and deal with other viewpoints, Pawlenty is in a better position to win a national election. It basically comes down to if the GOP can seize control from the kooks and novices. If they want to win, they look towards Romney and Pawlenty because they can win in blue states. If they want to lose, they can throw Caribou Barbie and bumbling southerners and secessionists out there to get annihilated.

Speed · 07-04-2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Valigarmander

Does she have a secret lover in Argentina?

God I hope so.

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-04-2009, 12:15 PM

By "fearsome" I mean they're dangerous. -CSM

Lurch1982 · 07-04-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

By "fearsome" I mean they're dangerous. -CSM

How? 3/4 are from irrelevant states and I'm not really sure any of them are electable in a national election.

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-04-2009, 04:07 PM

^They're dangerous to their own states, let alone their country. -CSM

Panfan · 07-04-2009, 04:11 PM

yeah, but palin was arguably one of the main reasons mccain lost, so she has no chance unless obama ****s up really really really badly and the competition in the gop is even worse than her

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-04-2009, 04:28 PM

^She actually was the most popular figure in the Republican party in a recent poll, but that's not saying much. Even as Obama's numbers continue to slide, the Republicans are sliding even further, even among Republicans! -CSM

Jere · 07-04-2009, 06:16 PM

im still celebrating the fact, one of the biggest nono for me against mackain was Sarha Palin.

John Galt · 07-04-2009, 07:54 PM

Good God, why is everybody hatin' on Sarah Palin?

She might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but if ya can't give her credit for anything else, you must admit she looks damn good in a skirt. I can't think of any other vice presidential candidate that you can say that about.

Panfan · 07-04-2009, 07:58 PM

i'd drill her offshore if you catch my drift

**Valigarmander** · 07-04-2009, 10:28 PM

^^ She looks too much like Peggy Hill for my liking.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 07-04-2009, 10:39 PM

Guys, ew. That's gross. Of all the politicians to fantasise about. Ew.

Meanwhile, I'm going to just point and laugh. She needs to hire someone with a brain (or just leave).

Metal Man · 07-04-2009, 10:53 PM

They just have no taste in women.

07-03-2009, 05:02 PM	#1
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	Sarah Palin resigns Palin to Resign as Governor of Alaska - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com Apparently this is just so she can travel more and get away with it. Hopefully Mark Sanford will resign as well, and we'll only have two of the fearsome four left in governorships (Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry). -CSM

07-03-2009, 05:35 PM	#2
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over there. Gender: Posts: 5,515 Thanks: 309 Thanked 365 Times in 242 Posts Blog Entries: 7	What better strategy than abandoning duty 3 years early in order to position yourself for a more demanding job? Such selfless responsibility!

07-03-2009, 06:34 PM	#4
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	^I wouldn't be surprised -CSM

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DarthButcher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Nintendo Nation.com Gender: Posts: 2,588 Thanks: 12 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Thank goodness. This ruins her shot at ever running for President, though. "And Sarah, may I ask why you left your state part-way into your governership?" "Because I'm a maverick!" In that entire speech she just spouted selling point after selling point: New politics, change, apparently basketball.

07-03-2009, 11:04 PM	#7
ZeldaGirl Awesome member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Why do YOU want to know...? Gender: Posts: 15,896 Thanks: 1,130 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,046 Posts	Hmm. I can see why she's doing this - frees her up to tour to meet with people and raise money, get in precious face time, rally up voters and such. However, I can't help but feel this is a monumentally stupid idea. It would have been more responsible to wait until the end of her term, not run for reelection, and then start touring. Choosing to resign now just looks bad - it looks like she cannot handle the mounting ethical charges (that may or may not be real) against her, and it leaves the door wide open for her critics to attack her by that if she's going to quit early on Alasking, she wouldn't be able to handle the Presidency - the very thing she's trying to position herself in this move. It's just a stupid move. But, then again, I already knew she was an idiot, so no real shock for me.

07-04-2009, 12:15 PM	#10
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	By "fearsome" I mean they're dangerous. -CSM

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Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	^They're dangerous to their own states, let alone their country. -CSM

07-04-2009, 04:11 PM	#13
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	yeah, but palin was arguably one of the main reasons mccain lost, so she has no chance unless obama ****s up really really really badly and the competition in the gop is even worse than her

07-04-2009, 04:28 PM	#14
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	^She actually was the most popular figure in the Republican party in a recent poll, but that's not saying much. Even as Obama's numbers continue to slide, the Republicans are sliding even further, even among Republicans! -CSM

07-04-2009, 06:16 PM	#15
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	im still celebrating the fact, one of the biggest nono for me against mackain was Sarha Palin.

07-04-2009, 07:54 PM	#16
John Galt Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Little Ireland Gender: Posts: 490 Thanks: 20 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	Good God, why is everybody hatin' on Sarah Palin? She might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but if ya can't give her credit for anything else, you must admit she looks damn good in a skirt. I can't think of any other vice presidential candidate that you can say that about.

07-04-2009, 07:58 PM	#17
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	i'd drill her offshore if you catch my drift

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Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^^ She looks too much like Peggy Hill for my liking.

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*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Guys, ew. That's gross. Of all the politicians to fantasise about. Ew. Meanwhile, I'm going to just point and laugh. She needs to hire someone with a brain (or just leave).

07-04-2009, 10:53 PM	#20
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	They just have no taste in women.