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Skruffy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:26:47 -0000

Sounded to me like she was cranked up on some of "Wasilla's Best"

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BluTex — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:32:00 -0000

Since there are so many posts on this thread, I only skimmed (an homage to Ms. Palin, perhaps?) and I didn't see anything about it, so if I'm being repetitious, please forgive me. The woman shows symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder (the Vanity Fair article talked about staffers referring to the DSM-IV). Having dealt with narcissists in a professional counseling capacity for several years, I've observed that they are the masters of the grandstand play, even if the results are detrimental to them. It's also a common narcissistic behavior for them to fold their tents pretty quickly when their "narcissistic supply" (i.e., people see through their facade) dries up. In Ms. Palin's case, I think it's a little of both. Either way, I'm hoping the end result will be a big ole political flameout.

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sylhines — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:32:09 -0000

you message is received. I look forward to that smooth journey. In case there are other disruptions please do not hestitate to contact me. I have every confidence in your leadership

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gypc_dave — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:30:58 -0000

You're an attorney? Fascinating - what is your specialty? Or are you non-practicing?

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Meffy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:14:35 -0000

Yup, she readily and joyously acts out rather than sublimating. :-}

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Dave_in_Gainesville — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:36:38 -0000

You are delusional and as of today you're also a liar. No pundit, anywhere, ever told her to resign as Governor of Alaska, halfway through her term. You're a liar.

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Sassy Persists Fiercely — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:51:52 -0000

But without the alcoholism, abortions and suicide attempts (it helps when you're a puppet!)

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Sassy Persists Fiercely — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:50:27 -0000

My favorite is, "Never put anything on your face that you buy in a hardware store."

But this one is most suitable for Palin: "I hereby issue a writ of hocus-pocus."

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Meffy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:48:20 -0000

In order to assist in the prompt restoration of the Titanic to proper working condition, the band will now play "Nearer My God to Thee." Thank you all for your cooperation during this brief disruption in what we promise will otherwise be a smooth voyage.

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Meffy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:45:26 -0000

Truly, she was the Dorothy Parker of our times.

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36763 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:38:44 -0000

Everyone knows that 2012 is the President's to lose. What are the odds of him blowing it? I think his policies are wrong but I understand the counter argument. On the economy we're, to some extent, in uncharted territory. His policies could even look like they work or work enough to convince enough people not to change presidents in 2012.

Today, I'm saying his odds are 55-45. If he increases the tax burden, his odds diminish. If we get hit, he's toast. Everyone knows this also.

So what is confusing? Months ago Palin decided on one term. (Clue book deal. A gaudy embarrassment of riches for the average AK voter. She'd have waited if local politics were her primary motivators.)

She will not know exactly what she would be doing after 2010 because she would have to see how beatable Obama could be. She does not really care about being President as much as one would think. She'll make up her mind next year depending on what the economy looks like. So it's timing. There is only two factors. No wonder NYT is going out of business.

I was a proponent of her running for reelection until I watched how weird Alaska politics can be. In Pennsylvania, she's never have these problems. She's and her family have been laboring under an onslaught of personal economic assaults because her state's new ethic laws are flawed. They invite abuses that cannot legally be rectified. The process had degenerated into suing her for having political opinions. Good tactic? If you want to drive people of limited means out office, then Alaska has the model Code for you. (Don't waste time trying to persuade me otherwise. I'm an attorney. I know how to read legal findings all by myself, thank you.)

She's not that wealthy. She and her husband had a net worth of $1.2 million before the crash and before her book deal. She has legal bills of $600,000. Had she stayed in office those bills would only mount. What sense would it make to have a pac and a book deal that you can use to advance what you believe in only to have to pay legal bills?

So she cuts her losses sooner rather than later. This gives her more time to improve herself as a national politician in an infinite number of ways. She can hump the book and grow Sarahpac.

It also helps to give her successor badly needed time as an incumbent. Big Oil still controls a lot, including those Republican politicians who oppose her in Alaska. Apparently the NYT and AP overlook the obvious. Parnell is the best bet for her policies to continue. Otherwise, Big Oil undoes the pipeline, etc.

The down side is that she gets labeled a quitter. You saw her response already. Mitt Romney can be accused of running for president the last couple of years he held office. She has calculated that she'll run the risk of being called a quitter. Big deal she gets clobbered for whatever she does anyway.

Her decision to try to be the first female President is still based on the same equation.

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sylhines — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:40:48 -0000

What I find interesting is the playing up of a potential upside of this decision by the pundits and bloggers. By hiding her intent and the timing she is viewed as retaining some leverage in the 12 election. Some are saying her decision places even more pressure on the Democrats. I can only see a down side to resigning instead of announcing a decision not to run for re-election. What happened to loyalty, finshing a task or working until the end. These types of competitive tendencies are what made America great and are admired in a person, win or lose. She asked the voters for their trust and vote, they only asked her support in return. Absent a good reason for her early depature, which she has not articulated to this point, how can her word be trusted, politically.

This move further devastate the standing of the 2012 GOP field and valdidates the thinking that she was marginally qualified in the first place. Believe me, Democrats wanted her to be the nominee but her involvement will not changed the dynamics of the choice facing the public at that time. She has to be nuts if she think this exit from the stage will help her entrance back on the stage in 2012. She will lose more voters than she could possibly pickup due to the turn off factor and the lack of trust. Someone should have advised her that no one is greater that the system they participate in. The country will prosper with or without her. Her actions remind me of the course of action McCain/Plain took in the campaign when confronted by negative polling data. The campaign tried this cockeyed response, we know, but we have them just where we want them. And we know how that ended, the prize slipped away. Sarah just might have let her political reputation and word slip away with the American people.

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Dave_in_Gainesville — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:07:45 -0000

Did Miss Piggy actually say all of those? Some of them are pretty good....

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Dave_in_Gainesville — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:05:40 -0000

You know I'm just having a grin on that one, right gypc_dave?

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sylhines — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:45:37 -0000

You hit it on the head. She is now in the league with Rush, Hannity, Beck and Coulter and curry a more favorable public appeal than they do. So she can fleece the base for money without any accountability for her actions. Now as for the books, while she may not write them, some will be coming. Books are the essential staple of the snake oil salesmen, followed by door mats, pictures, calendars and cruises with her to far away destinations. I do not begrudge her the opportunity to make money, as I certainly will not contribute. At least she is in her environment and not over her head in elected office.

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alrudder — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:23:14 -0000

The most cynical view is:
1) She knows she'll flame out spectacularly in the Primaries
2) She has the most potency if there is a chance that she'll run for President, therefore she must run just as a career enhancing publicity stunt
3) So she'll make a ton of money in the next 18 months, then spend 15 months in a campaign she knows is going nowhere, and then will finish her career as a talk show host and speaker

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morphy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:46:21 -0000

>>".... If the test shows Todd is the father then Sarah is telling the truth. ..."<<

Need I say it?: "Maybe." Not that I have any suspicions of anything like that, but ...

Who has the movie rights to "The Republicans: 2009"? It's been quite a show this year on many fronts.

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Dave_in_Gainesville — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:30:47 -0000

How would two UFOlogists discussing the weather go, exactly?

"You think it'll rain today?"

"It might."

"Does that have anything to do with our belief in UFOs?"

"Not particularly."

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$599303 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:57:11 -0000

That man is hopless in love. It's like being in love with the wicked witch of the west.

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amento — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:55:17 -0000

Forgot to add: Mr. Wilson didn't quit his Governor's job before running for President.

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$599303 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:52:18 -0000

I think it had something with her signing God's name to her e-mail. God gave her a payday.

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Meffy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:12:23 -0000

And of course, "Never eat more than you can lift."

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Carl_Brutanananadilewski — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:39:33 -0000

6. Mark Sanford is her newly discovered soul mate! She fell in love with him and his erotic readings during his press conferences.

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gypc_dave — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:57:35 -0000

This is beginning to sound like two UFOlogists discussing the weather ...

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gypc_dave — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:51:42 -0000

Actually, some of Miss Piggy's line are apropos:

"When I go to the dentist, I don't ask him to tell me what he knows about the Edict of Aunts or why Charlemagne Boneparte lost the Battle of Honeydew to the Melons."

"I plan to write more books whenever I can find the appropriate writing attire and color-coordinated pen."

"What if you were in Florida without your furs and there is a very quick little ice age?"

"You have to be going to a pretty awful place if getting there is half the fun."

"Express your feelings all the time unless you're trying to hide something."