tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post5504593088619468895..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Sarah Palin: QuitterRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-4585929823418609192009-07-08T21:50:48.255-07:002009-07-08T21:50:48.255-07:00For those lacking in experience, you can't jud...For those lacking in experience, you can't judge their past successes -- but you can judge their current abilities. Obama passes, Palin does not.<br /><br />As for "no worse than any other politician": There are politicans that have views I disagree with; Palin seemed fairly unique in being almost totally ignorant of US or world affairs outside of Alaska.<br /><br />She's Don Geddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921093108555061757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-53784396641197240802009-07-08T20:55:12.069-07:002009-07-08T20:55:12.069-07:00She may have been underqualified, but three things...She may have been underqualified, but three things - first, Obama was also lacking in experience, but there's not nearly the same rage directed at him, and second, why is that a reason to get angry at a person? If people want to elect a VP with Palin's experience, then that's their right. <br /><br />And finally... Joe Biden is a complete joke, and even Obama seems to agree. And Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199527461309714703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-16396934811108250392009-07-08T20:21:05.524-07:002009-07-08T20:21:05.524-07:00Miles said: "been a lot of rage wrt Sarah Pal...Miles said: <i>"been a lot of rage wrt Sarah Palin from many of a liberal persuasion that I don't understand."</i><br /><br />I think it has to do with her being supremely unqualified to be President of the United States, and yet being a single election and a heartbeat (from a 70+ year old man with a long history of health issues) away from assuming that office.<br /><br />Her Don Geddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921093108555061757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-12528259425695271042009-07-08T19:04:41.792-07:002009-07-08T19:04:41.792-07:00Look at it from this perspective. She's had t...Look at it from this perspective. She's had to pay $600k of her on money on fighting ethics charges, all of which so far have been proven to be erroneous. This is on a salary of $125k a year, and she turned down a $25k raise in December. Meanwhile she's also trying to do her job _and_ raise her family, while fighting these cases. That's a tough position to be put in. <br /><br />I Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199527461309714703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-62171334705454313032009-07-06T22:11:55.139-07:002009-07-06T22:11:55.139-07:00> But it's not entirely as if she just said...> But it's not entirely as if she just said "I'm stepping down because I can't be bothered anymore".<br /><br />Actually, that's pretty much exactly what she said.<br /><br />> It was become too expensive for her to keep defending herself from ethics complaints.<br /><br />So many aphorisms, so little time:<br /><br />If you can't stand the heat...<br /><br />Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-91539312308875441702009-07-06T21:54:30.328-07:002009-07-06T21:54:30.328-07:00Maybe Time magazine's last reason is the real ...Maybe Time magazine's last reason is the real reason? It was become too expensive for her to keep defending herself from ethics complaints.<br /><br />http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1908800-2,00.htmlMileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199527461309714703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-63400785264896336542009-07-06T21:52:56.035-07:002009-07-06T21:52:56.035-07:00If you check out this Washington Post article, you...If you check out this Washington Post article, you can see she did explain her reasoning behind quitting.<br /><br />http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/07/03/palins_remarks_in_stepping_dow.html?wprss=44<br /><br />Now, whether they're just excuses or the actual reasons for stepping down, that's another matter. But it's not entirely as if she just said "I'm stepping Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199527461309714703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-62856995102315954072009-07-06T21:43:22.690-07:002009-07-06T21:43:22.690-07:00Actually, I think quitting without being clear abo...Actually, I think quitting without being clear about why is reason enough to get angry at her. No one put a gun to her head and forced her to run for governor. She chose to do that, and having done it, I think she has a duty serve out her term *unless* she thinks she can't do the job any more. But in that case I think she has a duty to say that that's why she's stepping down. It&#Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-73528886592310719392009-07-06T21:26:28.065-07:002009-07-06T21:26:28.065-07:00Maybe, but before getting angry at Palin, best to ...Maybe, but before getting angry at Palin, best to let the facts come in imo :) <br /><br />Plenty of people are jumping too early at this news, and there's been some absolutely disgraceful behaviour on some liberal leaning sites with regards to their coverage of Palin, e.g. at the Huffington Post:<br /><br />http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199527461309714703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-12059537132177978152009-07-06T21:20:40.030-07:002009-07-06T21:20:40.030-07:00Miles: you're right. In my defense I'll j...Miles: you're right. In my defense I'll just say that the article I was responding to (which was in the NYT, not exactly the Drudge Report) said in the lead paragraph that her quitting was "fueling speculation that she is trying to position herself as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012." I just assumed that if the NYT lead with that then there was Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-83670437225511739622009-07-06T21:17:44.297-07:002009-07-06T21:17:44.297-07:00It's fine to speculate on what her reasons may...It's fine to speculate on what her reasons may be, but to get upset with exasperation directed at her for something she hasn't even said is wrong imo.Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199527461309714703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-45185682248661813442009-07-06T21:15:31.432-07:002009-07-06T21:15:31.432-07:00Miles: the strawmen are coming, because Palin hers...Miles: the strawmen are coming, because Palin herself didn't offer an explanation that made any sense.<br /><br />So that naturally causes rampant speculation about what the real reason must be.Don Geddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921093108555061757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-58708752025533627962009-07-06T21:10:16.812-07:002009-07-06T21:10:16.812-07:00A lot of strawmen being attacked in this post. Sh...A lot of strawmen being attacked in this post. She didn't say she was quitting to run for president, nor did she say she wanted to "not be constrained by the duties and responsibilities of being a governor." So attacking her for those things is pretty silly imo.Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199527461309714703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-88572979382723011892009-07-06T01:39:25.688-07:002009-07-06T01:39:25.688-07:00The reasons of Palin resignation are controversial...The reasons of Palin resignation are controversial. What could be the real cause of her decision? Vote on the most possible one - http://www.votetheday.com/america/palin-resignation-424/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529362536667731656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-16608105703173872272009-07-03T22:00:46.917-07:002009-07-03T22:00:46.917-07:00Obviously, Sarah Palin will never run for presiden...Obviously, Sarah Palin will never run for president. Give it about 3-7 days and you'll find out why she resigned. It's surely some damaging revelation.<br /><br />Governors don't resign to become president, they use thier office to become president. That's hardly a way to win election... no one votes for quitters.andrewljohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440188347791241914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-11269329394623814842009-07-03T21:59:29.412-07:002009-07-03T21:59:29.412-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.andrewljohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440188347791241914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-5976265720202355722009-07-03T20:51:51.402-07:002009-07-03T20:51:51.402-07:00Sarah Palin is trying to distract us from the very...Sarah Palin is trying to distract us from the very important health care reform bill being voted on in the Senate.<br /><br />We all need health care! Please write to these insurance-whipped lollygagging Democrat Seantors to tell them we want a public option or single-payer health care. The information was gathered from www.billpressshow.com/<br /><br />If you want links to their email pages Loretta Marie Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439138356609814904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-6234930488856738852009-07-03T20:36:44.729-07:002009-07-03T20:36:44.729-07:00This doesn't add up yet. A hastily called new...This doesn't add up yet. A hastily called news conference, with no questions, deliberately at the start of the 4th of July weekend.<br /><br />Some people are speculating that she did it to get more time to run for President (or Senator from Alaska?). There's a reasonable argument that she was having a hard time traveling all over the lower 48, while also constantly commuting back to Don Geddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921093108555061757noreply@blogger.com