akashiver ([info]akashiver) wrote,
@ 2009-07-03 14:58:00
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Sarah Palin resigns as Governer of Alaska

VERY interesting. This looks to me like the start of a presidential bid (why choose a low-Washington-news weekend unless you *want* attention?). At the very least, she seems to be gunning for control/dominance of the Republican party. At least that's how I interpret her resignation. Whether or not that's a good strategy is another idea.

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[info]mindstalk
2009-07-03 10:12 pm UTC (link)
No idea. And I think Fridays are generally considered slow news days, good for getting less attention, so a different first thought is "I wonder what the scandal will be?"

Resigning, as opposed to not running for re-election, seems odd for a presidential bid; she'd have a couple years between stepping down and the election, so why invite the onus of running away from her job? If she's going for the 2010 Senate seat that might make more sense, though stepping down would seem less necessary -- no logistical handicap (vs. campaigning in Iowa and NH from Alaska)

Her excuse was not wanting to be a lame duck, having decided not to run again, which seems idiosyncratic at best.

All in all it's odd as a piece of strategy. As a fix for hidden psychological stress, or to beat out a scandal, it'd be more common. But I'm told she seemed normal.

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[info]birdgirl78
2009-07-04 12:26 am UTC (link)
Mindstalk--never thought I'd see the words "Sarah Palin" and "normal" in the same discourse. :)

Shiver--I'm so sorry I haven't dropped you an email. Will do so soon. Glad you are doing well, though I know the intensity of the program is something else. ;)
*great BIG hugs*

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[info]swan_tower
2009-07-04 07:28 am UTC (link)
If this is the start of a presidential bid, it's competing for title of Stupidest Thing She's Done.

It's also possible she's bailing before some really big shit hits the fan. I've heard at least rumours to that effect, though how credible they are has not yet been established.

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[info]akashiver
2009-07-04 07:19 pm UTC (link)
That's plausible, but I dare not hope too much. This is a woman who has proved she can brazen her way through quite a lot.

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[info]bitchy_vegan
2009-07-04 03:01 pm UTC (link)
I think it's more likely that there is a major scandal or something else Terrible brewing and she is getting out of Dodge now. Not that she doesn't probably harbor delusions of grandeur, but even she would know that being a Quitter in your first term is *not* Presidential in the slightest.

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