Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.

Supporters and critics alike say the former GOP vice presidential candidate’s resignation, announced Friday afternoon and effective July 26, is an inexplicable move for a high profile Republican widely seen as a contender for a White House run in 2012. A half-term governor campaigning for president?

“If she is thinking that leaving her term 16 months early is going to help her prepare to maybe go on to bigger and better things on the political stage, I think she’s sadly mistaken. You just can’t quit,” said Andrew Halcro, a Palin critic who lost the 2006 gubernatorial race to her.

Palin’s abrupt announcement Friday rattled the Republican Party but left open the possibility of a presidential run. She and her staff are keeping mum on her future plans.

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Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run

To all those folks that voted for the McCain/Palin ticket, and said their vote for McCain was actually a vote for Palin, what’s on your mind now?

I didn’t vote for McCain/Palin. I voted for Bob Barr, and before ANYONE goes off saying that a vote for Barr was a vote for Obama, go stuff yourself! It was a vote for the man I felt to be the most qualified candidate in an extremely weak field of candidates, candidates from ALL sides of the equation.

I have read much speculation regarding Palin and her possible reasons for resigning.

Some say she’s just a quitter. That is a possibility. I really can’t see a sitting Governor just deciding to leave office, regardless of the words she said about not wanting to be a LAME DUCK. She’s a one term Governor, she could have easily run for Governor of Alaska again.

Some are of the opinion that this is nothing but a move designed to get her prepared for a run at the White House in 2012. Maybe it is. In MY opinion, IF it is, it’s a really LAME way of going about it, Americans don’t like quitters. A sitting Governor, Senator or Congressman running for the White House is more than acceptable and she could, and again, in MY opinion SHOULD have pursued that path if this is her intent.

Then I read a few blogs that plainly state, Palin resigned because she was tired of all the snark and snide that was directed at her and her family. OK, maybe so, that is a strong possibility. Let’s say that’s the case, if she can’t take the heat as a Governor, HOW IN THE HELL will she take the heat as POTUS? How will she take the critical news articles, blog posts, late night comics and foreign press as it’s piled on in the event she were to become POTUS?

In my opinion, she would collapse like the proverbial house of cards.

The GOP is in trouble my friends, they have a lot of house cleaning to do. Mark Sanford in South Carolina and John Ensign of Nevada are prime recent examples. Then we have this; June 11, 2007: Republican Senator Larry Craig is arrested for lewd conduct in the men’s bathroom of an airport. March 8, 2007: Republican former U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich admits to extramarital affair, April 23, 2007: Federal auditors find repeat violations of federal election law from the 2004 Senate campaign of Republican Senator Mel Martinez, July 11, 2007: Republican state Representative and Florida co-Chairman of McCain for President Bob Allen is arrested for soliciting a male undercover police officer, offering to pay $20 to perform oral sex and July 16, 2007: Republican Senator David Vitter holds press conference acknowledging being on the D.C. Madam’s list and past involvement with prostitutes.

Those are just a few of the more high profile cases to date. There are rumors afloat that there may be some kind of scandal about to break concerning Palin. Until such time as it breaks, I won’t even speculate. But I will say this, there are far too many possibilities at hand with this sudden resignation. There are, at this time, too many unknowns to even make a great educated guess.

As many already know, I am NOT a Republican nor am I a Democrat. I have very little use for most of the Republicans and none of the Dems in office at this time! Luckily, in MY part of Texas, we have 3 of the best Congressional Representatives we could ask for in Sam Johnson, Ralph Hall and Jeb Hensarling. Our U.S. Senators leave a lot to be desired, but compared to many other Senators, they are great!

I will say this, and again, it is MY opinion, the GOP is in DESPERATE trouble! If Sarah Palin is where the GOP is pinning it’s hopes, if Sarah Palin is the best the GOP can offer up, the GOP is screwed!

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