Sarah Palin’s Resignation as Governor of Alaska
06 July 2009 | By LowellB in Lowell, Politics, TN Blog
I think Today’s Wall Street Journal editorial, “The Palin Puzzle,” has the Palin situation about right:
“Our advice after the election last year was that Mrs. Palin spend two years out of the limelight, tending to her Alaskan duties and studying national issues. Last year’s campaign showed she didn’t understand economics any better than Mr. McCain — a very low bar — and her responses on too many issues sounded like half-baked spin rather than sincere judgments that she herself had reached or understood. No doubt Mr. McCain’s backbiting campaign team didn’t help her — we hope the next nominee bars them all — but every candidate is ultimately responsible for her own performance.
“Ronald Reagan changed the national debate, and for three decades Republicans have been able to utter bromides about “liberals” and “big government” and get away with it. After the financial meltdown and long recession, those days are over. The GOP nominee in 2012 will need an explanation for how we got into this mess that goes beyond mimicking Democrats about “Wall Street greed,” as well as an agenda for how to restore U.S. prosperity. President Obama will take credit for any recovery, however sluggish, and Republicans will need more than a critical riff about spending and budget deficits.”
Sara Palin is a charismatic and refreshing new voice and face in the GOP, but is not the answer — not yet, at least.
Update: Ross Douthat crystallizes what may become the consensus view on Palin’s resignation:
A Sarah Palin who stepped down for the sake of her family and her media-swarmed state deserves sympathy even from the millions of Americans who despise her. A Sarah Palin who resigned in the delusional belief that it would give her a better shot at the presidency in 2012 warrants no such kindness.
Despite those pointed words, Douthat’s piece is no anti-Palin rant. Read the whole thing.
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26 April 2010 | Alex Long Said:
I idolize Sarah Palin because she is a woman with very strong character. She has also lots of accomplishments in the area of public service.^^
06 May 2010 | Jennifer Powell Said:
Sarah Palin is a very vocal person and most of the time she speaks what she thinks and how she feels. ..