Palin resigning as Alaska governor (Possible 2012 run??) - Page 6

jediagh · 07-04-2009

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Originally Posted by spartan933

I agree with that. The lame duck excuse really annoys me. YOU ARE THE GOVERNOR. YOU ARE A SUPPOSED TO BE A LEADER! To me, she looks like a quitter and she needs to get slammed for it.

A leader does not always have to be at the front leading the charge you know. A true leader does not look for fame and glory. Instead they do what is best for those they serve. If that means stepping down so that the state has a better chance of moving ahead then that is what is done. The hard choices are what they do when others are unwilling or not willing to give up the power.

Here you have a leader willing to give up her power as govenor so that the state does not have a lame duck govenor who won't get anything passed by her own party. Instead she opts to give her #2 the power to ensure that their ideas have a chance of passing. If that is not true, brilliant leadership then I'm not sure what is. She is sacraficing her own power to ensure the people get the best in Alaska.

Would you (all the readers) give up that power? Or would you stay in power like many of our politicans do because you are unwilling to give it up?

Absolute Power corrupts absolutely...
The longer you have power the more and more it corrupts you.

tedbower · 07-04-2009

I would take her any day over this nit wit that is in there now.

eatsnopaste · 07-04-2009

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Originally Posted by jediagh

A leader does not always have to be at the front leading the charge you know. A true leader does not look for fame and glory. Instead they do what is best for those they serve. If that means stepping down so that the state has a better chance of moving ahead then that is what is done. The hard choices are what they do when others are unwilling or not willing to give up the power.

Here you have a leader willing to give up her power as govenor so that the state does not have a lame duck govenor who won't get anything passed by her own party. Instead she opts to give her #2 the power to ensure that their ideas have a chance of passing. If that is not true, brilliant leadership then I'm not sure what is. She is sacraficing her own power to ensure the people get the best in Alaska.

Would you (all the readers) give up that power? Or would you stay in power like many of our politicans do because you are unwilling to give it up?

Absolute Power corrupts absolutely...
The longer you have power the more and more it corrupts you.

So what was to stop her from serving the people who voted for her another year and change. THEN when her running for re-election would have mattered she could have used the "lame duck" gambit.

jediagh · 07-04-2009

Or she can be life these two idiots...

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It's a fragile supermajority because Sens. Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts are ill and have not voted in weeks. It's unclear when or whether they might return to the Capitol.
Ill senators have voted by gurney and wheelchair in the past. But Democrats and Republicans said they don't foresee any votes in the coming week that would be close enough to warrant a trip to the Senate by either Byrd or Kennedy.
Byrd, 91, returned home this past week from a six-week hospital stay after a series of infections. Kennedy, 77, is battling brain cancer.

source:
60 votes not so super for Obama, Senate Democrats - Yahoo! News

Those 2 senators are NOT helping their people by staying in power. Yet come hell or high water they REFUSE to give up their power so that someone else can server the people. Why? POWER has corrupt them beyond repair.

They walked into the dark side so long ago...

Andy219 · 07-04-2009

It amazes me that so many of you choose to pick on Sarah Palin, for what reason? What don't you agree with her on? I could only tell you a few things; number one being she would be 1000 light years better than who is in office now, she was the only reason I voted for McCain as he was a wolf in sheeps clothes. She's the closest thing we have to a regular blue-collar American in power.

She's not quitting because she wants to let Alaska down. If she is going to run in 2012, she has to start spending more time down here in the lower 48. It's possible that what she believe's to be best for Alaska is to step down and start spending time down in the lower 48. One of the biggest gripes the media had (which caused all the sheep to feel the same way) was shes was just a mayor from Wassilla and then a governor from Alaska. Here's Barrack Obama, he's a senator (nobody ever said he spent more time running for offices than he spent as a senator).

If Sarah Palin truely has aspirations to run for the highest office in the land in 2012, she is doing the right thing. If nothing else makes you like her, then think of this, she goes hunting, fishing, shooting and if anything else she's probably a big, I mean BIG fan of bacon. Sorry if I just ranted along there, I dont post to much on here but am always around reading the posts; and this one just got me a little aggitated. I mean seriously just tell me what positions you don't agree with her on. As for her being a lame duck in the McCain campaign, I truley believe she wasnt allowed to be herself; she was given guidelines to follow and she followed them.

Last but not least if the 2012 election came down to Palin v Obama; I'd vote for Palin in a heartbeat.

tedbower · 07-05-2009

Amen brother

LPMan59 · 07-05-2009

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Originally Posted by Andy219

She's the closest thing we have to a regular blue-collar American in power.

seeing as how the average American reads on a 7th grade level and can't find Israel on a map, I think I will pass.

i keed i keed

Boilers · 07-05-2009

You know, at times it seems like those with post-graduate degrees MAKE most of our problems (MBAs ala wall street greed, and Lawyers in congress???).

If more decisions were made with common sense folks' approach, I think we COULD be better off.

Just saying.

LPMan59 · 07-05-2009

this is a very good point

spartan933 · 07-05-2009

Sorry guys, I disagree with you. She flinched. She should have finished her term and then gone for a nomination. Now, she has abandoned the people of Alaska. You can make the argument that she is doing the right thing or being a leader by stepping down. But, that is not how it will be perceived. She looks like she can't handle the pressure of her job and have a family. And, if that's the case, then she shouldn't be in politics.

07-04-2009	#55 (permalink)
Andy219 Plinker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cedar Lake, IN Posts: 27	It amazes me that so many of you choose to pick on Sarah Palin, for what reason? What don't you agree with her on? I could only tell you a few things; number one being she would be 1000 light years better than who is in office now, she was the only reason I voted for McCain as he was a wolf in sheeps clothes. She's the closest thing we have to a regular blue-collar American in power. She's not quitting because she wants to let Alaska down. If she is going to run in 2012, she has to start spending more time down here in the lower 48. It's possible that what she believe's to be best for Alaska is to step down and start spending time down in the lower 48. One of the biggest gripes the media had (which caused all the sheep to feel the same way) was shes was just a mayor from Wassilla and then a governor from Alaska. Here's Barrack Obama, he's a senator (nobody ever said he spent more time running for offices than he spent as a senator). If Sarah Palin truely has aspirations to run for the highest office in the land in 2012, she is doing the right thing. If nothing else makes you like her, then think of this, she goes hunting, fishing, shooting and if anything else she's probably a big, I mean BIG fan of bacon. Sorry if I just ranted along there, I dont post to much on here but am always around reading the posts; and this one just got me a little aggitated. I mean seriously just tell me what positions you don't agree with her on. As for her being a lame duck in the McCain campaign, I truley believe she wasnt allowed to be herself; she was given guidelines to follow and she followed them. Last but not least if the 2012 election came down to Palin v Obama; I'd vote for Palin in a heartbeat. __________________ I believe in Gun Control...Always use both hands

07-05-2009	#58 (permalink)
Boilers Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,807	You know, at times it seems like those with post-graduate degrees MAKE most of our problems (MBAs ala wall street greed, and Lawyers in congress???). If more decisions were made with common sense folks' approach, I think we COULD be better off. Just saying. __________________ Looking for Ammo? Join the AMMO ALERT system. Click here for more details. See my videos "Glock, grant me the magazine capacity to engage the targets that I cannot avoid, the courage to shoot those that need shooting, and the training to react with deference."

07-05-2009	#59 (permalink)
LPMan59 Colt Kool-Aid Drinker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 880	this is a very good point __________________ Dream another dream; this dream is over.

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07-04-2009	#52 (permalink)
tedbower Plinker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: mooresville Posts: 204	I would take her any day over this nit wit that is in there now.

07-05-2009	#56 (permalink)
tedbower Plinker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: mooresville Posts: 204	Amen brother

07-05-2009	#60 (permalink)
spartan933 Fashionably carrying guns since 2007 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hammond, Lake County Posts: 570	Sorry guys, I disagree with you. She flinched. She should have finished her term and then gone for a nomination. Now, she has abandoned the people of Alaska. You can make the argument that she is doing the right thing or being a leader by stepping down. But, that is not how it will be perceived. She looks like she can't handle the pressure of her job and have a family. And, if that's the case, then she shouldn't be in politics.