Sarah Palin then and now
George Will’s latest column is, I think, almost spot-on in its discussion of Sarah Palin. My only quibble is with Will’s perhaps playful comparison of Palin to William Miller, Barry Goldwater’s nominee for vice president in 1964. Miller realized that Goldwater would be trounced and, according to some reports, went through the [...]
"Buck up or get off the truck"
This, if I heard her correctly on Sean Hannity’s program tonight, was Sarah Palin’s message to Republicans who are criticizing RNC chairman Michael Steele. Palin also argued that since most Republicans don’t know who Steele is, criticism of him amounts to “inside baseball.” I took this to mean that it doesn’t matter how [...]
Sarah’s Successor
Sarah Palin stepped down as governor of Alaska yesterday, 17
months early and just weeks after setting off a media firestorm
with her resignation announcement. While her future remains
uncertain, her successor offers Alaskans continuity.
“We share the same core values,” Sean Parnell told reporters
shortly before taking [...]
The Real Sarah Palin
I haven’t commented on Sarah Palin’s resignation as Governor of Alaska since Friday afternoon, when I noted the story and said that her resignation “seems bizarre to me.” Here are some additional thoughts on the subject.
I am, to begin with, an admirer of Governor Palin–the real Sarah Palin, not the creature of myth. [...]
Flash - Palin Damaged Among Anti-Palin Republicans!
In a shocking turn of events, a Rasmussen poll finds that among the group of Republicans least likely to vote for Sarah Palin under any circumstances, a plurality believes she hurt her chances by resigning as governor of Alaska. Even more stunningly, among those GOPs most likely to vote for her before the move, [...]
They Won’t Have Sarah Palin to Kick Around Any Longer
Not as Governor of Alaska, anyway: Governor Palin announced today that she will not seek re-election and, indeed, will resign her office in the near future. Her statement is here. She isn’t retiring, but says she will continue “to make a positive difference and fight for ALL our children’s future from OUTSIDE [...]
