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The Stunning Resignation of Sarah Palin
PoliGazette —
... I think Ed Morrissey at Hot Air puts it best when he writes “Palin’s abandoning her post, and at least from her own description, doing it because she doesn’t want to deal with the issues of being a “lame duck,” a status all politicians have to handle at some point.” He’s right. You don’t resign unless there’s a very good reason to do so. That may be the case. The speech gave very little detail over her thought process, other than vague references to a lame duck period that won’t happen for over a year. So, there could be ...
No one could've predicted...
INSTAPUTZ —
...that a half-smart grifter who doesn't know anything about anything would eventually spectacularly implode.
The Palin Shocker?
Slublog —
... Yes, it was a shocker. I figured she wasn't going to run for re-election, but the news of her resignation came as a complete surprise. My gut reaction? She's tired of politics, and is out of the game for good. Even if that's not her intention, I agree with Ed M. that it's the ultimate effect of her speech today. ...
Palin's Resignation
Winds of Change.NET —
... Overall, I don't get it. I lean toward Ed Morrissey's take. But if there's a political angle, it's one of those political gambles, and hey, ...
Palin's Resignation, the GOP & 2012
Winds of Change.NET —
... Overall, I don't get it. I lean toward Ed Morrissey's negative take. But if there's a political angle, it's one of those political gambles, and hey, that's like calling Hollywood movie ideas in advance. People say they know, and they can, but nobody really knows. So, ...
Happy Independence Day!
Righteous Rantings —
... So, Palin has resigned as Governor. Wow. Her interesting and vague statement regarding "lame-ducks" as a reason for her decision is... ...
PALIN ABSOLUTELY DOMINATES THE NEWS CYCLE
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
... Is Palin's national political career over? ...
In Re. Palin
Rhymes With Right —
Like everyone else , I'm still stunned by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's surprise resignatio n announcement yesterday . Not because I'm a saddened supporter -- I'm not. I think she was a good pick for VP, and a potential star for the future, but I don't think she is what the GOP needs right now. Rather, because the entire thing is so unexpected and inexplicable. And as I began, like others (some of which appeared to be nothing more than a liberal echo ...
Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
JustOneMinute —
... , Inshallah. The Captain heard a fat lady singing in a post titled "Is Palin’s national political career over?": People who are blaming the media hordes for her decision will want to see this ...
Is It Verboten to Criticize Sarah Palin on a Conservative Blog?
Patterico's Pontifications —
Yesterday Ed Morrissey wrote that Palin’s resignation
destroyed her own credibiity in a single day.
I liked Sarah Palin and supported her inclusion on the GOP ticket last fall. I thought she had more toughness than this. It’s a big disappointment, and it’s the end of any hope of Palin getting taken seriously as a politician on the national level in the future.
That post currently has 3267 comments and counting. I haven’t read through them all, but based on something Ed wrote today, many of the commenters ...
7/6: So Long, Sarah
Blogometer —
... 16 months before the end of her first term. Righty bloggers still have a lot of affection for Palin, but they were disappointed by her decision to quit, which they described as "incomprehensible" and ...
Conservative backlash against Palin
News —
... Sarah Palin's resignation has left political analysts scratching their heads. But it has also left conservative activists and bloggers confused, frustrated, and often times upset. Some of Sarah Palin's biggest fans now openly wonder if she has any shot at the 2012 nomination. Ed Morrisey at Hot Air calls Palin's move "easily the most bizarre resignation I've seen, and just about senseless." Citing her lame-duck status as a reason to resign was "the most incoherent part of the entire statement," Morrissey ads. Using this logic, Palin should never have run for the first term ...
Ace’s “special comment” on Palinistas
Patterico's Pontifications —
... need me as part of the chorus. You can sing the same words well enough without me.
I am really tired of this relentless nonsense and occasional nastiness whenever someone is believed to have departed from the conservativey correct line.
To anticipate some of the responses that comments like this have already generated, for the purpose of this discussion, I really do not care what Ace wrote about Palin’s resignation, any more than I care about what Ed Morrissey wrote about it, any more than I care about the advice Jonah Goldberg was ...
Reality Check on Huck and 2012
GOP 12 —
Before casting Huck's chances aside, let's take a look at what prominent conservatives said when Sarah Palin resigned from her post (and it still seems like she's in the game). Ed Morrissey : Unless there was a serious illness or a serious scandal, the resignation on the grounds Palin gave is simply incomprehensible. She has destroyed her own credibility in a single day. .... It’s a big disappointment, and it’s the end of any hope of Palin getting taken seriously as a politician on the national level in the future. ...
