Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
Through The Looking Glass Darkly
d r i f t g l a s s —
The lady vanishes. As usual, in the Age of Ridiculous, while the NYT offers only scrawny facts: Palin Says She Will Resign as Alaska Governor By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JIM RUTENBERG Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska announced Friday that she was quitting her job at the end of the month, a move that shocked Republicans across the country and fueled both renewed speculation about her presidential ambitions and criticism of her political competence. Ms. Palin’s decision, announced with her family in front ...
Rob Richie: Sarah Palin's resignation to reduce women governors to six
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Sarah Palin's surprise announcement today that she will step down this month as Alaska's governor has stirred a firestorm of conjecture about her motives and political prospects. ...
MEDIA MANIA
The Page by Mark Halperin —
NY Post/NY Daily News NY Daily News analysis says Palin's resignation is "dooming her presidential pipe dream." Tough AP overnight lede: "Even for a nonconformist...Palin defies political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office..." NY Times: "...Her remarks sounded at times like those of a candidate with continued national aspirations." WashPost: "Once Again, An Enigma Plays It by Her Rules"
Sarah Palin: 'Time-out or flame-out?'
The Swamp —
... The New York Times' Adam Nagourney notes that Palin's "tone and some of her words in an often-rambling announcement... sounded like someone who was making a permanent exit from politics after what her friends have called a rough and dispiriting year. But her remarks, delivered in a voice that often seemed rushed and jittery, sounded at times like those of a candidate with continued national aspirations, as when she suggested she could "fight for all our children's future from outside the governor's office." ...
Palin's Decision Confuses Nearly Everyone
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"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," the AP reports.
"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?"
The New York Times notes that "in her tone and some of her words in an often-rambling announcement, she sounded like someone who was making a permanent exit ...
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 ...
Palin Theories
TPMCafe —
... The word most used to describe Palin's press conference yesterday was "breathless". She sped through her little speech like a student with too much Adderal in her system. Last night at a dinner party the theories ranged between two poles. On one side was the thought that the emails about to come out in one of the corruption lawsuits would be truly embarrassing. On the other pole is the theory that her speakers agent has told her how much money she could earn in the next 18 months if she wasn't tied to the Alaska Governor's mansion, and the thought of making a killing while she ...
Sunday's Breakfast Menu, July 5
The Caucus —
... has turned Sunday talk show agendas upside down this week. Tomorrow morning, expect a healthy serving of pundits divining Ms. Palin’s actions and her future . In addition, guests will be analyzing the health care proposals moving through Congress and the week’s international headlines — North Korea’s decision to launch a barrage of missiles, defying a United Nations resolution and the withdrawal of American troops from Iraqi cities. Plus, President Obama ...
Palin Resigns Presidency To Lead Country Better, Better Effect Change
Opinions You Should Have —
Washington, D.C., 2011 -- President Sarah Palin shocked the country today after she announced that she would resign her position as President because, among other things, she did not wish to become a lame duck. President Palin, who was elevated to the post shortly after nine Inaugural balls proved too much for the elderly President John McCain -- "It was one dance too many," said a tearful Cindy McCain -- has only been President for two years, but she said that she could better lead America if she was not hampered by her current position as the leader of America. In yet ...
7/6: So Long, Sarah
Blogometer —
July 06, 2009 7/6: So Long, Sarah Conservative bloggers and liberal bloggers rarely agree on anything, but virtually all of them think that AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has effectively ended any WH hopes that she may have had with her decision to resign 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 ...
