It hardly matters which carrot of power, influence, money, or fame leads Sarah Palin forward. Palin has a breathtakingly delusional confidence in her talents. Her ability to make the most of circumstance relies on the nature of the followers she attracts. Marinated in ideology, susceptible to manufactured symbolisms, addicted to political drama, fact-resistant, they exult in her reckless maverickyness.

Palin’s a basketball player. She holds the ball, knees bent, ready to turn quickly in any direction. Whether running to score or just running for daylight, what matters is the game she runs, a game whose rules she constantly “adapts” to her own interests.

In a fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin spun straw into gold; only Sarah Palin could have the temerity to spin her abandonment of Alaska into some fairy tale notion that she’s following a higher calling.

Sarah Palin’s trajectory is always toward the North Star of her own self-advancement. Those that expected Palin to “run” likely didn’t envision a runaway. She hoists the flag of her own sovereignty as she flees. Being Governor became a drag; buh-BYE Alaska!

I salute your family’s service to our country.

Amen, Lee323!!!!

We have two daughters who have served in the military. They were both very young … but when they were at the bottom of the barrel and wanted to quit, they called us and eventually came to the conclusion, “no, I can’t do that!” It would have been a disgrace. And they knew that.

They stuck it out, and they are so much the better for it now, years later.

But they both were active military during Palin’s administration. It scares me to think she was at least somewhat connected to their fate during those years. Both of them had MOS’s that could have put them in dangerous territory at any time.

This woman is totally disconnected to what our military people live day-to-day. I don’t think there is any possibility she could EVER understand what they give up for their country …….

so sad …..

but I am so thankful they are there …..

“Parnell told FOX News, “But I have to tell you, when she (Palin) went to Kosovo and visited our Guard members and the wounded soldiers there and in Germany, she saw that she doesn’t need a title to effect change and bring some hope to people who need it.”

The undeniable irony of this is that Palin quitting represents the absolute, unmitigated antithesis of what Guard members and wounded soldiers sacrifice by joining the military to serve and defend the country.

Soldiers don’t have the luxury of saying, “I’m tired of people taking shots at me so I’m quitting half way through my tour of duty.”

http://www.andrewhalcro.com/irony

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AKM….this issue needs more airing. I’m absolutely appalled by Palin’s “unmitigated” gall in using the Guard visit, especially the wounded soldiers, as a reason to justify her resignation. What will she NOT pimp out for her own selfish goals?

Mickelson’s mother diagnosed with breast cancer

Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery later this week.

*snip*

hehe they desecreated her line about lil’ Trig.

Obama in Russia, confirmed by Palin who can see him from her house.
She stepped down, next in secession for the job, Miss Congeniality.

“Was it something I said?”

But she blamed the media, was seen shooting Wolf Blitzer from a helicopter.

Edited her concession speech ” The world needs..more..insane..governors”