(My) Optimism Returns (and) A GREAT Opporunity
03. Jul, 2009 
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I just got home from antique hunting.? I’d intended to do a bit of a round-up of things that have come my way in the past day or so but -
Sarah Palin just announced her resignation as Gov of “the Great State of Alaska”
Her brother is quoted as saying that she just “couldn’t afford to defend herself anymore”.
(If she weren’t such an idiot, there’d be no need to spend personal dollars on maintaining her image)
One of the FUX News pundits compared her to George Washington (he took a small, nearly defeated army and led it to victory when he crossed the Delaware)
OMG.? If you’ve never before seen the base root of the republican party – there it is right there.? (This same booby described our current situation as ’socialist Europe, where half the people work and half the people vote’.)
Track-covering started almost immediately.? More FUXed pundits described it as a brilliant political move and the opening of the 2012 Presidential campaign.
So who wants a President that will resign when they can “no longer afford to defend themselves”?
And everyone (at least on that channel) is praising the fact that she “spoke from the heart”.? Not too many brain cells there as is painfully apparent every time she opens her mouth.
If she and her political handlers actually think this is a good strategic move – thank goodness.? Obama is guaranteed a second term.
My optimism has returned.? Now maybe I can write some optimistic SF…
Can’t you just hear the campaign in 2012?? “When the going got tought – she ran away”? Maybe the dems ought to hire Monty Python NOW.
Vague mumblings about her plans are already being heard.? Among them is the fact that Palin is going to write a book.? (Pop-up?)
Here’s the great opportunity for any publisher willing to undertake it.? You all know as well as I do that Palin can’t write.? Which means that she’ll be hiring a ghostie.
If you want to publish the REAL best seller that comes out of this whole sorry mess, you’ll pony up the rights to buy the GHOST WRITER’S tale of how god-awful the experience of writing Palin’s book was…
I was delighted with your outlook on Palin and couldn’t agree more. The latest is Harper/Collins is paying out six figures for Palin’s memoir. I don’t see them paying that out unless they knew they would make it back, in sales plus. Which leaves me a tad frightened how many Palin supporters there might be out there. Apparently brainless has it’s allure.
I hope they realize she couldn’t take the heat of one single term in Alaska. What is she going to do step down from the presidency when the criticism hurts her feelings?
(Hugs)Indigo
Thanks for the commiseration Indigo. I can’t wait to throw up after reader her pop-up book
Mike, well, first of all, one post that took ten minutes to put up isn’t all that much attention…but secondarily, in my mind, Palin is the poster child for what’s wrong with politics in this country and no amount of abuse and ridicule heaped upon her – in an effort to illustrate just how badly we allow ourselves to be represented – is ‘too much’.
I don’t really follow why a politician who has no appeal for you is worth so much of your attention.