Comments on: On Sarah Palin and Independence

By: GayPatriot » Independence Redux

GayPatriot » Independence Redux — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:42:19 +0000

[...] On Sarah Palin and Independence [...]

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:58:38 +0000

I don’t see why a resigned governor couldn’t be president. The current Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars had even less experience and nobody gave a crap. What’s more, we know far more about Palin than we do that arrogant chump.

By: American Elephant

American Elephant — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:48:39 +0000

I completely agree that Americans are growing accustomed to the idea of being taken care of instead of doing things for themselves. It’s why we are where we are. What do we expect in a society where government tells you how much you can have of this, when you can and cant do that. how much you should make, how much you should pay, who you can and cannot associate with, and on and on….cradle to grave baby, we’re there!

many of her detractors are filled with glee that they’ve sent her running for the North Shore

Do you mean the North Slope? North Shore is in Hawaii.

By: V the K

V the K — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:47:04 +0000

At this point, being a part of the Republican establishment is a political liability. Being outside of it is the best place for her, regardless of what her ambitions may be.

By: Ignatius

Ignatius — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:08:25 +0000

It’s a double-edged sword. Although Palin doesn’t likely place a high value on power, our media-centric information economy demands explanations for seemingly random behavior and cannot, by definition, accept a speech at face value no matter how honestly it may have been delivered. Thus, she cannot win.

If she has plans to continue her political career with a position in an energy policy think tank or beginning the speech circuit, she would do well to start soon. Speculation (“She can’t handle it, so she’s unfit for higher office…”, “I told you during the campaign she should never have accepted the nomination for VP with that many kids and Palin herself just admitted I was right…”, etc.) is going to seriously harm her abilities to use this time to her advantage the longer it goes on.

As for looking for heroes, those I seek are those who understand that I want to return to a society where we don’t depend upon the elected. It’s a contradiction, but only because the only way to change the political culture is to elect those who can effect such change. This is one reason I’m dead-set against third parties: the only way you can change this country is to be involved in a viable way, so although I’m more of a libertarian than a conservative, I vote Republican. To some, this might seem a sellout, but I consider those who abandon politics in frustration to be the sellouts.

By: Mark J. Goluskin

Mark J. Goluskin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:52:27 +0000

Hey, notice how no one of the Michael Jackson sychophants ever placed ANY responsibility on the late gloved one himself? Every one else caused him to be a weirdo. We are in an age where the mantra is “Its not my fault!”

By: V the K

V the K — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:36:40 +0000

I’m not convinced Sarah Palin is angling for the presidency, but I do have a rather radical take on why resigning might be a part of her strategy and might work despite the tsk-tsk of the chattering class.

Clearly, there is a substantial libertarian anti-socialist sentiment growing in the country. There’s a large and mostly disenfranchised bloc of voters who are fed up with the political establishment… numbers that are likely to grow as the Obamacrats push a very expensive agenda that restricts freedoms even more. (Needing permission from the government to sell your house being just one example from the Cap and Trade bill.)

By resigning, she is freeing herself from the political establishment. She can voice opposition to the Obamunist agenda without facing ethics complaints from Democrat operatives like Linda Kellen Biegle. She doesn’t have to worry about elections, she can say what she wants. And with the tea parties showing how angry people are with the current government, she may provide a figure for anyone whose opposed to the status quo to rally around.

Palin-Beck 2012? Not likely, but an interesting thought experiment.