Friday, July 03, 2009

This Is Sarah   [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

From an Alaskan in Palin circles: 

many are writing her political obit now but in the past she's always 
risen from the ashes because she "connects" so well w/ ordinary people.  

will she run for prez?  I would say "probably" just because that's her 
history/pattern.  she ran for lt guv in 2002 and no one thought she had a 
prayer.  she spent pennies compared to the other 4 and came in 2nd.  
then she took that job at the oil & gas commission but quit that to run 
for guv. no one gave her a chance and yet she won the primary then went 
on to beat Tony Knowles.

honestly, I have to take the resignation at face value — she was weary 
of the unending ethics complaints that she had to defend personally — 
they are not wealthy people and the debt was staggering.  This allows 
her to finish her book, go on tour, and never have to worry again about 
being a state employee subject to the Executive Branch ethics laws.  she 
can hopefully knit her family back together and then after the 2010 
election, see how she's polling and how much $$$ she's raised.

My Alaskan adds: "she has seemed tired ... not having any fun anymore. The Auburn thing was such a shot of adrenalin. Why stick around here?"

07/03 05:43 PMShare