Well if they’re not rejoicing they should be. After a failed run at a
bid for VP (like that was going to happen) and one embarrassing speech after another, Alaskans everywhere should be happy that they can now refocus their attention on the crackdown of meth labs and “Salmon slaying”.
Though no one is sure why Palin has decided to end her term early, there has been much buzz and speculation. Everything from she can’t handle the pressure, ridicule, and ethics complaints, to the possibility that she may run for President in 2012. Palin explains her decision as: "A good point guard, here's what she does. She drives through a full-court press, protecting the ball, keeping her head up because she needs to keep her eye on the basket, and she knows exactly when to pass the ball so the team can win. That's what I'm doing. I'm passing the ball. I know when it's time to pass the ball for victory." Yes I guess that means people in Alaska actually watch more than just Nascar and bass fishing.
The state of Alaska has spent nearly $300,000 investigating ethics complaints and according to Palin her and her husband have spent $500,000. She’s been the subject of 15 ethic probes, 13 of which have been resolved by the state Personnel Board with no findings of wrongdoing. The other two are pending. One of the agreements required Palin to reimburse the state for $8,100 for costs associated with trips she had taken with her children. Her approval rating is low to mid-50% range, much lower than her 88%+ approval rating in Alaska before her failed attempt at a VP spot.
If Palin has dreams of running for President in 2012, I think she’s going to be in for a rude awakening. I suspect she’s pissed off plenty of republicans and democrats alike. But the issue is she could be hurting republicans more than helping with her loose lips double-wide backwoods trailer mentality. Not an image I think the GOP is trying to portray though when you have people like Rusty DePass and Sarah Palin it’s hard to shake that image. Besides, I think Obama was a strong candidate but I also believe Palin probably caused the republicans to lose a lot of votes (thank you Palin). So let’s hope she doesn’t embarrass herself, her family, or Alaska any further. Besides, a governor who couldn’t even handle finishing out the rest of her term now decides to run for President? What kind of commitment does that show?
A local radio station suggested that republicans in her inner-circle were possibly intentionally giving her bad information, planting bad seeds in an attempt to further make her look like the idiot that she is. I personally think that she can’t handle the ridicule and embarrassment. Part of the problem with dishing shit is you have to be able to take it. I think Palin had and still has a lot to say and it’s come back to bite her in the ass. She’s the butt of a lot of jokes, and her every action is under heavy scrutiny. Newsflash Palin, in case you didn’t know, being in the public eye means you will always be under heavy scrutiny. Especially when you don’t know when to shut your mouth. Lucky for her I also think if she crawled into a hole and we never heard from her again she wouldn’t really be missed and people just might stop filing ethics claims and talking about her and her family. In fact she could be forgotten in less than a week.
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