The S. Palin Resignation
Sarah Palin, the "Hail Mary" play that John McCain resorted to during his recent run for President, by picking her as his running mate, surprised everybody today by resigning as governor of Alaska.
In these first moments of the announcement, the experts are badly divided on this move. Some think that it frees her to put more effort into running for President. Others think it will ruin her politically.
Often we do things for not one but a bunch of reasons, and I think that's the case here.
This gives her much more freedom and flexibility to do her political thing, and for that she didn't need to be in Alaska, as the governor or for any other purpose.
Also now she no longer needs to keep taking all those flights over unfriendly stuff like mountains, glaciers, and water.
Also she can sound more genuine than do most politicians when they step back so drastically from something, if she should speak about wanting to spend more time with her family.
Finally, now she can seem to be more a part of the country by even moving to somewhere in the Lower 48 and for the first time taking a good look around.
Right now I'm betting on California for her. Utah and Idaho would be too obvious.
In these first moments of the announcement, the experts are badly divided on this move. Some think that it frees her to put more effort into running for President. Others think it will ruin her politically.
Often we do things for not one but a bunch of reasons, and I think that's the case here.
This gives her much more freedom and flexibility to do her political thing, and for that she didn't need to be in Alaska, as the governor or for any other purpose.
Also now she no longer needs to keep taking all those flights over unfriendly stuff like mountains, glaciers, and water.
Also she can sound more genuine than do most politicians when they step back so drastically from something, if she should speak about wanting to spend more time with her family.
Finally, now she can seem to be more a part of the country by even moving to somewhere in the Lower 48 and for the first time taking a good look around.
Right now I'm betting on California for her. Utah and Idaho would be too obvious.
posted by Carl (aka Sofarsogoo) | 8:49 PM
1 Comments:
In keeping with the metaphor you brought up: She has created an incomplete term for herself; most Hail Mary passes also end up incomplete.
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