Comments on: Dan Bartlett: Palin Missed the Mark

Fmr. Bush Aide Says Alaska Gov. Was Not Straight About Resignation, Needs to Shore Up Her Political "Achilles' Heels"

[quickly101]

She will never nor should she ever be elected to the Presidency. She is not strong enough mentally. I think she is a nice lady who is very loving of her family. She should have NEVER have entered the public arena if she can't take inappropriate things said about her or her family. I hope she exits public life and takes care of her family. That happens to be far more important than gaining public office. Good people don't do well in public life, you have to be a crook or skin of steel to serve in the public domain.

[kathymac007]

Governor Palin is a woman of great principle and political sensitivity. Inspired by the conversion of Arlen Specter (D) to the democratic party, she wanted to make her eventual transition to become a democrat in the following months to be seamless. God bless America and Sara's courage in her time of political transition from the dark side.

[GiveMeFreedom]

Maybe she made a very, very shewd move! Maybe she thinks she can also get millions to write a book and more millions to go on the lecture circuit.

Let's see, Bill Clinton went from a net worth of $1 million when he left office to over $100 million today in 8 short years. Now he had to earn around $180 million to have around $100 million today after taxes (U.S. and N.Y.). Under his tax laws he would have paid around $8 million more in taxes than under Bush 43, so he did OK with GWB as President.

With the higher tax rates in 2011 of 39.6% (4.6% more than today) plus the health care "excise tax" of another 4.6% coming, that is 9.2% higher income tax on Ms. Palin. So if she gets $30,000,000 this year and next year, she saves around $2,750,000 in income tax. Not sure about you, but this is a lot of money. So maybe, just effing maybe she decided to cash in while the cashing in is good for her and her family. $2,750,000 will pay for her special needs childs care for a lifetime after her husband and she are gone.

So liberals, rejoice, she is providing financially for her family.

[imnho]

When she says that she is not a "quitter", she reminds me of Richard Nixion saying "I am not a crook."

Politcally speaking she has sef-distructed with the grace of a lemming jumping off the cliff.

[rolleisl26]

Hmm I thought her 15 minutes were up I guess she is trying to extend it She will have more time to thump her Bible with her daughter and her illegitimate grandchild.
What I would like to know is why Republicans tell us to do things one way and they do as they please.They are the ones with no morals.

[boatdocster]

The only "hatchet job on Palin" is the self-inflicted one by - "Sarah Palin". You know its really bad when the GOP fatman, Rush ********, says it's "OK".

Like Arnold said in the movie - "Baby, you are damaged goods"!

[ABM_21]

Why would America want a quitter as President?
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Then you shouldn't have voted for obama you hypocrite
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And how, pray tell, is Obama a 'hypocrite'? Take a look, folks. This is what the right has been reduced to: balem shifting. For one thing, one reason why Palin may have resigned is becaused she was forced to do so. There were still a couple of ethics investigations going on against her, and we in the lower 48 are not privy to the details. She may well be in hot water.
If you're talking about the war that should have never been fought, that is not 'quitting'; that is ending a disaster. It is so odd and pathetic that the people who aren't risking their lives on a daily basis wanted this war to continue. If you're so gung-ho about the war in Iraq, why don't you enlist yourself? You too will be welcomed home as a 'hero', whether you are intact, have an arm or leg blown off or in a pine box. If you're talking about something else, name this 'quitting'. I challenge you...

[leeanna59]

by skyk-2009 July 6, 2009 9:02 AM PDT
Now Rowdy why should I care what YOU think? You want to leave the Union anyway don't you? Isn't THAT why you support someone linked to a party that promotes treason?

I didn't know that Rowdy was a Democrat.

[toldyouso29]

"CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy said that if Alaska voters are disappointed at their governor quitting mid-term, Palin still has significant support in the Republican Party on a national level, built up rapidly last year after John McCain named her as his running mate. Some say she may try to parlay that support into a bid for the White House in 2012.

"The rank and file of the Republican Party look at Sarah Palin and see part of themselves in her," said Roger Simon of Politico.com. "She will attract large crowds of Republicans especially, just by virtue of the fact she is Sarah Palin."



SIGH... THE PROBLEM IS--- that she continues to attract REPUBLICAN CROWDS and garner REPUBLICAN SUPPORTERS--but that is not enough to win the White House. Palin does NOT attract Independents, Democrats, Libertarians or others who actually think instead of gut react--and because of this--even if Palin could draw all Republicans back into the fold---without the rest of us wanting, supporting or respecting her--she still has nothing--and now she has also lost the contingency who value hard work and keeping their word and commitments. Nobody ever won or won anyone over by quitting.

[gramto8]

I love the fact that the right wingers still believe the Limbaughian lies. If they would do a search, they would find out what REALLY happened and know that Rush and his ilk have been lying to them, but they are to lazy to do this. Therefore, they will continue to spout all the c.rap that has been shoveled at them for all this time and believe it until the day they die.