SARAH DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
Jul. 6th, 2009 04:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogSpent the weekend moving house. Am consequently experiencing exquisite – and comprehensive – muscle pain. Details forthcoming.
Anyway, that’s where I’ve been. Did I miss anything?
Ah yes.
Surprisingly, I don’t have much to say about it that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lorilori hasn’t already said. No matter what her real rationale is for stepping down, it’s hard to imagine translating such a move into a presidential bid – or at least a successful one. Real presidents don’t resign as a career move, and any other possible reason – unflattering media coverage, scandals, Letterman jokes, etc and the silly lame-duck excuse – can be used to show she really doesn’t have the temperament and thick skin required for the job. The new Vanity Fair article (which is worth the time to read, BTW) arguably only strengthens that case.
True, none of her Repub fans will care about any of that, and voters have notoriously short memories. But still, if Palin does run in 2012, she’s going to have a lot of explaining to do.
Personally, I think the real reason she’s quitting – assuming it’s not simply a matter of being tired of the game and the strain it puts on yr family – is because the speaker circuit pays far better.
Or better yet ... maybe she’s noticed that if yr a a die-hard party loyalist who wants to be a major influence in driving the GOP forward, you don’t need to hold public office.
Like Rush Limbaugh, say.
No? Think of it this way – she’s got a built-in fan base, a distinct and marketable persona, personable (if not articulate) speaking skills, and opinions about everything regardless of expertise and in spite of the facts that sometimes veer into batshit territory.
She’s definitely talk-radio material.
I’m not saying she’s the next Rush. But the next Laura Ingraham? A case could be made.
Either way, I hope she stays in the public eye. I like my Palin icon. I'd hate to have to retire it.
Live from Wasilla,
This is dF
Anyway, that’s where I’ve been. Did I miss anything?
Ah yes.
Surprisingly, I don’t have much to say about it that
lorilori hasn’t already said. No matter what her real rationale is for stepping down, it’s hard to imagine translating such a move into a presidential bid – or at least a successful one. Real presidents don’t resign as a career move, and any other possible reason – unflattering media coverage, scandals, Letterman jokes, etc and the silly lame-duck excuse – can be used to show she really doesn’t have the temperament and thick skin required for the job. The new Vanity Fair article (which is worth the time to read, BTW) arguably only strengthens that case. True, none of her Repub fans will care about any of that, and voters have notoriously short memories. But still, if Palin does run in 2012, she’s going to have a lot of explaining to do.
Personally, I think the real reason she’s quitting – assuming it’s not simply a matter of being tired of the game and the strain it puts on yr family – is because the speaker circuit pays far better.
Or better yet ... maybe she’s noticed that if yr a a die-hard party loyalist who wants to be a major influence in driving the GOP forward, you don’t need to hold public office.
Like Rush Limbaugh, say.
No? Think of it this way – she’s got a built-in fan base, a distinct and marketable persona, personable (if not articulate) speaking skills, and opinions about everything regardless of expertise and in spite of the facts that sometimes veer into batshit territory.
She’s definitely talk-radio material.
I’m not saying she’s the next Rush. But the next Laura Ingraham? A case could be made.
Either way, I hope she stays in the public eye. I like my Palin icon. I'd hate to have to retire it.
Live from Wasilla,
This is dF
