With no prior warning, Sarah Palin announced that she will step down as governor of Alaska. She used a basketball analogy in explaining how difficult her political life is. She said, “you are naive if you don’t see a full court press from the national level picking away right now”. She continued with the analogy by likening herself to a good point guard who protected the ball while keeping her eye on the basket so she would know when to pass.
It is true that Palin has received a lot of negative press since she was announced as John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 presidential race, but she gives the media so much to work with. And, comedians everywhere will have to find someone else to poke continual fun at, which will not be at all difficult. Summing it up beautifully, Shecky Sheinbaum, headliner at Cincinnati’s Laugh Hut says, “the world of comedy has lost one of its greatest targets.
Speculation abounds concerning the reason for this decision. Is she really resigning for the “good of Alaska”? She maintains that she can “affect positive change outside of government taking the fight for what’s right for Alaska in a new direction”. And what might that direction be? Possibly south the lower 48?
Which brings us to another speculation which that it will give her the freedom to travel the country making herself better known in all 50 states as a precursor to a run at the 2012 race for president. Political analyst Charlie Cook feels if she is planning to run for president she has made the right decision in stepping down. He said, “She could be a good governor or a serious candidate for president, but she can’t be both”. On the other hand, John Weaver, former McCain adviser says the best preparation would be to “be a good governor and get re-elected…not the point guard who walks off the court. Vin Weaver, former member of the Minnesota House stated, “Of all the things that are expected of you when you are elected to office, the most minimal is serving out your term”.
And then, some speculate that her resignation might be caused by the fact that she may be facing federal charges of embezzlement for using Wasilla Sports Complex building materials for her residence while mayor of that city. It is rumored that federal investigators have been looking into these allegations for some time and an indictment could be coming very soon.
Well, Palin has always been a land mine of contradictions so, after stating most adamantly that she is not a quitter…she quit.
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