Via the AP (Palin resigning as Alaska governor) comes this portion from Palin’s statement that purports to explain her resignation:

“Once I decided not to run for re-election, I also felt that to embrace the conventional Lame Duck status in this particular climate would just be another dose of politics as usual, something I campaigned against and will always oppose,”

I am at at loss, however, as to what that means.

Any takers on translation?

One thought: does her unwillingness to deal with what she thinks will be difficult political times by quitting early really help enhance the notion that she is ready to be President of the United States of America?

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7 Responses to “Palin on Palin”

1. Talmadge East Says:
   July 3rd, 2009 at 5:40 pm

   “Hello, My name is Sarah Palin and I am an idiot.” Either because she actually thinks it will help her to have no political base or just because she is.

2. Conservative Culture Says:
   July 3rd, 2009 at 6:24 pm

   She’s going to spend time preparing for the next race and speaking across the nation. The frivolous suits in Alaska are also taking to much time away from family and prep time. Now whether that is the actual case will be borne out in time.

3. Alabama Moderate Says:
   July 3rd, 2009 at 8:02 pm

   Translation is:

   “It’s just obscure and confusing enough to sound good to those who won’t really bother analyzing it, and to those who do, I can always say that they misinterpreted. Either way, I’m not really giving a clear reason.”

   Of course, speculation abounds as to exactly why she quit.

4. Frickin’ Tired of Libs Says:
   July 4th, 2009 at 12:00 am

   The answer to your question is simple: If she says now that she’ll resign at the end of her term, then she’s a lame duck for the remainder of her term. Got it?

5. Polimom Says:
   July 4th, 2009 at 7:26 am

   Oh my goodness. ‘Frickin’ tired’ apparently thinks it makes sense for term-limited office-holders to resign after they pass the halfway mark of his/her last term. Whether one is self-limited (”I don’t plan to run for reelection) or legislated (two-term governors / presidents, for instance), Freakin’ feels that this is “simple” to understand.

   Following Frickin’s logic, then, we must conclude that 1) elected politicians can reasonably resign about halfway through their terms, and 2) if Palin were to become president, we should not be surprised if she resigns before completing her term of office. (Accepting this argument, in fact, we should probably expect it.)

   Sorry, but of all the possible reasons to which Palin alluded yesterday, the lame duck argument is the … er…. lamest.

6. RandyB Says:
   July 4th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

   I was just going to have fun with her qualifiers (she has the knack for hedging ambiguous points with hazy qualifiers that resound with profundity to her base)

   Then I started pondering how this drama is supposed to play to the commoners she claims to channel.

   I personally know about 300 construction trade folks that embrace their “conventional lame duck status” every day - Every Day -.

   Due to “this particular climate” when their lame duck status ends (at project completion in a month or so) most are looking at a projected 6 to 12 months (or longer) on the out of work list and the real potential for financial ruin.

   To keep the jobs they are diligently in the process of eliminating, they stoically work harder, faster, smarter, do more with less, innovate, take crap and smile about it.

   Not 6 months ago there were 800 on the job. What remains is muscle & bare bones - the best - the luckiest of the best.

   “Oh well - I’m happy and lucky to be working” is heard often. I run across most of them daily and this is the prevailing attitude. Great concern about tomorrow but they are determined to take care of business today.

   And of course this a common scenario across the nation as “this particular climate” continues to remain challenging.

   So, fine, it’s tough out there but even people desperately hanging on to mundane jobs or seeking work can understand if Sarah can’t take the heat and wants out of the kitchen.

   Probably better she stand aside if she can’t handle the stress and demands of the job.

   But if she’s planning on resurfacing and asking for the biggest, immensely more complex and exponentially hotter kitchen where she’s likely to lose control catch the house afire and burn down the whole neighborhood…

   forget about it …

7. Sheri Says:
   July 4th, 2009 at 5:02 pm

   I was thinking the same thing, Polimom!