<<Exactly, James. The thing is - it has WORKED for her, her whole life - so, she's only recreating her successful policies of her past. The problem though is that she's now in the big leagues, and this does not work EXCEPT for in her small world of sycophants and well-wishers. >>

I don't buy it. "I'm a poor, pathetic loser, so make me Mayor, Governor, then President?" The victim act works quite well when it comes to shirking responsibility, but political leaders are the ones that we want to be able to accept responsibility. That's what makes them leaders.

The sympathy victim act might work if you are handed responsibility and fumble the ball. "Oh, don't be so hard on Jack. His mother died this week." Once you drop the ball though, they put you on a less important part of the team. No one would suggest "Jack has been so down in the dumps since his Mother was killed by that drunk driver. Let's make his Quarterback. That should cheer him up!"

<<that's her election platform, not just some general statements. In my opinion, at least. >>

It's my opinion that they are just general statements, and nothing more. Pretty well anyone else on the face of the planet could say exactly the same thing that Sarah Palin did in that paragraph, and it would have absolutely no other meaning direct or inferred. Sarah Palin has already directly and publicly stated that she is out of politics forever.

What's your opinion on this, Andrew?

www.dailykostv.com/w/001897/


<<When one is surrounded by yesmen, one starts believes what they say. >>

Whatever Voodoo nonsense Sarah Palin believes is hardly relevant. The fact that her 'yes men' were screaming "NO!" at her is relevant. She is so clueless, and sticks her foot in her mouth so often that her handlers practically wanted to put a gag on her. She publicly and repeatedly made a fool of herself, then blamed the 'gotcha' media for having their microphones plugged in and their cameras rolling when she did. Somehow, she thought she was existing in some sort of parallel universe where you could run to be President without having to answer questions from the media.

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Oh I hope and pray she runs......I hope and pray.

>> Is it really prudent to find the most pathetic loser in the country, and put them in charge of running it?

Forrest: It worked for Dubya, didn't it?

James: Well, as I recall it Dubya wasn't trying to get our sympathy votes. Any reference to his 'averageness' was a kind of back spin to make the voting public think of him as 'jus' a regular guy', and that was only after he was elected. This element of 'Populism' will work with voters, who want to see a voter that reflects themselves. It even worked for Joseph Stalin, who the Russians called 'Uncle Joe'. Hobbling around on crutches and whimpering like Tiny Tim from a Christmas Carol might garner some sympathy, but rarely empathy from voters. The reason people select leaders in the first place is because they feel the need to have someone more competent than they are in positions of power, someone able to make stressful decisions and not buckle under pressure. Crying 'victim' and playing the blame game might work in grade school, but shouldn't be tolerated in the Oval Office.

Also, I don't think that the world will tolerate another President similar to (or worse than) Dubya for a long, long time.

If she will run in 2012 and would get the nomination...........i allready can see the slogans against her:

" once a quitter always a quitter"
"cut and run"
"the kitchen was to hot in alaska......it is much hotter in DC"

haha! we're not retreating, we're progressing! (or something along those lines that she said...)

"I guess Ron thinks Palin is a wuss then."

Some people aren't cut out for the nastiness of politics. If you doesn't think it's worth putting her family through that crap, then who is anyone to criticize?

"God knows Hilary Clinton has endured far worse for years and years now"

Really? How often did people make jokes about people having sex with her daughter?

"Too wussy to, y'know, finish the job she was elected to do"

I agree. Unless she had some personal emergency, she should have finished off the term she was elected to do.

"And the idea that she's tired of personal attacks after giving us months of "Obama pals around with terrorists" is ridiculuos"

Obama was running for president, so attacks on his associations were and are legitimate. Palin's kids never chose to run for office.

"I WILL support others who seek to serve"

"others." Just because she's going to fight for other politicians doesn't mean she herself will continue seeking office. That's what I meant by leaving politics - leaving seeking office. She may end up being a commentator.

"To do what? Be a talking head a'la Rush? That's from the frying pan into the fire, ain't it? "

No. Talking heads don't have to worry about stepping on toes like politicians do, and the personal lives of talking heads generally is considered less significant.

Bride of Rove.

She's probably following the Huckabee example

<<She is getting her own Fox News show.>>

either that, or her own Clear Channel show.

a TV show might be a better possibility.... she has a really annoying (imo) voice and pronunciation, but she's sort of entertaining to look at... :)

<<<Anyone care to bet against my prediction:

She is getting her own Fox News show.

-troy>>>

I stated the same on the announcement thread. Even is she runs in 2012, there is time for some FOX love.

That makes more sense to me than aspirations for the presidency

Though what would that kid know about Palin's personal finances?