Comments on: Controversial GOP Governor Announces Resignation – And It’s Palin, Not Sanford? http://www.pensitoreview.com/2009/07/03/controversial-gop-governor-announces-resignation-and-its-palin-not-sanford/ News and Opinion on Politics and Media Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Thomas Kent http://www.pensitoreview.com/2009/07/03/controversial-gop-governor-announces-resignation-and-its-palin-not-sanford/comment-page-1/#comment-703740 Thomas Kent Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:02:18 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/?p=7294#comment-703740 To paraphrase Harry Truman - "She couldn't stand the heat, so she got out of the kitchen". To paraphrase Harry Truman – “She couldn’t stand the heat, so she got out of the kitchen”.

]]> By: Trish http://www.pensitoreview.com/2009/07/03/controversial-gop-governor-announces-resignation-and-its-palin-not-sanford/comment-page-1/#comment-703738 Trish Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:13:04 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/?p=7294#comment-703738 First of all, "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." So anyone who doesn't plan to run again should resign on the spot? Second, this has to be political suicide. Would anyone really ever vote for Palin again, knowing she abandons an office when things get hard? Or when she gets bored? Or when she becomes mired in scandal and ethics complaints? Or whatever reason she's really leaving over? Really? Third, I would buy you all a drink right now if you were here. I consider this the best news I've heard all week. First of all, “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.” So anyone who doesn’t plan to run again should resign on the spot?

Second, this has to be political suicide. Would anyone really ever vote for Palin again, knowing she abandons an office when things get hard? Or when she gets bored? Or when she becomes mired in scandal and ethics complaints? Or whatever reason she’s really leaving over? Really?

Third, I would buy you all a drink right now if you were here. I consider this the best news I’ve heard all week.

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