WASHINGTON (CNN) – Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down as Alaska's chief executive by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010.
Palin, a Republican, was elected governor in 2006. She was tapped as Arizona Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate last year.
Palin said she was transferring authority to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will be sworn in on July 26.
"People who know me know that besides faith and family, nothing's more important to me than our beloved Alaska," Palin said at an announcement from her home in Wasilla.
"Serving her people is the greatest honor I could imagine."
Palin added in a statement that she was "determined to take the right path for Alaska even though it is not the easiest path. ... 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."
A Republican source close to Palin's political team told CNN's John King that it was a "calculation" she made that "it was time to move on."
The governor's "book deal and other issues" were "causing a lot of friction up" in her home state, the source said, adding that he believes that she is "mapping out a path to 2012."
Another source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that Palin "thinks she has accomplished goals she has set forward. ... She sees what a positive influence she has had on people's lives from traveling the country in the last year."
As the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, Palin has been considered one of the front-runners for the next GOP presidential nomination. Her decision not to seek another term as governor is sure to stoke speculation that Palin is seriously eyeing a run for the White House.
In an interview last month with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Palin said she was unsure about her re-election bid because she needed to focus on her state and her family.
"So, no decision yet on either 2010 or let alone 2012?" Blitzer asked.
"No decision that I'd want to announce today," Palin responded.
– CNN's Peter Hamby, John King, Mark Preston, and Alan Silverleib contributed to this report.
(Updated at 4:45 p.m. with additional information)
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Best thing to ever happen for Alaska.
Okay, I can understand her not running again, but are you saying, CNN, that she's quitting early and won't serve out the rest of her term? I'm so confoooooosed.
So Sarah is going for to run for President as a one-term governor of the country’s third least-populous state, elected with only 48% of the vote, who spent half of that term running for national office. Sure, works for me.
This can only mean she's about to be indicted..
Your telling the enemy, Barack Obama has lost before he starts.
Whatever Sarah is doing, you should be more interested in What Obama the Arab is doing...
Huh????? Winners never quit.
Maybe it is too hard to be everything to everyone? Maybe there is some dirt about to be dug up? Maybe Greta and the First dude are having an affair? How is quiting being the Govener DURING your first term lead well into running for president?
Maybe our prayers have been answered and she'll just go away?
wow, something is up, but what? she is so power hungry,. it is hard to believe that she would give that up.
She was governor of Alaska?
Well, either she knows she's one step ahead of some sort of *really* nasty ethics probe, or she's under the delusion that it's a good time to start campaigning for President in 2012. Either way, what bliss.
The small town grasper careens off into lala land.
I would love to be able to get through one single day without CNN reporting something about this ego maniac woman. I will never, ever forgive John McCain for unleashing this beast on us.
OMG There are so many more talented, qualified GOP frontrunners for President in 2012 she may as well have stayed on as Governor and kept embarassing herself and her family. Someday she'll get it.
Yay! Will she go away now? I doubt it.
MJ: if u voted for Obama, u have no right to criticize any political candidate's resume.
Good for Alaska. If she thinks that by being a quitter she'll be in a good position for a national race in 2012 she is dead wrong!
Is it too early to get a jump on 2012? I say make your presence known on all the major shows, maybe write a book or two, and be in the face of everybody, then in 2010 announce a run for President.
Very shocking news.
Watch the screen door don't hit you too hard on the backside when you leave, Sarah. You might just sail over the Bering Sea and land in Putin's lap! LOL!
I get the fact she's not running for re-election but doesn't she have to finish her term? Is CNN giving out erroneous info.?
I wonder what she was caught doing now.....
More posturing for the top office by Palin...I don't understand why she wouldn't stay in office until 2010, she certainly would be able to keep her name in the news much easier as governor of Alaska (as that has obviously been her intention EVERY SINGLE WEEK. Oh well, huzzah for the people of Alaska.
Gosh I wish we can sell Alaska back to the Russians.....for free!!! and maybe pay them for taking Sarah.
She obviously thinks she can be President. Pawlenty did the same thing, and a lot of people think he's eyeing a run. Of course, with Palin's numbers, Democrats should be praying she's the nominee.
No surprise there. Sarah Palin wasn't competent to serve even one term as Governor. Let alone, two terms.
Is she going back to school?
Please god let Sarah Failin be forever the face of the Repugnikan party.
The gift that keeps on giving.
Not very smart to quit before your term is over, I think she's done.
so far you can tell mostly libs read cnn....go figure
Governor One-Term-And-Run in 2012! Yeah, right.
Good news for Alaska!!
I hope we never hear from this joke of a politician again (realistically, I understand that the media will do everything possible to keep someone this idiotic in the news cycyle)
Maybe now she can focus on things she can actually influence ... Her home life!
well woop dee doo!
another act of the GOP clown parade has taken center stage…. who’s next?
By choice or by force?
Sarah, don't do it. You'll have your head handed to you again.
Palin and Obama, what a pair!! Surely the country can come up with someone better than either one of these people. Palin is a trainwreck, but Obama is a disaster! America, take your pick!
I hope the neo-cons don't continue to use her as a distraction to pull away the attention that the Ron Paul republicans should be getting
You cannot quit your first term and expect to succeed in higher office (President, or otherwise). She is too thin-skinned for politics, and maybe getting a glimmer of reality that she is simply not bright enough to go further in politics. Good riddance. Personally, I believe that either the ethics scandals are going to expose something, and perhaps someone found the smoking gun that Trig really is her grandson.
here we go......this should be interesting
StephenRex, if you feel that way about Obama, I suggest a google search for Abraham Lincoln followed by a reevaluation of your position.
Yo Zero...your an idiot!
Good for her. She should stay away for a while so all these biased and hateful media opinions will stop. It must be hard on her and her family.
Even as a near one term governor, still a lot better than a community organizer turned near one term senator turned media annoited God President.
I hope she does run for president she has my vote! If she runs for any national office she has my vote.
She is an absolute train-wreck. Coming this fall the Sarah Palin Comedy hour.
as a conservative, I think she needs to step down off the planet, she is the worst thing to happen to the Republican party since John McCain.
I am a staunch Conservative. I WOULD NEVER VOTE FOR SARAH PALIN AS PRESIDENT. As a matter of fact, I know quite a few Republicans who will not even vote if she runs. Yes, she has the support of the base, but the right needs to learn something...IT TAKES MORE THAN THE BASE TO WIN. I guess the Democrats are keeping their fingers crossed because this means another 4 years for Obama.
It's possible that she got a media offer she couldn't refuse. Perhaps a daytime show on Fox News.
She is running out of her office and commitment to the people of Alaska like a rat jumping off a ship
Plinn who? will not be missed one bit by me.
Hurrah!! Some real leadership about to emerge in the Republican Party at last in the form of Mrs. Palin!!
She represents GOOD change we can believe in.
Maybe this is good for her. She needs to go back to school and get more education especially in international affairs. She is very raw and unintelligent to run for the office of the Presindency.
Finally. The RNC doesn't want her, Capitol Hill doesn't want her and now Alaskans have gotten their point out that they don't want her either. No loss there.
Dwight Frye July 3rd, 2009 3:27 pm ET
As long as Obama is not allowed to rely on his teleprompter crutch, Sarah Palin will embarrass him in a debate! Bring it on — hooyah!!!
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Let's be honest here because I know we will have our Faux news talking points like the one above.
Sarah Palin is zero intellectual competition for our current CIC. Obama graduated Harvard with honors, a constitutional professor and Sarah Palin can see Russia from her window. The govenor has a journalism degree that took her 6 years to get.
I put my money on Obama in the brains category
You mean "going back to schools." She has quit so many colleges in her education that this is second nature to her...
"So Sarah is going for to run for President as a one-term governor of the country’s third least-populous state, elected with only 48% of the vote, who spent half of that term running for national office. Sure, works for me."
Can't be any worse than we have now.
Do you think Sarah Palin is going to be a lobbist?
Finally, some REAL news on Palin! May she find her way to Russia and stay there!
Okay, now can we get the clowns in the White House to follow suit?
Bizarre. Strange. Something's up.
maybe she will run for the Senate. Go Sarah!!
She is a joke.
Why is she resigning? This woman is going to run for president with half a term as governor under her belt? This is pure comedy.
Yaaaawwwnnnnnn!.
I'll bet there is an indictment coming down the pike,
I doubt she is going to go away. One can hope though!
Good move, Gov. Palin. Please run for Pres. in 2012
And yet.....what has she SUBSTANTIVELY accomplished during her short term...? Honestly...
So much speculation! Why doesn't everyone wait until she tells why.
I, for one, hope it is to focus on 2012. But then again, I wouldn't blame her if she told everyone to take a hike. Attacking her children, in more ways than one, is not right. They aren't the politician, she is. She is fair game, her kids are not!!!!!!
Go Sarah! Do what is best for you, your family & those of us that support you.
I consider myself a conservative.
Please. Sarah. Just fade please. *sigh*
I still can't get over how John McCain put this country at risk with his selection of Palin to be only a heartbeat away from the Presidency.
Predictable.
A true Politician, working for herself and herself only. NEVER for the people.
It makes no sense to resign now in order to run for president. Also, why would we want to get rid of Alaska? There's so much water there, that would be stupid.
Liberal Derangement Syndrome in .................................3...............2.................1
I thank God everyday that my difference in policies with OUR president never comes close to the vitriolic hatred shown towards this woman by "tolerant , open minded" people
Palin's decision not to seek another run for governor makes her dangerous to Alaskans for the remainder of her term as she plays up to a national audience out of touch with social justice in Alaska or the enduring needs of its people..
I feel like I am taking crazy pills....could she really be elected President of the United States?
Palin resigning now, yet still with more experience and integrity than that Usurper in the whitehouse now.
She is preparing for national office. There is no way she is giving up being governor without knowing what her next step up will be.
Certainly more competent than the buffoon we currently have in the White House.
I like her.., Governor Sara Palin of Alaska.., even though I have criticized her in the past. My one question is: .."Why ?". Mike in Montana
She can't fight both the Democrats AND the liberal Republicans at the same time.
She found out ...
I don't understand how ending your tenure as governor before your 1st term is over bodes well for a presidential run.....but that's just me.
Boo Hoo!Glad to see her gone.
That's exactly what CNN is reporting. She is "affecting change" by "taking a stand."
Says the national government is putting a "full-court press" on her and she knows "when to pass the ball for victory."
Within a few weeks, by the governor's picnic at the end of July
Apparently she's quitting before her term is up. If she thinks that is gonna help her in 2012 she's wrong. Because America doesn't need a quitter.
Goood for us
So less than one term as Alaska Governor is enough to run for President??? This woman really needs to go away.
Now if we could just get Obama to do the same thing.
At least she has more experience than Osama Bin Barack!!
Ok... So Obama is getting a free ride in '12, so it looks.
When will Jindal and Pawlenty step down (or getcought up in scandal)?
I wonder if there is a scandal. I would bet something is stinky in Denmark
There is a god! Maybe she could also step out of politics since she is useless. Run for presidency? Come on, we'd have a better chance having the Octomom run the country than Palin...
Ding, dong, the witch is dead. Which old witch? The wicked witch.
Ding, dong the wicked witch is dead.
You can always tell when the loony libs are intimidated and running scared when they resort to their usual juvenile personal whining.
Alaska's loss is the country's gain.
I know she dont think she is going to run for president after quiting her job in Alaska, if you cant handle Alaska, how in the hell do you think you can run the entire country.. But then again, I hope the republicans do pick her for the nominee in 2012. Please do.. What a joke..
There's a lot of hurtful words being said. Chill out people.
Nice to see the sexist mindset of the left who hate women coming alive on this board.
Would you rather have a Governor in 2012 or someone who pals with Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, bankrupting our country, giving away our freedoms and pissing on the constitution. I will take the governor.
Goodbye you awful, awful woman. I hope this kills her 2012 ambitions.
She did something !!!! You just don't up and resign for no reason at all. She couldn't possibly run for President in 2012 if she can't even complete a term as governor.
Palin has more experience in her little finger than Hussein does any day.
Caribou Barbie is a piece of right-wing garbage.
And, a dummy. Ha! What a joke.
My prayers have been answered.
Hell, if an unqualified community organizer with zero experience and virtually no time on the job as a 1 term jr. senator from one of the most politically corrupt cities and most corrupt political party can run for president, why can't a qualified, experienced governor from one of the most strategically important ( oil and military) states run for president? Works for me.
This lady is such a cheerleader, foo foo, airhead that I can't believe she's trying to be president. A beauty pageant queen...please
Obama isn't qualified either to be president even in Illinois as a senator since that state is going down the drain
You leftist morons get ready to see your party thrown out of Washington next year
The timing is REALLY odd...open to all kinds of speculation. I can't see how this helps her politically. Quit on your first term (of which you hardly spent any time actually being Gov) and THEN run for the toughest job in the world? YOU BETCHA
Toyin: that was a very unintelligent remark you made as obviously you have no clue as to the worth of Alaska in terms of natural resources and strategic homeland security for our country! But then again, most of us Americans have not clue about what is or is not important beyond our local neighborhoods! What a shame!!!
I smell fear!!!!! The trolls are exposing themselves. Hey libtards.....how is that Hope & Change working out for ya? LOL!!
If she was to step down, I'm sure there would be some good reason for it. What is seriously wrong with the brain of people that would waist not a second to attack her for that. I'm convinced they must be infected with some sort of mad cow affliction. To attack without provocation reminds me of the Conn. chimp. Get some help people. You really need it.
The govenor of South Carolina has an affair and the governor of Alaska steps down,
umm, didn't she learn she couldn't handle the national spotlight last year? fool me once...
Maybe her family needs her full attention.
bye.
Strategically, resigning is very smart for a Presidental run.
I'll vote for her.
maybe she's been given a talk-show offer....Oprah better watch her back.
This continues the slide of the Republican Party in the US. (Woo Hoo.) This woman disgraces her gender, her state, and her party with her lack of interest knowledge and her inability to express a coherent thought.
While she appeals to a limited public, she has no potential to expand that minority – the one that's dragging Republicans down like a lead anchor – and limited appeal to the rest of the voting population.
Having her out campaigning through 2012 will add more opportunities for the late night comedians to enjoy her inadequacies and for her supporters to claim prejudice, bias and bigotry against the unintelligent, the uninformed, and the unaware.
She's proven time and again that she doesn't have what it takes to be the President of the United States and this resignation only adds to the absurdity of one of the most ridiculous stories of 21st century US politics.
If she raises money from some of the Republican regulars, and takes the Right by storm, she will divert attention and resources from more electable potential candidates (are there any?), giving the President and the Democrats a better path to "four more years." Bless her heart.
I can understand all of this considering all of the ignorant things that have been said about her and her family. I hope that she does not run for national office because she will just be the target of more hatred and ignorance.
Perhaps she will spend the time between now and 2012 studying grammar, public speaking, economics, American and world history, geography, current events, the Constitution, the importance of decent sex education .... did I forget anything?
Sarah Palin will be the first female POTUS and there is nothing the democrats can do about it. Four years of Obama will cause the entire world to go conservative. Yes, we will survive Obama and we will in 2012.
This is the best decision for her children. They need a mother. What matters for them in the long run is to learn the ABC about life early before the mistakes are made.
Palin is as dumb as the dumbest person in the world... can she account for any major success during her tenure?
Now she can sit at home and keep an eye out for when Vlad Putin flys over......and practice her foreign relations.....
"No more politics as usual" She is like a broken record. She is clearly going to run for SENATE, so she can work for change from "outside the govenor's office." I HATE this woman more than anything, she is a calculating, immature, naive, incredibly stupid moron!!
Watching her doing this news conference I am even more convinced that Sarah Palin is dumber that mud.
Note to Sarah Palin...GO AWAY...FAR AWAY!
I agree with Cardinal. What was she caught doing? I can't wait to hear the news. It's a great day for all Alaskans!
She's quitting because there must be a hidden scandal
First time I ever looked at one of these CNN blobs, what a bunch of hate, you guys are amazing! The liberal mind I will never understand, oh I get it there IS no mind!
Seems like she resigned because she couldnt handle the pressure.
If she cant handle it on Alaska, how does she expect to run for president, especially on the primaries?
Great News!!!
She is so power hungry? The hypocrisy of that statement is laughable. And the current Dictatorship in the White House doesn't?
Ah, I get it - she's quitting her job as governor so she can "pal around with terrorists"!!!!!!!!
Let me make this clear as possible and I hope Sarah Palin sees this or at least somebody who is close enough to her who has some grip of reality, isn't, nor will she ever be, ready to be President of THESE United States, PERIOD and somebody in the Republican party, like Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney, George Will, etc., needs to tell her in no uncertain terms. Clearly, she can't believe the hype of the last campaign! McCain can't even support her. Geez, Sarah, put the pipe down, girl!
You libs are pathetic...
Despite what people may think of the governor, she has certainly sparked a lot of interest in what it means to be a woman in high political office while trying to balance her family life and facing a sometimes cruel media. I think her stepping down is a step backwards.
You liberals suck! Obama is the one who should step down. Look how he is screwing up this country. We should not be celebrating Independence Day, rather we should be celebrating Dependence Day as Obama wants it. Depend on him and government. Palin – best of luck on your future endeavors.
There must be some real dirt about to come out because this media junkie would NEVER leave office willingly.
Maybe she was offered to be president of Honduras lol,
Great day for Alaska.
maybe she has a health problem or her husband
Let's call it what it is...she is QUITING!!!! It probably is the best thing for Alaska, but it bugs me that she makes it sounds like she is doing it for Alaska. She is doing it for herself...serving the rest of her term must be holding back her own ambitions.
She is a quiter. I hope it gets painted that way.
The real story will soon come out, she's either in big trouble or she's going to run for Senator then President! Resigning the Governor, being a Senator, will make her the Presidential GOP leader! .....and loser!
Its a shame when an American gets slammed when they try to serve their country, Sarah, is not a politician, thank goodness she is an American. I am praying she decides to run for President. I would understand if she didn't however. We Americans that are hardworking, we Americans that don't expect a handout, we Americans that take pride in what we have accomplished and built, we Americans that don't talk in political correctness who talk straight and true like it or not, We fellow Americans are routing for Sarah. God Bless you Sarah Palin and God bless the USA.
Good! Maybe now Caribou Barbie will go away forever!
Is her political career now toast? You betcha!
Is her cover up of her daughter's pregnancy of the first baby about to be revealed?
something is up. she got caught doing something... and its just a rumor, but there was something about her 14 yr old preg. i hope not!
but the idea of QUITTING in your first term as Gov.. to run for POTUS?
that makes her a "quitter". i can't imagine that makes sense!
This might have something to do with the legal defense fund she was forced to open in advance of an ethics probe. Adios Sarah. You will not be missed.
Newsflash: Sarah Palin is going to run for a Congressional seat, but she will do it in Texas.
Ok...we're screwed......she's running for president. 2 years of seeing her on the campaign trail and fumbling over meaningful thought and grammatically correct statements
Yayyyyyy – 3 more years of Tima Faye
:):)
And now the 'running' begins, huh?
Running for President after not completing her first term as a Governor and losing a majority of support in that state due to ethics issues and not 'running' the state while trying to play on a national stage.
And the really stupid thing will really be the number of people that will still support her in this endeavor. Would she, if elected, decide that family is more important than the United States if the going gets tough?
Yeah, *That's* what we need in the White House, huh?
I'm from Georgia and was never really embarrassed by the fact the Newt was from here, I was embarrassed by the fact that enough people kept putting the Grinchrich (intentional) back in office.
That's the way it would be for Palyin' (intentional) in 2012. Enough of her, but what of the 'intelligent' people that would put her there?
CNN, you brave enough to post this one?
What kind of drugs is she on...that resignation speech sounded bi-polar...Wow!!
Great for Alaska!!!
Now she will have loads of time to watch Russia from her front porch. The rest of the country can then breathe easier knowing she is on guard.
What?!?! There is no way she can run for the presidency now, if she can't even finish out her term as governor.
Sheer lunacy!
The only thing this chick is good on following through to the end is her pregnancies!
Waiting on the other shoe to drop. Either she's about to be indicted on something or her and the hubby are headed for D-i-v-o-r-c-e
What does it say about our country when people look up to Obama and down on Palin. Six more months of the current administration and hopefully the hate mongers may change their minds. Our country has turned into a land where men act like women and women act like men. Why would they appreciate a class act like Sara Palin!
Zero, go do something useful like read a book ,oh maybe you can not read
What does it say about our country when people look up to Obama and down on Palin. Six more months of the current administration and hopefully the hate mongers may change their minds. Our country has turned into a land where men act like women and women act like men. Why would they appreciate a class act like Sara Palin!
StephenRex, funny you should tell someone they don't have the right to free speech the day before independence day, especially after enduring 8 years of Bush.
It took you way too long to get this right. Why did you post the earlier erroneous ticker? I have no problem with you not being first but where did the Sarah Palin will nor seek reelection come from? That story is just wrong.
ya, she is going back to re-take english 101.
Well , we currently have a president who was less than a one term senator living in a politically corrupt state who has zero executive experience and never held a real job in his politically corrupt life and won national office by a slim majority of the people who have a collective IQ equal to my shoe size. Did I mention 2 million people have lost their jobs since he took office? Oh, that's right, it's Bush's fault! It will always be Bush's fault because the democrats are cowards and won't admit their policies stink!.
Zero – get a grip! You are uneducated and racist. He is not an Arab...although I'm guessing you never even met an Arab.
You may think this is what the left-wing haters want..... but she will be back....count on it. She STILL has more experience and is more qualified to be the President than Barack.
Doesn't she know that Michael Jackson is dead, how dare her take up CNN coverage!
Wow, I'm glad she's not our Governor anymore and that she has pretty much ruined her own chances of winning 2012. As an Alaska I couldn't be happier! Good riddance!
Does she seriously think she can convince people she should be President when she decided to abruptly resign from her old job with no warning for no reason?
Isn't this the same thing she did with some other job she had? It was too hard so she quit, then used it as a big accomplishment.
Best news I've heard in weeks! Hallelujah.
I am sure she will continue her duty's as governor until her term is up. She is giving notice to all others in the state to be prepared to run. So far Palin has beaten all 15 ethic charges and thus she is as clean as any of the other politicians out there. She is tainted though with such vile attacks that it will be difficult to see her run for president. She has my vote if she does, I like her policies, I don't care about how her daughter spends her weekend with so and so.
I thnk it's hilarious that she even thinks she could get the nomination, much less be elected President. Doesn't she realize that she's one of the major reasons McCain lost?!?!
I do not understand this move if she is planning on running. Not seeking a second term makes sense so she can focus on the national stage, but this just makes her look unreliable. Not a fan of this move on her part.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
She couldn't keep a commitment to the people of the state Alaska for one FULL TERM. Is it the article in Vanity Fair SNL jokes jokes on Letterman or what??? Is she that thin-skinned and if that's the case , what happens in 2012 and she wants to enter into politics again and she shakes her responsibility again for a change for the sake of individual freedoms? Advancing in another direction is politico speak for "I can't do 2 things at once so I need to concentrate on my presidential run in 2012 without the incumbrances or responsibility of Alaskan needs."
Why is the left so afraid of her???
I think she is afraid of dealing with the financial crisis that every state is facing at this time... she's giving up rather then facing the people... classy as usual.
Is there another indictment brewing that she knows she can't duck?
OMG! This is a clear sign that she is under the illusion that she can be President! Good help us all!
Anyone who doesn't realize Palin is a first class moron is an even bigger moron! What an absolute imbecile she is.
Now, if Obama could only follow her example...
Oh no, we in the lower states are will be seeing here down here as she starts what SHE thinks is her Presidential bid...God help us! Congrats Alasaka you got rid of a dork!
No gumption! Another governor who puts herself first and the voters of her state second. Doesn't look good on a presidential resume... wonder what's up? Promises made ... promises not kept ...
you betcha!
This is a good woman who is passion for this country and her family.
She has my vote for President.
Please run and save us from the mistake this country made with Obama.
Probably an expose coming out in the National Enquirer.
At last. Now maybe this ignorant, divisive woman will finally disappear. I certainly hope she isn't doing this so that she can run for president. I wonder what is going on? Is she being smart or has something happened that will become apparent in a few days? We'll see.
She's a fraud, always was, always will be. I actually think she is the real secret lover of the SC governor...
Could be there's another little hydrocephaloid in the oven. After I saw that Madonna and child picture of Sarah Palin, my first thought was: "Sarah Palin is a carrier of the Curly Howard gene."
Hey Zack – in referring to Palin's numbers, do you mean her IQ? If so, then I agree.
Everybody loves a quitter.
It is no surprize about Gov Palin. She should not have been picked by John McCain. I was a supporter of him until that horrible day when he chose her to be his running mate. John why could you not see the writing on the wall.
Hmm. Did Sanford ever take a trip to Alaska?
I betcha she is gonna get some schoolin.
Obvious move by Palin for something greater, perhaps for the White House in 2012. She was constantly attacked, unwarranted, by the liberal media. Perhaps her strategy is to "hide out" for a year or two and come back when the media least expects it? I don't know if I agree, but contrary to what most believe, she is a very intelligent woman, and she's most definitely go something up her sleeves.
Can't wait to see a transcript of her rambling. Does she ever take a breath or make a complete sentence. It is exhausting trying to follow her train of thought!
Here comes the media blitz to speculate she is going to run in 2012....GOD HELP US!
What the hell was that announcement/speech about??? Has she ever been tested for ADHD? It's like her staff put a bunch of statements on post-it notes, wallpapered her office with them and released a superball. The speech was written as the ball hit a post-it note...
And where are these comments on Trig – I've never heard a single one. Maybe, like Letterman, she too confused her kids...
Let's see – Sarah is stepping down ! Could it be she is contemplating going back to school and study geography, communications, sex education for minors ? That will be a pretty heavy load for Sarah for a two-year study program with final exam set for 2012 !
What to get the President who has everything? WHAT a thoughtful holiday gift to the nation! I didn't think Ms. Get-A-Moose had it in her....Now she'll have time to raise her illegitimate grandchild, "re-educate" her daughter on how to speak "right" about abortion, and find out if hubby Todd has seceded and 'and also' created his own state somewhere. Maybe she can see it (also) from her porch....
Love and Best Wishes from Dorothy and all the Toto's in Kansas and everywhere... Happy Stonewalling......
I bet the Alaskan wolves are happy!!!!
YIPPEEE!!! Good bye Sarah. You were such a self-righteous, holier-than-thou fraud. Typical Republican.
Sarah Palin should run for President, and I dont know what prayers you are talking about but most of the people I know pray that Obama will go away..... Alaska may be one of the least populated but it has the 2 LARGEST producing oil fields in the USA, and holds a total of about 30% of the US oil reserve so it has more going on then most states. Anyone who can run Alaska would make a good President.
who is she having an affair with? Sanford?
Her speech today sounded like one of Hugh Heff's girl's leaving the playboy Mansion needing a job. Worse speech I've ever heard, but then again have a look at the party she's affiliated too! This is the worst case of Poltics as usual I've ever witness. Describing this using the a game of basketball, you must be kidding me! Lets see news networks have the public eye over Michael Jackson's death and funeral, good timing Sarah..ha Again Politics as usual cannot be tolarated!
she 's going into Sex Education for Teenagers, become a Family Counselor, and go back to school and get an education
It seems like political suicide to refuse to finish the first term. I mean, how are her constituents going to react in 2012? It seems like she's telling everyone that she can't hack it or that she's a blatant power-grabber. Turn your back on Alaska for the chance of getting into the White House? She's poisoning the 2012 waters.
Probably going to work for Fox News
Me think she was probably caught having sex with one of her aids far away into the forest on a cold lonely night. YOu could hear the call of the wolf not far away. Their snow mobil had run out of gas and they found an empty cabin. A fire was lite, the place got warmer and SArah just had to have it.. In fact she just said to her aid, "Gotta tell you I really need to have you. It has been a long time and I cant hold it any longer. Just take me into your arms and forget that I am your governor"
The young aid was to shock to reply yet happy to oblige and he just uttered an energetic "YOu betcha!"
Yes Sarah was caught and soon we will hear THE REST OF THE STORY
fall hard SP. Move to Canada and never come back. Like MJ said...beat it!!!
StevenRex:
I agree with your point – to an extent. True, Obama did not have the most experience in national politics before the election. His lack of national political experience was, and should have been, criticized and his record scrutinized. During the campaign, however, he proved himself to be intellectually gifted and incredibly disciplined. Palin failed to exhibit those same qualities.
It is hard to believe that she is giving up such a position – maybe it would give her more time to prepare running for President next election. Good idea is for her to get together with octomom – they both love being on the news – what a team that would make.
I heard she was offered and accepted a deal to be featured in Playboy!
Maybe she plans on moving to South Carolina and will be taking the place of Mark Sanford.
@ toyin
why would you want to give Alaska back? if you knew anything about Alaska you would know its worth in natural resources is greater than the other 49 states COMBINED. yeah, in a time where we are dependent on foreign oil and our country is only growing a massive trade deficit, yes, lets give Alaska back to the Russians.
Or, those of us with an IQ higher than room temperature can be thankful that we have a place like Alaska still to pillage for all its worth.
Once again she chooses ambition over obligation and duty...heaven help us and the world if she ever ends up in the White House.
Thank God!!
Maybe she's gotten the message that she's hardly close to being an admired icon as today's savvy successful woman.
She'll be a lot more comfortable going into the woods tonight and bagging a moose.
Let's see . . . she exposed and got rid of corrupt Alaskan politicians; democrat and republican, kept state taxes under control. Why do so many hate her? Oh yeah. She chose not to abort her baby even though she knew he had Downs syndrome. UNFORGIVABLE
My guess is that Sarah is going to head up the new Alaskan ngo, Wolves For Christ.
If she did, and finished doing such a good job in Alaska that she can quit early, then she needs to go to California and run that state!
all you Sarah haters need to get a life... she is far more intelligent than any of you and the majority of people in politics today. all you people who think you know what she is doing or why are just fools... of course you all are the same people who voted for Obama thinking he was all about hope and change...... he is just your everyday politician saying one thing and doing another which what he is doing is ridiculous.
why step down in less than a month? what's the hurry?
she's abandoned her job, which I guess was too much for her to handle.
wow.
I strongly doubt that she will be running for prez. Everyone knows that it's best to stay in the spotlight until a run is announced. She will be completely forgotten by 2010. Yay!!!
Good for her. Watching cnn on tv now and can see the news anchors being jerks already.
Oh my God. This is not the person to beat Barack Obama. She will not even win the Republican nomination. You don't beat Obama by criticizing his policies; you win by being dynamic, smart and supportive of the President. You definitely want to appear supportive. Then, you focus on in on his errors and capitalize on them. Romney will trounce Palin.
I support Republican policies but they are clueless.....
Wow...lol...a 10 minute speech in which she rambled and complained about the federal govt. and then in the face of that and other tensions she will simply quit. Republicans are just making this too easy.
She wants to steal MJ 's fun...Not news
My God she sounds worse than last November. She obviously hasn't studied or practiced her public speaking since last November. Will she be ready to run in 2012?
CNN... funny how you will let a comment through that says "Obama the Arab" through but won't post mine because of the word "Dumbya" being in it, or maybe my last post attempt with "Grinchrich" and "Palyin" in it.
Now, she will have more time to listen to Rush Limbaugh to soften her vision for the future and gain the heart of all Americans
I will totally vote for her and support her! She is amazing. She is one of those rare smart people that never tire, never give up, and manage a job, a family and a STATE with a cheerful smile.
youbetcha!!!
If she does run, I find it very hard to believe that she will get the nomination from the GOP. She is seen as a joke. I know that it's harsh critique but it's a fact. People aren't fooled for long and no one wants someone in the White House who doesn't have the ability to do an interview on television. Say what you want about Hilary, but at the very least the American public wouldn't have been embarrassed about having her talk to foreign heads of state. Could you imagine what foreign nationals would think of us if they sat down with someone like Palin. Are credibility would go right out the door. No way does she get the nomination.
The Best of the Bunch—On The Road Again To the White House–Obama, Your Worse Nightmare Is Happening–Go Sara Go!
Gee, that's too bad. Palin is more than fresh air blown into the moribund GOP, but they can't seem to make something out of her, they let the media crush her to death.
She is back on TV !!! ( preparation for 2012 begins ). I wish she would GO AWAY
oh yeah, and to the poster "Zero" you are an ignorant racist. Must be republican.
I smell a scandal.
Hope not. Her 15 minutes of fame should have run out a long time ago.
Ding Dong the witch is dead!!!!! Maybe I can start looking for jobs in Anchorage now.
Maybe that six page Vanity Fair article was the one that finally sent her over the edge. Perhaps she's too thin skinned to be in the national spotlight. Can't take the criticism. Hmmm...
"Palin and Obama, what a pair!! Surely the country can come up with someone better than either one of these people. Palin is a trainwreck, but Obama is a disaster! America, take your pick!"
The reps choose Bush for 8 yrs. Now who was worse? Who is the war criminal? who brought misery to our families and our economic??
Well you know she has something lined up. Fox?? Her husband can't support the family. My guess is that someone found out something she was doing wrong and a threat was made ~ step down or we blow the whistle.
Go Sara!
Hope she does what she needs to do!
She has more going for her than ANY ONE in the President WHOLE
cabinet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All the President cabinet is NOTHING but Clinton has been!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Frankly, I don't see her as a successful candidate for Prez, but as RNC chairwoman, she could certainly breath life back into the party.
Zion and Scott you sound like no matter what you will vote for obama in 2012 so shhhhhhh it... The only idoits are on this board who thinks that Obama will doing a good job he needs to be impeached
I am a recently retired NY state judge and consider myself a conservative republican...I would never vote for her...she ruined McCain's chance at the White House...and now she's quitting on the people of Alaska...what next ?...when things get tough in DC, what's she gonna do ?...quit again ?...she is an embarrassment and should just go away...she in NO way represents the mainstream Republicans of this country...can she still see Russia from her front door ?
She is the same Sarah – always keeping the public entertained and
speculating about her next move. It gets her so much attention.
@B.H.: not the best, but far from the worst.
She has already failed at her First Job, which was successfully parenting her children. How did anyone ever get the idea she could run a STATE, when she can't control her own child?
Palen will win in o12, you libs will see' shes better than obamma
Have these people making comments don't even know what they are talking about. They MUST be democrats......
The Best of the Bunch—On The Road Again To the White House–Obama, Your Worse Nightmare Is Happening–Go Sara Go!
In your face Obama.
DAVE – You want to see hate? All you need to do is surf over to the Free Republic website. Wow! Lot's of hate-filled conservatives over there!!
Sure, blame liberals for the failed ideologies of the conservative party... how convenient for you. Do you ever take responsibility and accept the fact that you lost control of the house, the senate, and the oval office in 2 years because you're all insane?
"Decent American":
Your name calling is childish. Just as your like-minded friends call Obama a "tyrant," you now propose "usurper"? I guess getting an overwhelming number of electoral college votes and 52% of the popular vote is usurping? Do yourself a favor and Google "2000 U.S. election."
Sarah Palin will give President Obama a confirmation on his second term.
Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do right wingers say Obama is a dictator? He cares about US! Unlike the GOP. Still no new ideas, only criticism.I mean, come on, why would she quit, when she only had a year left? Finish that year, then do whatever. I hope nothings wrong in her life. I do think she's clearing the way to run for POTUS.She still isn't there yet.
My only consulation is life sometimes is that the intelligent people still left in this country, of which that number is certainly decling at breakneck pace, refuse to comment on news articles on the various interent news sites.
What a quitter!
There is a scandel coming and she wants to quit before she is forced out.
am a dem and voted for Obama but just reading the vile things being said on this blog makes me sad.
So the woman isn't running again. Why can't grown up people address that issue. Why say such vile things against a woman who from everything that had been reported on her did a good job as governor. She was fiscally responsible, even getting oil revenue back into the hands of every man, woman and child living in Alaska.
So maybe she will run for Senate. Why can't she. MN just elected a comedian didn't they? We had an actor as President. Sonny Bono was a congressman. People come from all different backgrounds and I thought that is what made America a great place. My fellow dems on this blog are downing her because she is a woman who doesn't think or act the way that they do. I thought that was the democratic way. Barney Frank is gay, Ted Kennedy rich, Jennifer Granholm foreign…I think you get the picture.
Give the woman some peace and quiet and stop acting like children. It will come back to bite you in the rear.
the idoits are in full circle today attacking sarah palin geez Obama the real dummy who should of never been in office and is not qualified the only thing on his mind is basketball
She had to resign because there is film of Sarah in a 3-some with Mark Sanford and "Maria".....
My reaction is to cheer, but I'm positive this is just so she can start her campaign for president against Barack Obama. All I can add is, Good Luck Sarah, you're going to need it!
or she must have some family emergency b/c this makes no sense, but then again has Palin ever made sense?
Was she on a farm? I thought I heard sheep and cows in the midst of her scattered words?
Sounds like Palin thinks its not worth her time to continue to be Governor.
I don't care if you're a liberal or conservative...she owes an explanation. Period.
I guess she just couldn't stand that Michael Jackson was getting more news coverage.
it is pathetic how the left asks like they are a party that cares, that fights for the rights of people etc etc... you people are the biggest haters in the country. Sarah is not quiting due to indictment or divorce or any of the other stupid crap you haters are claiming. EVERY complaint against her has basically been thrown out. Maybe she is just tired of the left wing crap media constantly attacking her and wants to focus on her family.
Happy 4th and the gift to America is you stepping down. Thank you Alaska. Just think if she was VP, you cant quit. What are you teaching the children in American: quit when it get hard and dont use protection when having sex.
I can understand all the men bashing of Palin, that's what men in America do to women politicians (including Hillary) but you women need to look at what she has done!! She appointed only the second women EVER to Alaska's supreme court and the women was more liberal than Palin's personal views (prochoice/pro life respectively). The other candidate was an ultra conservative male. Look at Alaska's budget and look at her accomplishments. McCain didn't pick her because she was a beauty queen. Palin has taken a much more balanced approach in leading than Obama has and Obama claimed to be The One to "reach across the aisle." Are women in this country going to continue to get snowed but smooth talking men? It's really time for some changes but it isn't going to happen as long as women bash other women and continue to elect men who tend to be tyrant like. We are 54% of the voting population and we have less than 20% representation. I'm a Democrat but I am paying attention. It isn't Democrats and Republicans who cheat on their spouses and continue to play this game in Washington – it's men. Shame on you women who are participating in throwing stones at Palin!
They ALL quit early, they ALL posture, etc... Why are you libs slamming her for doing what must be done to accomplish a goal?
This is a victory for the people of Alaska, who played second fiddle in Palin's priority list ever since she was the VP nominee and then spend the last eight months trying to extend her 15 minutes. I will give her credit for finally putting her state first and doing what was right for the people of Alaska and stepping down. That being said, if she is resigning in order to focus on a presidential campaign, she should think again. Right before the election, polls showed an overwhelming majority of people did not think she had the experience to be VP, and I don't see how leaving the governorship less than three years in is going to make her more experienced. Maybe she'll just fade off the scene and go back to raising all those kids she keeps having (and their kids).
Her state has one of the biggest deficits.
She can't criticize Obama if she's running up her own deficits.
So she decided to quit.
She can make a lot more with speaking engagements and books, and travel the country without criticism or worrying about her personal spending.
Fluffy bunny is a quitter.
Hope Palin runs for Pres and beats the pants off of the Marxists.
By 2012 we will have hyperinflation and USA will look much like late 1970's w/Carter as Pres...that is where we are headed.
She cleaned up Alaska and more than likely is looking to clean up more than that – she put people in jail form both parties.
I"m sure her popular rating in Alaska will continue, and her resigning will upset many.
Jen B
WI
Wow. Hard to believe she'd turn her back on her state like that. Should we expect the same behavior if, God willing, she becomes President?
I though she was a pit bull!
She's taking heat from not just the media, but members of her own party. So she QUITS? Not because of any aspiration to higher office, but because "y'all are being mean to me?"
What a fantastic role model for female politicians. Hillary Clinton has more toughness in her little finger than Palin has in her entire body.
i bet she is something in the works as RNC Chair- wait we see..
Palin the quitter, Palin the punk. This is who you want to run our country, someone who can't even finish 1 term as a governor? She is a joke, and a bad one at even that.
Great move Sarah! When the going gets tought the "tough" quits!!!!
Good Luck on working 'outside" of gov. I hope you take this time to go back to school and learn something.
What? Was the actual work of governing too hard?? Don't want the job anymore now that the oil revenues aren't enough to prop up her socialist state? Go ahead and let her run for president – can't even complete one term as governor? This dilettante approach to government, the inability to take sound counsel, the tabloid-worthy family life, the wilfull celebration of ignorance and anti-intellectualism all should be immediate disqualifiers. And this is supposed to be the savior of the Republican party?
Up and quitting is not admirable, dontcha know.
The reason?
The McCain campaign leaked the devastating email about her lies–and Todd's membership in AIP. It was a warning shot, "Don't run again."
The unflattering Vanity Fair article didn't help.
The only one she listens to is TODD PALIN. He's sick of being criticized, its straining their marriage and he gave her an ultimatum.
And....more emails from McCain may be on the way.
I'm betting that she's now going to devote herself full time to getting the 2012 Republican nomination.
Maybe she is planning a new career as a Tina Faye impersonator???
It doesn't show very much commitment to those who elected you when you suddenly decide to quit and relinquish all responsibility for your job.
Ms. Palin is an elected official. Being Governor is not just "some job" you can walk away from.
You are all so sickening! You are blogging that she didn't finish her term etc. etc. May I remind you so high and mighty dems that Obama didn't finish out his term. The people of IL ended up facing a governor who tried to sell his seat and a replacement who has questionable ethics regarding said seat.
So I don't think anybody needs to question why she is stepping down early. Maybe their is a personal matter she needs to attend to regarding her family. Despite the vile things you say about her, it is apparant to me as a mother that she loves her children and husband and that they come first in her life.
If she were a man you all wouldn't have a thing to say about it now would you?
Ooops - just realized: she's not Governor One-Term-And-Run - she's Governor Abandons-Ship-In-The-Middle-Of-Her-Term, Governor Turn-Tail, Governor Broken-Promises, Governor Chicken. The mind just boggles.
Pit Bull? Hardly! And she expects to have a political future? I don't think so...
With everyone trying to figure out what Palin's up to, two scenarios come to my mind: One, she's going to become a commercial fisher(woman) in order to compete against her husband, or two, she's going to divorce her husband and marry Dick Cheney after he dumps his wife.
Governor Pain's decision to step down to take care of Trig is implausable. Can you imagine her stepping down if she were Vice President? What is in the background forcing this decision? It's not her sons needs.
She also mentioned that she consulted with the most important members of her family ...her kids. Did she not include her husband ?
So, she cant handle being governor of Alaska, but her followers think she can be president??? She has just as much experience being governor as Obama did being senator... I cant wait to hear how the republicans dance around this being they tried to paint Obama as inexperienced... lol to funny.. The party of NO Clue..
Unlike that crooked Chicago politician we have in the White House now I'll bet she can find her birth certificate!
Democrats=Terrorist loving clueless scum.
I'm apalled at all the haters on this site. Where are all the women's lib people??? Oh that's right you only support liberal women. Can anyone not see how disgusting democrats are and how WRONG they are for America. Democrats are only for themselves not for everyone. All you haters disgust me. WE LOVE YOU SARAH and will stick behind you with whatever you choose to do with your career. All the ones who have anything negative to say about you are very sad people who choose to hate and condone hatred. I as a woman for one and so happy to have a leader like you for women to look up to. God Bless you Sarah Palin and the entire Palin family.
I get a kick out of th conservative hypocrites claiming the left are a bunch of haters because of all the negative remarks about Palin. Have you right-wing nuts read some of the hate posts you publish here concerning Obama?
Please explain why such visceral hatred for Palin? All she believes is that we ALL can run our lives better than having the Gov't tell us how to live. She believes in freedom. Don't you?
Wow!!! Great news for Alaska!!!
Paula, misspelled "half"... you MUST be republican.
Dear all, She just needs time off to broaden her knowledge of international affairs and strengthening her resume, also to take classes in English for presidency in 2016.
Actually, my favorite picture of Palin is the one of her standing next to Cindy McCain on page 4 of the Vanity Fair story.
Palin's agenda after she lives the governors office.
(1. Public Speaking 101
(2. Media Management 101
(3. Critical Thinking 101
(4. Politics 101
(5. Geopolitics 101
All the messages being sent out there about Palin are more or less fragmented. I think CNN owes the public the duty of publishing nothing less than the whole truth. It's hard to tell if this lady is ending her current term prematurely or not; CNN did not bother to provide all that information. Also we don't know why she is deciding to take this stance. Or maybe CNN is only helping her to get an attention she does not deserve. If the media wasn't turning into something horrible, how can you explain the fact that we'll be told that Palin is quitting her job in mid term, without any reason as to why she is doing it; but rather they were so excited to hurriedly get it published out there – this is really sad! CNN can do better than this.
Quitting, now that's not a very conservative thing to do. Conservatives preach family values, integrity, self-ownership, and to never quit. Is she really a conservative?
Funny how 'Jim' claims the Dems are the "most corrupt political party".
Which party caused the messes we are in now?
Which party ran the economy in the ground by letting big business do whatever they wanted? Which party threw out parts of the Constitution? Which party started an illegal war? Which party lied to Congress to get that war? Which party tortured? Which party committed war crimes? Which party leaked the ID of a CIA officer? Which party ran Palyin for VP?
ALL Crimes.
Look, I'm not a Sarah Palin fan by any means – far from it, but can we at least wait to hear further the reasons for her decision? Must we attack? I hope she or a member of her family is not ill. Do I want her in national office? No. However I see no reason to attack the woman without reason. Sorry – just my opinion.
@ Noel
You are a sick little man with sick little thoughts and that's all I'm saying on your blog. You aren't worth the time or energy!
Lay,
If you believe anyone is afraid of Sarah Palin, let me sell you the Brooklyn Bridge. The "myth" of the left being afraid of Palin is just media created. If you will let your mind go back to November 4th 2008, McCain and Palin were beaten in a landslide victory by Obama and Biden. It will be no difference in 2012. All Obama will need to do is play that interview between Palin and Katie Couric.
Palin is completely out of her league.
What a shame.
Stewart, Colbert and Bill Mahr are all on holiday next week and we will just have to wait to properly pay tribute to that missing link.
(Just for you conservatives, the missing link is a reference to Darwin's theory of evolution where he stated that there was a step in human evolution between ape and man that walked upright but did not have the same mental capacity.)
Peace.
Did she learn this from McCain? He suspends his campaign when things get tough and she quits her position when things get tough.
To those who believe people are picking on Sarah Palin: She brings it on herself. If she shut her mouth, she would not be as big a target.
I'm delighted to hear this news, but I'm 100% sure it has nothing to do with her plans for 2010 or 2012.
Although... given how Twilight Zone-esque the GOP has become of late, it wouldn't surprise me if her advisers told her that this is a good way to get votes. It also wouldn't surprise me if she was dumb enough to believe it.
She doesn't want to quit, she just likes attention. She would claim to be suicidal just to get people to worry about her.
"you don't beat Obama by criticizing his policies"? How do you beat him – by SUPPORTING his policies?
The Republicans lost the election because they picked McCain – not because McCain picked Palin.
Palin was more qualified to be VP, no, more qualified to be President, than a certain freshman Senator and community organizer.
Palin left Wasilla in debt.
Palin is leaving Alaska in debt.
What is Palin's next target – America?
I have heard her speech. I am tired of the poor me routine. Media beating up on me. I guess she can't stand the heat, so maybe it's good she's getting out of the kitchen. Now if only, we don't have to hear her talk any more. But my guess is she'll keep talking.
What a flake.
she might be having an affair with the 2nd dude. At least she is smarter than the 1st dude of SC.
OMG she saying people came to Alaska to dig for dirt. Yet she had nothing to say when people say everything about Obama. Thats what the media do, they get the worst on people. The Rev thing almost lost the election for him. Your intelligence lost the election for you. I would hate for people to vote for her in 2012. How you going being VP when didnt even finish your term as Gov. She talked about all the good she done and she take credit but if so good why leaving. She said never give up and the quiter way out .. . um thats what you doing.
Looking forward to seeing Sarah Palin on the 2012 national ballot. She is the most refreshing, wholesome person to show up on the political landscape in my entire lifetime. Integrity, intelligence, morals, ethics. She's got them all. I don't think those qualities much exist in politics these days....if they ever did.
Mostly, I have taken to calling the Congress and Senate a "Parliament of Wh*ores." Won't even comment on our current president.
Time to clean house.
So.....you go, Sarah!
Guess her book deal and talk show appearances were more lucrative and more fun than being governor. If she REALLY wanted to position herself for another political office in 2010 or 2012, then throwing in the towel and being a quitter isn't the way to do it.
Or, as another person said, maybe she got tired of MJ grabbing all the headlines this past week and will announce tomorrow that she was "just kidding" today. What a moron.
LLB, I agree w/ u. Most men can't stand seeing a woman being a lot smarter than them & to all the other women who bashing her like an idiot knows that she is still a hell of lot smarter than McCain, Biden & Obama.
When she stepped down she did it for her future & see where it would take her. If this does take her to 2012 Presidental election. U will c her as our new/next President of USA.
She is capable of getting the job done & a lot better w/ her tough talking woman that she is. I will always be in her corner no matter what.
SARAH PALIN ALL THE WAY IN 2012.
so on top of everything else she's a quitter too.
Again, how does this help her in 2012?
Good riddance....but hey....i hope i wont have to go through the hell of her shooting for the WH again!
LLB,
You appear to be a representation of the democratic party that we once had and need to get back to in this country. I am a republican and also believe that the republican party has also lost touch with it's core beliefs. We need to strong parties in this country. I applaud you, LLB, for your candor and agree with you. Palin is a strong women who finds it more important to do the right thing rather than be popular. She has made mistakes but she is human and truly wants to do what is right for her state and her country. God bless you, Gov. Palin.
SNL and Tina Fey get your downtime in now – You're going to be very busy now.
Palin would have lost her re-election, and would not have even made it through a Republican primary for governor in 2010. Alaskans are tired of the drama, the ethical issues, and a governor focused on herself and not the state.
The fact Palin put book-deal money ahead of her job shouldn't surprise anyone either. She's a pure opportunist taking advantage of her 15 minutes of fame – which will be over long before 2012.
LLB....so are you saying that we should be blind to any woman politicians faults just because she is a woman? Palin is no Hillary so there should never be a comparison1
Outside government she can more effectively deal with you guys at CNN and the other unfair media! It will be harder to deal with a citizen and you guys in the media, otherwise known as the order of the Obama defending knights (will you show this comments now?!) will be put in your right place!
She's probably has a contract with Fox News or some other conservative outlet...
Tina Fay - Please get ready!!
Typical. Remember all those Alaskans who said that after Palin lost the election she'd taken her focus off her home state? Guess they were right. This is just what the GOP...and the country needs. Someone potentially running for President who can't even finish what she started in Alaska. But of course, she REALLY cares about her state.
Either there's a potential bombshell in the background, she's poitioning herself for another office (maybe US Senate?), or she doesn't feel governing Alaska through this nasty economy is worth her time. A presidential run would be insane, given her baggage.
Why do we care if Palin is stepping down? Why is this breaking news??? It was long over due.
Well shicks...you betcha.....moose killing bag of wind!
What's next ...the open chair next to Hannity on Faux News?
You are a political joke and you have let the Alaskan people down
I dont even care what she's doing because I would NEVER EVER IN MY LIFE vote for her. If she runs of President I love my country enough to get involved in politics and make sure she does not get elected!
The woman has come to her senses,... she's in way over her head ,even as governor of a frontier state. You can get by on bs only for so long. Best thing that could happen to Alaskans.
Congratulations Alaska!!!
I am glad about she is stepping down as AK Gov., but I hope she won't be run in 2012. If that true, I hope we won't allow nazi party (GOP) to be win for President.
Great Independence Day gift for the citizens of Alaska. Enough said.
Wow I can really feel the hate you all feel toward Gov. Palin. Not supprising being that this is commentary on CNN. I'm betting most of you have never set foot on Alaskan soil because that place sure has grown since she's been around, and she was a breath of fresh air from the Murkowski's. The State even balanced its budget and kept a $9 Billion rainy day fund in these troubling economic times, now THAT'S competence.
By the way, how is our competent president working for you all? I know, I know, its STILL Bush's fault.... Riiigghht..
Hmmm....maybe she is the one who is pregnant with A-Rod's baby.
She can't even finish her 1st term as governor and she wants to be president? LMAO. I think either she's pregnant again and has to be put on bed rest or something major is about to be exposed.
Can anyone think of an American politician who resigned from his or her elected office, and came back to serve in government again?
***Crickets Chirping***
Didn't think so.
Bye bye Palin.
I love how womens groups and their supporters ONLY support woman who agree with their point of view! Did anyone stop to think that maybe trying to run a state AND take care of a special needs infant/toddler, plus her other young children, can be more than demanding? And for all the stupid people out there that think because her oldest daughter got pregnant, it means she failed, NO PARENT does watch their 17 yr old kids all the time. Stop being idiots!!
Sarah what the heck is your real reason for quiting. I heard you talking but the real reason never came out. Ok, what do they have on you?
Maybe she's turning her back on her state obligations because she's preparing to devote herself assuming custody of Michael Jackson's 3 children? Hmmm.... wonder if "Blanket" looks Alaskan?
"LLB, I agree w/ u. Most men can't stand seeing a woman being a lot smarter than them & to all the other women who bashing her like an idiot knows that she is still a hell of lot smarter than McCain, Biden & Obama."
What kind of fool would or could write this and believe it. All this idiot is saying is: there are a lot of us ignorant hillbilly fools out there that actually think this bimbo can do something worthwhile.
And if begins. . .
I love this woman, a person who can truly electrify the Democratic Base!
By all means Palin, let your ego map out a course to head the Republican party. . . in the end this will only give Obama four more years to finish his objectives.
Have at it Madam!
LLB- Palin's done nothing for women. Under her "rule," rape victims in Alaska are responsible for paying for their own rape kit. Further, she's obviously not the brightest, makes judgments and accusations at people, and doesn't practice what she preaches. She's a horrible role model for young women. The sooner she's out of the public eye the better.
Why would anyone assume she will be the Republican Nominee in 2012? I doubt she will take the primaries, though even if she did she would be sure to lose to Obama.
Palin just gave an unscripted 45 minute speech (virtually no notes) from her heart and that will be the initial speech for Pres of 2012.
How long can Obama talk with no Teleprompter ? Five words before he stammers and stutteres – Mr. O is a groomed "reader" for those who groomed him (you would be shocked if you knew the behind the scenes and who is there).
Wash POst and their money making scheme this week inc the White House is very interesting. .... $25,000 for access to White house. They will screw up and have to be prosecuted by the end of 2010.
Jack Carlson
WA
You know this woman is setting herself up to run again in 2012. God help us all.
how does she expect to be elected president when she can barely finish half her term as governor in the well-fare state? Half of that half-term was spent running for vice president!
Anyone stupid enough to believe that Palin is a good candidate for President, is stupid enough to help destroy the USA and believe that it's destruction is a GOOD thing!
Let er go...gather her minions, or is that millions? I think Obama would love to face this fool in 2012.
A HUGE announcement on a Fri July 3? Blatant newsdump means something HUGE is coming and it isnt good for Sarah...
She'll blame everyone including the hated media for her decision. She's already made mention of Trig and the disrespect toward him.
What she hasn't said is that she has decided to be the kind of mother any mentally challenged child needs. One who is there everyday and not traveling all over the world looking to improve her image as a politician. This mother of four children and one grandchild at home needs to understand her responsibilities as a mother. Just giving birth to five children does not automatically make you a good mother if you aren't there for those children's needs.
Thank you Gov. Palin for your service and dedication. I hope you do run in 2012 and take this country back in the right direction.
"Palin left Wasilla in debt."
"Palin is leaving Alaska in debt."
"What is Palin's next target – America?"
Nope, Obama got there first – and spent our children, our children's children, and our children's, children's children into immense, abysmal, fathomless debt.
Donna in Orlando.... it's not that we hate her because she's a woman, and woman don't hate her because their idiots... we hate her because she's pure evil and a COMPLETE VILLAGE IDIOT!
How many years and how many colleges did it take before she graduated with an actual degree? Obama went Ivy League – you can't even compare! Not to mention all her numerous unedited interviews where she actually thought the job of VP "meant making policy changes" which is so far off the mark.
She couldn't manage her own daughter – and a moron like her shouldn't be let NEAR the white House. Ever. Not even for a tour!
About Time, I wish she would have done that a couple of years ago.
donna, you are as big an idiot as palin......
As an Alaskan of 44 years, I am pleased glad, happy, delighted and elated that Sahah Palin is getting out of the way in Alaska. She has been an embarrassment to my state and to her political party. We will be much better off with out the pom-pom girl. I continue to be flabbergasted that she is taken seriously.
In my view, I think Gov Palin realizes that the church age has come to an end.
We finally have an intelligent, concise and clear thinking president and all the ignorant haters see is his race...but truth be told, many of them always did feel inferior to black men anyway..haha, I can imagine well. Bush tanked the economy and they want to blame Obama? please, give the guy a chance, he's president and poor Sarah..what's goin on? scandal? I hope not, but McCain lost any chance at the whire house when he selected her. I would luv to know her IQ level. To you Obama haters, get a harvard law degree and then maybe you'll be intelligent enough to have a conversation with President of the United States. Ignorant racists, haha!
Two things in her speech resonated with me.
1) That somehow God placed oil and gas in Alaska for the sole purpose of being exploited for gain at the expense of the landscape and wildlife. That's typical thinking for blind republicans.
2) She bragged about championing predator control as a sound form
of wildlife management (that means killingwolves from helicoptors)
She is the biggest predator out there.
This woman is ONLY interested in herself. The U.S. will be in trouble
if she is every elected to another office.
Don't go away mad, Caribou Barbie, just go away!
Maybe now she'll have to time read all those newspapers that she told Katie Couric she reads, LOL!
And BTW, what are "efficiencies?" She almost makes George W. sound intelligent. Almost.
Where is Palin's dedication to Alaska? Assuming she is so good at her job, why not finish out her term accomplishing more for her state? Does she really expect rational people to accept her reasoning? Looks like a thinly veiled attempt to hide her self-serving move. She does not appear very "executive" to me. She is a very divisive individual that would be a fatal choice for any higher office.
Coooool,,,,
Now Sarah can become a community activist. Then get elected President. It worked for Obama and ACORN.
"She sees what a positive influence she has had on people's lives from traveling the country in the last year."
what is that women smoking???
I don't feel either way about Palin, but I do feel that if one is considering any kind of political future, stepping down in the middle of your 1st term as a state governor will only hurt you. Which leads me to believe that something very, very nasty is about to surface and she is getting out while everything is still on her terms...
(and Obama WON POTUS and thus stepped down from his post – he did not quit. There is a HUGE difference there. McCain would have had to do the same thing, I can't believe people actually use this to defend their ignorance, geez)
Donna,
Their not all bashing women.
Their just bashing Sarah Palin
Theres a difference.
She's Worthy
You Liberals are loud and angry on the internet blogs because of your inferiority complexes- Luckily, the silent majority notices the unconstitutional expansion of federal government under the Obama administration- He will be a one term president. Don't think you idiots speak for the entire country because you don't. Your hypocrisy and arrogance as liberals knows no end.
My God ! This woman (Gov. Palin) is soooooo wacked ! Just her voice alone goes right through me. Anyone notice how she just rambles and NEVER makes any sense. Anyone who would support this nut job needs therapy !
doug July 3rd, 2009 4:18 pm ET
Palin left Wasilla in debt.
Palin is leaving Alaska in debt.
What is Palin's next target – America?
Hmmm Doug. And Obama is doing what to this country right now??????
Palin just raised Obama's blood pressure 50 points. Oh my God..I won't have minority status in 2012!!!
Palin's weird behavior today just confirms that it was Divine Intervention that she not be elected VP. She has and still, blames the media for all of her woes. She has never taken responsibility for her actions in creating the controversy that continually surrounds her. If she can't handle the criticizm as Governor of Alaska, she certainly couldn't handle them as President or VP of the USA.
Who would ever want to elect an uneducated back woods quitter for President of the U.S? Only other uneducated Republicans.
Palin...SMARTER than Obama?? o my god, who are these people posting these comments. Please read a book people. Look up her college courses...you can DO that ya know! She couldn't even out debate Biden..hello?? what debate were you all watching?
For most employers it is important that an employee is willing to do the boring tasks in addition to the more interesting tasks. I would not hire this woman for anything if she is going to quit when the fun part ends.
Scary, nutty, narcissistic broad...
We should fear Sarah Palin like crazy.
There may very well be enough Americans stupid enough to follow this woman.
And you thought Bush was unprepared, shallow and dangerous. Watch out, world.
She and Gov. Sanford are going to team up as a ticket in 2012 – Erratic Changes You Can't Believe!
If she becomes President.
All us Alaskan's will Vote to Succeed.
We have had enough of her.
The rest of the country should learn from our mistake.
Wow.
It was suggested to me that she could be tapped for a very high profile job at FOX. She certainly has the clout to get some very big names for a show. And she would probably be paid a fortune. Al is a media celebrity so why not Sarah?
Good for you Sarah – gutsy and brilliant!
good news. very good news
For ever more, when someone looks in the dictionary under the term "OVER-REACH" there will be a picture of Sarah Palin.
She's a quitter, pure and simple. She can't take criticism at any level. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. And she did.
If she somehow gets elected (don't worry, she won't), it'll mean the death of the United States. There will be open revolution.
Most of you should keep one thing in mind re; S.Palin. She is ignorant and what is worse does not seem aware of this. Her education is at best at middle school level. Regardless of any other qualities that she may have this is enough to disqualify her for any public office above the major of Wasila. How can any reasonable person consider her qualified to be the POTUS or even VP. Do people supporting her have any regard for the good of our country? Do we want to have a puppet president with God know who pulling the strings?
To LLB-I will not support a woman just because she has a uterus.
My candidate must have a brain. Sarah Palin is a disgrace to all women.
Wow! I was hoping that she will not be reelected. But this is even better. Great news! I am going to celebrate. She was getting on my nerves every time she opened her mouth.
Palin for President!
At least she has more experience than Obama did when he ran. She actually has more time under her belt than Obama, and did more, and is not a FAILure.
This is great! I can't get enough of this circus. This should give SNL some material for its new season.
What happened? The Governorship in Alaska suddenly consisted of real issues that needed real solutions instead of flashy and unsophisticated pep rallies/press conferences?
She can't even finish her first term as governor and has to quit? And how many months did she spend outside of Alaska during the few months as governor? How many months arguing with somebody about something in the press? How many months defending ethics charges, which she was found guilty on? What a freak.
Garatt, you said,
Where is Palin's dedication to Alaska? Assuming she is so good at her job, why not finish out her term accomplishing more for her state?......
My answer
She never has had any dedication to our state, only to herself and her friends. She's not good at her job and accomplished what ?, to make a laughing stock out of our state, We are glad to see her go, and not too soon.
Candy Crowley was" giddy" Palin is stepping down just one more reason to "dump" on her. CNN just can't help themselves! Maybe there is a health reason, or personal family reason. Not that it would stop the press from reporting it. Maybe something happened ,and she feels it would be best for her family to bow out ;and let Alaska go forward without her. She is young enough to come back if she chooses in the furture when the timing is right! But I am confident that the press will "dig it" up because she is a Republican! The Feminist will be celebrating tonight!!! That crazy "right to life" govenor who had the audacity to run for VP and not be a Democrat!!! Cheers will be heard all over NYC Media offices we won again! First Obama, now Palin. Just remember, nothing lasts forever.
Palin 2012!
It'd be one long election cycle Christmas present for every Democrat in the country, having her bumble her way through the primaries and, possibly, stumble her way through the general.
Has Palin gone over the edge? I saw an ABC report of Palin challenging President Obama to a foot race. Palin was all decked out in her red jacket and black shorts saying that she believed she could beat the President in a race. Now she is quitting as governor. I believe she needs many kinds of help.
Drama Queen won't be seen? Ya' right! {Only in my dreams!}
This lady is a QUITER!!!!she is showing her true character.. Not good as Govenor no good was a wife, no good as a mother.... Let her sit on ther @!@#$%^&*(O)P
haha... the libs are running scared! The death of this country is by the hands of Democrats and Obama.
By 2012 the people will have decided they want to keep more of their hard-earned money for themselves. That is of course if we the people still have the power to invoke the will of the people.
The haters on both sides come out in force... I may not agree with Obama on every issue, but unless you are a true hater (as some here are, yikes) you can see the country pulling out of its rut.
I simply LOVE when ya'll use the defense that Obama is illegally expanding gov't and is putting us hugely in debt and is an Arab terrorist. Obviouse facts don't stand in your way to promote hate and lies, woohoo! Now if you really had a clue, you definitely could make some good arguments about the economy, etc... and that would only be doing good for the country. But you don't really care about America, you just like being a holes.
I HOPE you all (the 8 or 9 of you who post like 3,000 times) come out in force in 2012, because we will be assured another Obama term, even if the GOP got JESUS to run!!
Love you, muah
She is out of this world, She cant complete a term as governor. 2012 will NOT be your year as well. So moveon and tell the world they made you do it... one tear two tear one more tear. that is all we have good bye........................
She's really good at getting attention. But it's never good to have a sudden change in state leadership, especially during an economic crisis. This is good for her career, whether she's elected president or not, but it's definitely bad for the state of Alaska. Definitely a mark against her character.
Maybe her leaving is David Lettermans fault too.
CBS, Now, Make him say he's Sorry,... Again.
If she runs for national office again, maybe SNL will be funny again...
Woo-hoo....great news for Alaska!!!
What Sarah does is for the benefit of Sarah only. She has shown us that her children including her challenged son, her state/job, her country are not her top priority.
Maybe she'll go back to school to learn how to conduct an intelligent conversation or interview for her next job.
Is she okay to drive?
RH, Bush brought down the country for 8 years... you can have an opinion about obama after you've given him 8 years. Even then, it takes a lot longer to right the wrongs than it does to create the wrongs. One thing is for sure, since Obama has been in office there has not been a terrorist attack on american soil, he's kept us safe.
WHO asked sarah palin what employer offered to beat gov salary?
How would this move help her in 2012?
"Nope, Obama got there first – and spent our children, our children's children, and our children's, children's children into immense, abysmal, fathomless debt."
Wayne Moore – for people like you, does your memory go back before 1/20/09? You clowns certainly don't seem to remember anything prior to Obama's inauguration. George Bush spent our children, our children's children, and our children's children's children into immense, abysmal, fathomless debt. Obama increases are a tiny little sliver added onto those debts. But nothing before 1/20/09 exists for you. You're like Cheney, criticizing the decision to pull troops out of the cities in Iraq by June of 2009, when it was originally a Bush Administration plan.
I realize that to a Christian mindset that thinks the world was magicked into existence over a 6 day period by an invisible sky god 6000 years ago, it may seem like things can just magically pop into existence out of nowhere. But the truth is that the government we have today, the country we have today, the economy we have today, and the debt we have today, all go back much further then the guy we have in office today. It's his job to try to figure out a way through it, and that's what he's doing.
Does anyone find it odd she chose the 4th of July holiday to resign. Sandford chose Fathers Day to flee his family. Is this a Republican thing to make life changing decisions on holidays?
What a coward
there is that endurance she was talkin about.. she has everything backwards. So endurance means quitter. I hope she stays out of politics
@KD
Obama has been in politics far longer than Palin (he did serve as an Illinois senator, which last time I checked was a decent job). You say he's corrupt, I say prove it. He did not win by a slim margin, he won 52% to 46%, far stronger than either of Bush's terms or Clinton's terms. He can find his birth certificate, and it is in fact posted on the Internet.
Given your statements, I wouldn't be casting stones about people with IQs equivalent to your shoe size...
Does this mean that her 15 mintues, extended for far too long as they already were, are finally up?
Unfortunately, knowing her and the way that Republican strategies think, this is more likely a stunt to stir up her supporters and see if she can't turn it into a Republican Party presidential nomination in 2012.
"We finally have an intelligent, concise and clear thinking president and all the ignorant haters see is his race…"
All I see is his race? His race? He's bi-racial, isn't he? Me, I voted for the white half. What half did you vote for MCAT? That doesn't make us racists, does it?
Just kidding. Actually, I don't care if he's purple, he's attempting to tax us into prosperity and spend our way out of debt. Is nonsense like that likely to work? "Betcha" it won't.
I smell a giant scandal about to break....Republicans have been caught in sex and corruption scandals back-to-back-to back. Palin is the next of the long list of hypocritical, erratic, flaky, mentally unstable and completely immoral and characterless Republicans who have had to leave office.
She was already convicted of "abuse of power" as Governor. I guess more charges on her illegal use of state funds is about to break.
Her political career has been dead for a long time – she is the only one who doesn't seem to realize it. This woman is beyond stupid if she thinks all 25 of the Republicans left in America will vote for her for anything. She is unstable, erractic, unreliable, and a confirmed liar.
She and SC Gov Sanford would be in a dead heat for dumbest and most corrupt governor in America. Another Republican nutjob bites the dust!
OK CNN- she is officially a nobody now so can we stop hearing her moronic statements every day? Let her disappear for good and stop torturing us with her irrelevance to anything that matters to Americans.
Starting this Fall.
The New "Sarah Palin Show"
Week nights on Fox, Tune in to see Sarah and the whole "you betcha" Clan, with special guest co-host Pat Bucahann
Coming to you live from the Trailer Park
I have a very delicious new job awaiting her in my bed room
Revelation
I am here to reveal that Governor Palin is being investigated for something out of ordinary. She was caught doing something that when revealed, will be a deception for most of her supporters. If she keeps her job the scandal will affect the Republican more deeper. Since, she will be forced out of office.
So, for the sake of the party she is stepping down. But the investigation will go forward. In three months the media will have a huge story to sell.
Can't you read her face during the announcement?
Can't you see the deception on her speech?
Why you think she doesn't attack President Obama or the Democrats during the announcement?
She is done folks.
Wait and see.
I guess she just needs more time to read her favorite newspapers... such as "all of them"
Bad decision mrs. Failin',
does she really believe she would have any chance in the 2012 election?
Come on… a high-profile politician, that had no passport until her mid-40s. A Woman, that didn't know, Africa was not a country, but a continent. A woman who didn't know about the doctrin of her own party's president, and who didn't know, what the bailout does… Come on. America can't afford that joke of a woman. There's so much better qualified women for that job than she is.
And I promise you…the whole world would laugh about the stupidity of Americans, to vote Palin, in the very same beginning of a century, where they were stupid enough, to vote Bush twice…
@Tami,
Actually, that Hope & Change thing is working quite well, thank you. More kids insured, the beginnings of a rational energy policy, good debate on health care reform, economy starting to show signs of coming back, and a foreign policy that actually looks like the America of old, as opposed to whatever hell we've been in for the previous 8 years. All in only 6 months. Just imagine all the good things that will happen after he's had 8 years...
Good thing Palin didn't win the election. She probably would've dropped out of her position like she is now to make a more positive change in the world. Umm...isn't that the goal when running and working for government.
politics as usual?? Finish your job!! Or wait, you couldn't finish college, you couldn't manage your family.
You're right.........you're staying on course Palin.
The epitomy of the American worker: "it's no use, I can win....I quit!!"
I guess what she's up to, how about some communiting organzing???? I wonder where she got that idea from Da!!!!!
To: christine lynn/cristina mann-gleason east
Answer, Fox News
I am not a Republican or Democrat
I am just a registered voter
I do not dislike Sarah Palin because of all the obivious reasons
I do not know her personally so I can not say if I like her or not
However, what I can say, is that I want all politicians, especially the
President to be 1000 times smarter than me
And for all the obivious reasons, I know that Sarah Palin is not that person
People are not afraid of Sarah Palin because she is a republican or because she "tells it like it is...you betcha"
People are afraid of Sarah Palin because she is incompetent to be in any public office
I know that I would never want my son's future in her hands
I cried for three weeks when George Bush got re-elected (or elected for the first time)
I know now that God did not give the world John Kerry, because he wanted to give the world Barack Obama
And I thank God for that every single day!!!!!
One doesn't resign a governorship with a 1.5 years left in one's term. Period. If one does, one may kiss any hope of holding a higher office goodbye. Palin just ended her political career - a career that was already questionable because of her bizarre and immature behavior. Ed Rollins of CNN says that people are going to be suspicious of this move. Suspicious is not quite the right word. Let's try that we know that there must be something nefarious behind this resignation. We're going to find out that Sarah was caught with her panties down, has been taking kick-backs from someone, has abused her office is some criminal way, etc. In truth, she's never really been governor of Alaska; more of a spokeswoman who entertained herself on the taxpayers dime. She's certainly spent more time on the road as candidate and GOP sweetheart-of-the-month than serving the people of Alaska over the last two years. And her popularity in Alaska has been plummeting. Is that it? Is it as simple as that? The political landscape got rocky and Sarah can't hack it?
Think you can run for president now, Sarah? Think again. The GOP wouldn't put you up for the job if you were the last Republican left.
Shoreline, OK to Drive?
Not a Problem,
Our State tax dollars are paying the state patrol to drive and fly her and her family everywhere
this is great news! I hope she takes sanford with her, considering they are both losers
Palin just gave an unscripted 45 minute speech (virtually no notes) from her heart and that will be the initial speech for Pres of 2012.
How long can Obama talk with no Teleprompter ? Five words before he stammers and stutteres – Mr. O is a groomed "reader" for those who groomed him (you would be shocked if you knew the behind the scenes and who is there).
Wash POst and their money making scheme this week inc the White House is very interesting. …. $25,000 for access to White house. They will screw up and have to be prosecuted by the end of 2010.
Jack Carlson
WA
Forty-five minues of run on sentences and no clear concise message is not what I call a great speech. But hey, what do you expect from republiCANTs.
"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." "
Holy cow! (or should I say Moose?) By that logic, if elected president, she would resign the day after her second inauguration. While that would be wonderful, I'd hate to think what sort of dimwit would be willing to be second banana to a prize like Palin....
God save us from any future designs on power this wretched beast has. I PRAY that she is dropping from politics permanently... that someone showed her the goods on something that would destroy her should she try to come back.
I was always taught that there is good in every one. That's not the case with Sarah Palin. She must be stopped.
It is so sad the first time a HONEST politician steps up to bat for the American people and the far left liberal incompetents and the repubbie inbreds slaughter her. No wonder obama got elected – no wonder people are sitting on their behinds letting him destroy our country. You idiots should be more concerned as to what obama and his chicago henchmen are doing not Gov. Palin stepping down. If the government run news media had maligned my family like they have hers, I would have done more than step down.
Palin was protecting Alaskans from further expense as the low lifes who have been attacking her (scared of her in 2012) won't stop.
I predict she will be back w/a vengence and beat the pants off the Marxists in the Whitehouse.
Jack C
WA
Yes, Virginia – there is a Santa Claus...IN JULY!! Great INDEPENDENCE DAY present for the people of Alaska, America, and the WORLD! If she can't stand the heat to govern the state of Alaska...who would EVER want her to run THE USA? Oh yeah...some of you bigoted haters and Rush followers. Geez...get a life!
Actually we DO need a woman President. I'd like to see Condalisa Rice give it a go. A double woman ticket, with Palin, or even better, Michele Bachmann, as VP would be the bomb.
And we the people of Alaska say, "Hallelujah"! Palin can't move fast enough for us to get off the stage. The lower 48 states really, really, don't know 1/2 the story of the Palins!
I am a conservative and I am mortified that the GOP can't come up with anyone better than Palin to be the party "star". She is everything I have come to hate about politicians....in fact most of the GOP is. When will we wake up and realize a two party system was NOT what the founding fathers had in mind?
God Save Us From people like Roger in CA.
Did someone say "Indictment"? Stay tune.
If Palin can't handle her job in Alaska she would NEVER be able to handle a position in Washington!!!!!! How could she even think she could handle running for president in 2012 or even a senator in 2010 when she doesn't have the decency and stamina to handle being governor???? She's hiding something for sure. Typical Palin
A great lady and she will give the left wing ulcers LOL. She will have my vote and financial support also. Go Sarah!!!!!!!!!
I don't think she will stay in politics. I don't know about the rest of you but from watching her the last few months, Palin has not been herself. Take a look at pictures from last year and you will see a big difference in her appearance. She has lost weight and is looking older and greyer. I don't think Sarah Palin is quiting over anything other than her health and sanity. I think with a lot of the spotlight on her(which is her own doing) she hasn't been able to achieve what she wanted. Too much scrutiny.
Palin was protecting Alaskans from further expense as the low lifes who have been attacking her (scared of her in 2012) won't stop.
PALIN IS A HARRY TRUMAN, AND WATCH WHAT HAPPENS STARTING NEXT FALL. We might actually get a "REAL" person and not a fake cold heartless and calculating perosn in the Whitehouse in 2012.
Palin can give a speech without notes, so could Truman....Obama can't do anything without a teleprompter as he is a groomed person – most of what he says he has been told what to soy – behind the scenes would scare you.
Jane J
NY
DON"T SAY she's running for President in 2012; the GOP has had enough bad candidates already!!
best news I ever heard...now it might be safe to go to alaska