Sarah Palin, once the darling of the Republican Party, and current Governor of Alaska has come out today with a lengthy speech detailing all of the reasons she can no longer continue as Governor.
While she stated that all of her problems have arisen since August of last year, when she was selected as the Vice-Presidential candidate for Sen. John McCain, and that all 15 complaints against her have been dismissed, this is not the complete truth.
Granted, when she accepted the position to be #2 in the government, she was nothing more than an obscure figure from a state we hear little about, but she and McCain had to know that once she accepted this task, there would be much more digging, investigating, and just normal vetting of the candidate. She did not hold up well under those investigations, and has since that time proven to the world that she was not the right person for that job, and in my opinion, any other job other than maybe a hostess at a half-way decent restaurant.
How Alaskans elected her to their top position is still a question on my mind. How a once respected Senator could not only choose her, but declare that she has what it takes to be the President is even more confounding.
That aside, the Huffington Post has published her entire speech, which is better read than watching the video of it.
To recap her reasons in short order, she polled her family and they all agreed she would be better fit not to serve in any official capacity.
So speculate that she is much like her daughter and can't say no to the man(men) in her life and that maybe she is with child again. Others think it might be to diffuse the spotlight that is currently blinding her and her party, and dimming her aspirations to try a solo for the big job in 2012. I think she may have just finally come to her senses and realizes that she can not govern, did not govern, mis-spent money, used her political influence improperly, and most, more than any other reason, it will take the focus off her and her family so they may go and behave as other normal people with problems.
She never had the right stuff, she never will.
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