“I’m going to address this to Mat – only because it was the latest post to mention the term politics. One cannot dump Governor Palin into the pot we commonly refer to as Politics or Politicians. She is neither.”

Oh please. She’s a politician like anyone else in government. To say otherwise is to put her on the same type of deified pedestal as the idiot Democrats do with Obama. It’s the “this person is going to save the country” attitude that completely slays me. The people will save the country; provided that they want to. We have an elected government (for now). If we want real leaders, then we need to vote for those people. The problem is that most people want a total bullshitter in the office to tell them what they want to hear, regardless of the reality.

“It is sad to note that in this melting pot we call America one has to be aligned with either the Democrats or the Republicans in order to be considered a viable threat to get elected to any “prominent” governmental position (most of the Independants/others – Lieberman. for example – switched from D/R after gaining prominence. I am reminded of a statement made to me by a State Representative, D, of (South Central) Louisiana when I remarked to him that he “should come out of the closet and declare his Party as Republican”. He responded: “I cannot get elected as a Republican in this part of South Louisiana”.”

Again, sad or otherwise, it is a reality this country works around a two-party system. That’s just the way our government was designed to operate around. We don’t have a parliamentarian system where you have gobs of parties jockeying for power (not that I’d want that system anyway). Pretending otherwise doesn’t really help the situation. As for melting pot, I think we’re steadily moving away from a “melting pot” to a thin soup occupied with gobs of oily “ethnicities” bumping into each other, but not really mixing. Like I said before, look at the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

“Governor Palin has strong moral, Christian, conservative convictions. She is not dictated to by an ideology of men (read Political Party). Politician should not be defined as an occupation; it should be listed as a vice.”

That’s fine that Palin has strong conservative convictions. As a conservative, it’s nice to see someone who practices what they preach. As I said before, if she wants to be elected to a major office, then she should be affiliated with either party. Now, the big question is whether conservatives should leave the Republican RINO party and form their own. I’m starting to lean in that direction.

“My suggestion to all who wish to declare or speculate on who, what, where or why the LADY did what she chose to do: Sit back and enjoy the show. The Class in this Act will be very obvious to those who have eyes that see and a brain that functions.”

Well obviously we’ll ave to sit back and watch. I just happen to think that it’ll be more of a train-wreck than anything else. I hope I’m wrong, because I see no other real viable conservative candidate for 2012.

It is sad to note that in this melting pot we call America one has to be aligned with either the Democrats or the Republicans in order to be considered a viable threat to get elected to any “prominent” governmental position (most of the Independants/others – Lieberman. for example – switched from D/R after gaining prominence. I am reminded of a statement made to me by a State Representative, D, of (South Central) Louisiana when I remarked to him that he “should come out of the closet and declare his Party as Republican”. He responded: “I cannot get elected as a Republican in this part of South Louisiana”.

Governor Palin has strong moral, Christian, conservative convictions. She is not dictated to by an ideology of men (read Political Party). Politician should not be defined as an occupation; it should be listed as a vice.

My suggestion to all who wish to declare or speculate on who, what, where or why the LADY did what she chose to do: Sit back and enjoy the show. The Class in this Act will be very obvious to those who have eyes that see and a brain that functions.

Papasnake

Politics is often about perception. If I’m thinking about the “quitting” message, then you better believe that others are as well.

Republicans have to be smarter than Democrats. Better and more capable. They can’t afford to make mistakes because of the slanted media coverage. That’s just a fact of life. It sucks, but does one bitch about it or rise to the occasion? That should be the difference between us conservatives and numbnut leftists.

LEARNED,

It’s hardly drivel. Look at what I said to el gordo above. BTW, enough of the deification. Leave that nonsense to the left and Obama. I prefer a smart candidate. As far as the short term, who cares? There are no elections. However, in the long term, this will undoubtedly hurt her. It would have been better if she finished her term and tell the public that she would not seek re-election in order to concentrate on a national campaign. That would have given her a much more solid footing when she does run. Instead of a full term as governor (no mean achievement), she’s abruptly quit a little over halfway through her first term. That’s erratic, I don’t care what anyone says.

Palin says she’s taking her game in a new direction, freed from local Alaskan politics, games of personal destruction, frivolous lawsuits, partisan squabbling. She will spend her time campaining for those like-minded candidates from any party, or, no party at all. Does a repub ever support a dem, or vice-versa? Would an independent doing something like this, make sense?

Anybody watch Glenn Beck, if you do, you know the theme of the show is focused and constant. Anybody, remember Ross Perot, “We the People” party; received 15% of the vote in ’92? Do Tax Day, and now, July 4th, Tea Partys ring a bell with anyone? Its theme is focused and constant.

They say Palins announcement is abrupt, and shocking. And its timing idiotic! Before a holiday? How stupid. Nobody is paying attention! They’re celebrating!

The Tea Party movement is paying attention. The news media is paying attention; Sarah Palin blew away Michael Jackson coverage, North Korea missle testing. EVERYTHING! Even never-ending coverage of michelle obamas’ wonderful arms!

Sarah made her announcement, the day before Independence Day…anybody see a common thread running through all of this?

It appears Sarah is going to tap into the growing disgust people are having with repubs, dems, politicians, and IDIOCY, in general. I can’t wait to watch this in the months ahead. This woman is…incredible!

I’m disapointed she quit, because it doesn’t look good on her record – too easy to say she’s a quitter, but I can hardly blame her given the dispicable treatment by the media, the democrats and the DC elites.

PS. That would be the same John Weaver who advised Gov. Huntsman and who worked against the Republicans while Bush was in the White House?

The Governor is and will always be a class act.

Papasnake

A hastily scheduled press conference on the THIRD of JULY, punctuated with a bunch of rambling nonsense about not wanting to be a “lame duck” governor?

Something’s up. I’ll give it three days for the real story to surface . . .