Regarding Palin's rapid departure
“Nobody suddenly announces a resignation on the Friday evening before a holiday weekend if it’s a positive thing.
This isn’t a bid for the presidency. It’s a scandal.” (via marco)
This isn’t a scandal or a anything negative at all. Palin’s resignation on July 3rd guarantees her a front page spot on basically every American newspaper on the most America-focused day of the year (and international media too… she’s all over the BBC here in London). She is playing on the emotions of her supporters and its a brilliant move. The x < 50% of the population that hates Barack Obama wants to get behind something, and right now she is it. This isn’t a scandal. This is her implicit 2012 announcement. It’s a wink to the republican base that absolutely adores her (Yes, New York and California: millions of people LOVE Sarah Palin). She’s playing on the emotions of her supporters who will be all about beating the secret-Muslim-deficit-spending-baby-killer on this Independence Day.
This isn’t a scandal. It’s our worst nightmare (well, not our WORST nightmare… I have a worse nightmare regarding our 44th president). Hopefully the minds at the DNC are on this. But make no mistake, this is not a scandal. It is a shrewd political move. If we don’t take this seriously, she can win. Do not brush this off.
Re-elect the President in 2012.
True. Or it’s a scandal. We’ll know by (a) how Palin behaves in the coming weeks and/or (b) when the smoke from the ethics probe clears.
