Packing it in
Soon-to-be-former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin has announced that she will resign as governor of Alaska this month.
In a news conference from her home in Wasilla, Alaska, Palin announced Friday that she would resign later this month. The state’s lieutenant governor will assume the office of governor on July 26.
A CNN story quotes a source speaking on the condition of anonymity as saying Palin has accomplished all the goals she set out to accomplish. Much like our own Matt Blunt. (It took Palin only three years. Poor Matt had to use his whole single term as governor to accomplish all his goals.)
In her announcement, she took heavy aim at the media and “politics as usual” for making it difficult for her to govern the state. She said putting her head down and working would be the easy thing to do. So instead she’s quitting.
She laid out her accomplishments in her three years as governor, placing special emphasis on a pipeline project that would deliver, she says, energy independence. She claimed victory over “frivolous” ethics charges that were politically motivated, and pointed out how expensive those complaints were for the state and for the Palins.
She said she knows she can “effect positive change from outside of government.”
The governor was the subject of an unflattering Vanity Fair story this month.
Jamie Riley is the P-D letters editor and gatekeeper of the letters blog. Before joining the editorial page in May 2005, she was a reporter and page designer. Jamie lives in University City with her husband, Charles, daughter, Elise, and the world's best Jack Russell terrier, Logan, better known as Stinky. 
dr-debunk:
“Not surprised you can’t understand proper English, bean. Go take english 101, not too late to learn.”
I accept full responsibility for bean’s disappointment. I have neglected his daily required “See Spot run. Run Spot run.” that means so much to him as he moves his lips nearly in sync with the simple “Fun with Dick and Jane” primer readers.
So he’s past remedial then?
talking to yourself, now hart?
you need help…
be respectful to the nice men in the white shirts…
when they come to put you in your room.
–I’ll meet you anytime, anyplace, bean…you can see for good who and what I am.
Pick a police station if you’re afraid, until then, keep your illusions to yourself. Nobody else cares.
dr-debunk:
“I’ll meet you anytime, anyplace, bean…you can see for good who and what I am.
Pick a police station if you’re afraid, until then, keep your illusions to yourself. Nobody else cares.”
tin foil beanie can confirm that you are not Iconoclastic Sage anytime he chooses to call or EMail Jamie Riley. He and STL have an inexplicable fear that any contact with her will result in another threat of their service cancellation for hijacking the names of their betters.
–I’d still like to meet the little cockroach, just to confirm my perceptions.
–Beanie, where are you? come out from under the floorboards. Maybe if everybody turns out the lights.
1whisky,
Why must you ask something so obvious? Palin gets the ratings and that equates into $$$$$$$$. Now that is totally different than beinging taken serious enough to gain enough votes in a national campaign orv hold onto a seat where competance has become an issue.
Reddog - this is for you and explains it better than I can:
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=331427013184109
Yes, ACORN and the Democrats will be able to win every election. I hope they are happy, at least until you rubes wake up and smell the coffee.
Looks like a talking head job on Fox Comedy Station is in the works. She will have to dye her hair blonde though.
I Con… Sorry, but I didn’t realize this blog was about Joe Biden. Also, please show me where I’ve ever, ever posted that I’m a supporter of Biden. Ball’s in your court, ol’ cut-and-paste scribe.