This is indeed an unexpected move and I’ve been chewing on it a bit and watching some of the videos for myself. 

I think it is astounding and unprecedented move--Richardson was running for president while neglecting the needs of New Mexico (not that we weren’t better off with him away but he wasn’t doing the job he was elected to do). Same with kerry, mccain, clinton, edwards, b hussein 0bama and the rest who fed their egos with both fists, running for the top office while neglecting the office they were elected to and took an oath to perform. 

I am not familiar with the particulars of Alaskan State government, but there are limits on what can be accomplished in the waning days of the term. She doesn’t sound like someone who is accostomed to sitting on her laurels and I believe she has a plan, regardless of whether the press and party like it. What she intends to do with this time will become apparent soon enough.

She could stay home with the kids and write articles on policy to help the Tea Party Movement gel, or she could be studying to fill the gaps in her experience in preparation for another national race. She already has experience in front of a camera and microphone, so who knows if she might not make her own show on any network she chooses?

I didn’t like it at first, but she is certainly no slouch and certainly not one to quit just because things get tough, rather, she eats it up!

I expect something fascinating and exciting out of the next chapter of her story.

So she has Morton’s Toe.  So what?  I do too.  As Melissa has said, it comes in handy.

It’s not like she’s quadrupling the deficit.

Nope - no resemblance here either..........

DougM -

Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You

What a wonderful and powerful video.

You Da Man...............

Blasphemers!!!

Now let’s see.  Who haven’t I sold out to yet?

Thanks TJS.  Lawsuit is what I was thinking.  No way this is legal.  This act, by its language, makes a distinction as to application.  The law is supposed to apply to all equally.

And taking iDaemon’s advice, I’m no longer Christian, white male.  I am now Scot-Irish-Dutch, melanin-challenged, Christian, non-female.

I think well of her and I am going to take a wait-and-see attitude. If she has something to say, she will say it and I will take her words at face value.

I have no right to know what is going on in her life or why she made the decision she made. If I can’t trust her decision making, then why would I want her as president?

It is her and her family’s concern whether she has immediate plans, distant plans - she is relatively young - or no further political plans.

I can only wish her God Speed!.

One thing: if I ran a campaign and hired any former McCain staffers, I would insist that they took regular lie detector tests to find out who they were pissing on. The are snakes and part of the reason I refuse to register Republican.

Dale Bozzio did the plastic bra thing back in the 80s.  She’s a much better singer too.

I can’t take credit for it.  Baldilocks told me that.

Yes, I listen to Eddy Burke: Fagen what a metro wimp!

Yatalli Yes, I will be.  give me a call or shoot me an e-mail sir.
Rob

They left out internet-derived punctuality deficit disorder, or “Sorry I’m late. I was busy online.”

Ever seen a kid who couldn’t leave WoW to come to dinner? That’s what I’m talking about.

Let’s see here-- under Clinton, we sent troops into or attacked by air: Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Somalia, Macedonia, Haiti, Liberia, Zaire, Albania, Congo, Gabon, Iraq, Kenya, Afghanistan, Sudan, East Timor, Serbia, and Yemen. The list doesn’t count reinforcing embassy staff or staging forces in nearby countries for “possible action”.

George W. Bush sends troops into Iraq to unseat a dictator and genocidal thug who was in major violation of cease-fire agreements with a bad habit of attacking neighboring countries for personal gain and sponsoring terrorists, and it was as if Bush was the spawn of Hitler.

But now that teh punk is prez, it’s okay to go on the attack again. “Journalistic integrity” has become an oxymoron, an in-joke. If the media wanted to redeem their reputation, they would investigate ACORN and the funneling of foreign megabucks to the Obama campaign.

But no, the liberal media has given up any pretense of objectivity, having been exposed by the likes of Bernard Goldberg, et al. Fox News, on the other hand, would prefer to keep us informed on the latest Britney Spears or Michael Jackson outrage. It seems only Glenn Beck is trying to stick to the real issues, bless him.

RAK- You must have been listening to Eddy Burke.  This may kill Dan Fagans show because he will have nothing to complain about. 

Will I see you at the Tea Party?

Consider that when she is a private citizen she is not constrained by the niceties of representing a State. The gloves are off and she is free to kick ass if she sees fit, pull down tidy speaking fees, or both of she chooses.

No!! Not me!

B… It didn’t sound right.  More nervous than happy.  Prolly just my imagination.

Go now,
Don’t look back we’ve drawn the line,
move on,
Its no good to go back in time,
I’ll never find another girl like you,
for happy endings it takes two,
with fire and ice, a dream won’t come true.
(Chorus)
Sarah, Sarah
storms are brewing in your eyes,
Sarah, Sarah
no time is a good time for goodbyes

Mumblix speaks the truth!!

The Marines are the greatest assault infantry in the history of the world! I know I lack some objectivity there, but so what… truth is an absolute defense in this case!

Knowing they’re going in harms way… the Marine way, brings tears to my eyes.

I can make cannoli with the pizzelli maker that Airdale gifted me :)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

But NOT the cheap beer.......................