Posted on 09/26/2011 10:05:11 AM PDT by el_texicano
Human beings are very talented at rationalizing almost anything.
Thought ya’ll might enjoy this...
I seem to recall one Barack Hussein Obama resigning (aka “Quitting”) his senate seat...
I’m sorry, but you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
Utter nonsense.
wow.
The Freepers who give Palin grief as a “quitter” apparently missed the entire spectacle of crazy Alaskan leftists filing constant suits against her for ridiculous “offenses.” If she HADN’T dropped out of that fray the cost to the state of these nuisance lawsuits would have been in the millions. Good on her for denying those loons their little sport.
Just what I’ve tried to say in the past, but this article does it much better.
If she hadn’t quit, the same people would be whining that she was too stubborn and was hurting her state by staying Governor...
That’s right.
They somehow think the right thing would have been to let the people pay a huge price just so one person could keep their position of power.
Palin gave up her power, for the sake of the people. In doing so, she kept her promise.
It’s generally understood here at FR why Palin resigned. The general populace, however, hasn’t a clue.
And, if she gets the nomination, you can count on a barrage of TV ads hitting her on this issue.
Good luck convincing the sheeple that her resignation was anything other than a cowardly act by someone wanting to cash in on a TV deal, because THAT’S the way it will be spun.
bflr
That’s right.
They somehow think the right thing would have been to let the people pay a huge price just so one person could keep their position of power.
Palin gave up her power, for the sake of the people. In doing so, she kept her promise.
Is this enough experience for a stint as president?
Obama has shown significant naievete and incompetence because of his lack of executive experience. In some cases it has been to our benefit as he has been unable to put in place all of the silliness he wanted.
Personally I would prefer a conservative candidate who had the experience to do more than just come up with a good plan. I would want him/her to be able to put it in place.
I agree with a lot of what Palin says, but would she be able to put it in place? Just because she was successful in fighting the oil companies in Alaska does not mean she could successfully reform Soc Sec, Medicare, or the budget process that has resulted in decades of overspending.
And how did Sarah respond after "quitting?" She hit the ground running and helped forge a national grassroots movement which gave rise to a new political force in American politics: the TEA Party.
And what was the result? The TEA Party-led Republicans scored historic victories in the 2010 midterm elections and took the House by storm.
Sarah has shown more than enough leadership and executive savvy. The "quitter" moniker simply doesn't apply, and it is the height of propaganda when viewed in the overall context of her career before, during and after her time as governor.
Sarah didn't need to stay in her state and be kept in a box by her foes. She rightly recognized that it was time to lead a national charge towards restoring our Free Republic. So she sidestepped them and became the national phenomenon which she still is, and she has produced impressive results.
In Sarah Palin, there hasn't been a more passionate and potent threat to the Establishment of both parties in my lifetime, and I was born in 1965. There is no politician in the nation whom I trust more, even though I might disagree on some details.
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Yes, hopefully, everyone can rationalize. We are rational animals and it is what distinguishes us from the Ape.
The rationality using fixed principles of “Right and Wrong” established in the philosophy of Natural RightsTheory infused with the Christian virtues of Faith, Love and Charity which is the fundamental principles of US law— have created the most outstanding cultures in the history of the world.
Bonhoeffer quit also....so to say—dropped out of the official government day to day operations. They were evil....he wasn’t going to “go along” with it.
Those who base their rationality on “moral relativism” are irrational from the laws of nature and Christian standards .....whose ideas have always led to great evil—de Sade, Stalin, Mao, Hitler, etc.
I will stick to those whose rationality is based on Christianity and Natural Law esp. since it is what made this country excel.
Irrational thinking includes all other ideology which doesn’t include the Christian values as being universal—given to every human being, even the mentally challenged and elderly and dying.
Palin operates under a set standard—of Objective Truth (from where our Natural Rights originate)....which I have seen her adhere to again and again—including the gift of life for Trig. To me, that proves her dedication to Right and Wrong-—on a much higher level than most other people would have the courage to face.
You are not moral if you don’t walk the walk. Quitting was standing up to great evil which took way too much of her time from State affairs and her celebrity was used to bankrupt and impede state functions, through our corrupt legal system. Any “rational” moral person would have quit. The system as it is is so corrupt, it is not going to be fixed from within by one person. Has to be Bonhoeffers now because of the shear immorality of our government and legal institutions.
“Human beings are very talented at rationalizing almost anything.”
Well put.
See posts 6 and 7 on this thread for an example of just such PDS-afflicted sheeple.
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