Of course, staying on as Governor of Alaska and feeding herself to the leftist frivolous ethics complaint shredder would have been the death of her political career, her economic future and her mental well-being.
Not to mention the fact that any mud they slung at her would taint the Alaskan republicans and national conservatives in general.
Sometimes even Patton and MacArthur had to retreat, temporarily.
Isn't it smarter to survive and fight than submit and die?
Yes, it is.
Come on. She would have “survived” as Alaska governor. And she would have been stronger and more respected for it.
Patton on ‘holding a position’...
“We are advancing constantly and we’re not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy.
We’re going to hold onto him by the nose and we’re going to kick him in the ass.
We’re going to kick the hell out of him all the time
and we’re going to go through him like crap through a goose.”
After five grueling years the ordeal of West Point ended on June 11, 1909 when Patton was commissioned as a second lieutenant of cavalry. His final class standing was number 46 out of the total of 103 who graduated. (21) If that seemed average, it was not, for had it not been for his dyslexia he undoubtedly would have graduated near the top of his class.
MacAuther graduated first and his father wore the medal of Honor.
I don’t think Patton ever retreated.
That's right. Strategic retreats or fall backs can win battles or wars.
Let the enemy come screaming at you....and then fall back to your fortified position. That's what Palin did. The enemies came screaming at her so she retreated to a fortified position and is fighting the battle in a better position.