[rwfromkansas]

I will get a lot of angry replies for this one.

I love Palin, but quitting the governorship isn’t exactly an appealing quality to many people.

My wife is otherwise conservative. That is the sole reason she has stated she will never consider Palin. What, will she quit when her family gets made fun of if she becomes president?

I bet a lot are like her.

[Windflier]

I love Palin, but quitting the governorship isn’t exactly an appealing quality to many people.

If you knew the whole story behind Palin's resignation, you'd probably applaud her for what she did. Read her book, "Going Rogue", or see the movie, "The Undefeated". The non-Obamamedia approved truth is in there.

[presently no screen name]

What, will she quit when her family gets made fun of if she becomes president?

Nice to show the world how clueless you are capable of being. Not a conservative trait.

[Syncro]

Shallow comments. Very shallow and illustrates attributes of the uninformed.

I doubt many are like you wife if the are informed and politically aware.

Both of you need to get up to speed if you expect to have any credibility on a Conservative forum such as Free Republic.

[gardencatz]

So if she runs and wins the nomination your wife will stay home or vote for 0bama? There are also many who would appreciate her putting her state ahead of her personal ambitions. I’m betting that’s how she would frame it. She spent her governorship fighting corruption, trimming government waste, making government more accountable by doing things like putting their budget online. While the actual litigation costs are born by the governor (this law was in response to all the corruption in previous admins), it was still costing them time employees spent providing documentation and time lost (which IS money) fighting frivolous lawsuits when she should’ve been governing. It shows principles are important to her. For everyone who says “golly she quit, I just don’t like her”, there will be another one who says, “wow, finally, a politician who puts the people ahead of herself...she was willing to chance losing a career she obviously loved for the good of the citizens of the state.”

Things like this make primaries interesting and important. There’s no such thing as a perfect candidate, all have their pluses an minuses. The only other person I am comfortable supporting is Cain. For me, Perry breaking an emphatic promise (”No, no, no!” is what he said at the debate) and not telling people why is a deal breaker. People may not be willing to go deeper than “she quit” with Palin but at least she gave one for those who want to understand.

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