Hmmm, explains Murkowski’s attempted preemptive strike a few weeks back.
I’d be in favor of her in the Senate. Too few conservatives there.
Senators are a dime a dozen.
I don’t think she should soil herself by being in the Senate, unless she has no plans to run for President.
LOL!!! They still fear her!
Palin needs to flatly deny any talk about her going to the House of Lords and state that's she committed to being Governor. And that's where should stay - as Governor, not keeping a chair warm in the Senate.
Frankly, Sarah should take Stevens place and work WITH Murkowski. We don’t need a reduction in Republican senators, we need all we can get.
Don’t run, Sarah, don’t run!
Stay as FAR away from the Senate as you can. That place is a political death trap. Stick it out as Gov., get reelected and then concentrate on the big prize.
Ugh, no. For Governor Palin, that would be worse than jail. The senate is a nest of vipers. Day in and day out, listening to the self-congratulatory speeches, the horrifying liberal spending bills, dealing with the likes of dingy, hairy reid. No, better she is out in the sunshine, where she can actually get something DONE.
I don’t support the idea of her in the Senate. Her forte is executive office. The Senate culture is built too much around “reaching across the aisle,” kissing the other party’s a$$, etc. I hope she stays as governor and builds her credentials there.
I cannot imagine Sarah wanting to move her family to that cesspool we call D.C.
Leftists are hoping that she shoots herself in the foot by moving on to that diseased, bloated carcass known as the senate.
The Senate would be a step down for Sarah, and a useless position for her to be in, unless Republicans can launch a national, conservative movement to capitalize on Obama’s failures.
If Sarah runs for Senate I’m through with her.
Why do people believe that being a senator is a step up from being a governor? Could it be inside the beltway blinders?
There are 50 governors and 100 senators.
Governors make decisions; senators read questions written by staffers and act like the Spanish Inquisition in front of committee testifiers.
Why would she want to be a Senator? Historically, Senators do not become presidents. She’s a good, popular Governor. She should just stay there and do a good job running her state. Obama will trash things good.
If she was to run for the Senate and win in 2010, then that may keep her from running for the Presidency in 2012. The presidential campaign will begin in 2011, and that wouldn’t look good for her to just get in the Senate and then announce her bid for the presidency the same year. She would look like these local politicians that run for any office that becomes available, and could hurt her.
For those in favor of her running in 2012 a run for the Senate would be a waste of time. Presidential campaigns are now started 18, if not 24 months out. So, she would win the seat, and then immediately start campaigning for president. It doesn’t gain her anything. If she waits until 2016, which I consider more likely then she would gain a lot, i.e. dealing with her biggest perceived weakeness, a lack of understanding of national issues.