[Polybius]

Call me old fashioned but when you run for an office you finish it. She took on the responsibility of an entire state, for good times and bad, irrespectively of her financial and familial problems. .... RedMonqey

Should she have continued in office, and allowed the taxpayers' money to be wasted on the required collection of materials needed for the defense of the Governor? ..... SuziQ

Yes, SuziQ, she should have.

Why?

Because, if you surrender to blackmail, you teach the lesson that blackmail works.

"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute" ..... American rallying cry in 1798 when it was made know that French diplomats had tried to blackmail bribes from U.S. diplomats.

Instead of fighting blackmail, Sarah Palin quit, hit the silly Reality TV show circuit and started raking in millions of dollars into her own bank account.

April 15, 2010: Sarah Palin income 12 million dollars since leaving office

Sarah Palin’s Alaska Trailer: "I’d Rather Be Doing This Than Be In Some Stuffy Old Political Office."

Palin and Gosselin in the Mother of All Reality Shows

[RedMonqey]

"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute"

Thank you

That quote slipped my mind. I remembered the meaning as going through school and facing the usual bullies my father told me "Son I don't want you to start no fights but I don't want you running away from any, either"

His meant, of course, cowardice only invites bullys.

The same with Palin and the lawsuits...

[RedMonqey]

"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute"

Thank you

That quote slipped my mind. I remembered the meaning as going through school and facing the usual bullies my father told me "Son I don't want you to start no fights but I don't want you running away from any, either"

His meant, of course, cowardice only invites bullys.

The same with Palin and the lawsuits...