Sarah Palin...??

Yesterday was Gov. Palin's last day as Governor of Alaska. She will be writing a book and will be speaking on the behalf of conservatives. There is speculation that she may run for President in 2012. One of her problems during the election last year was that she wasn't knowledgable enough on issues, especially foreign policy. If she does run in 2012, how will writing a book help her strengthen her weaknesses?

How do I feel about her stepping down in the middle of her term? If she stepped down to get her family out of the spotlight and stop the assault on them, then great. Her family had to endure so much, including a rape "joke" from David Letterman about their 14 year old daughter. If she is stepping down to gear up for a Presidential run in 2012 then shame on her. She should not have quit her job, that she was elected to do, in the middle of her term. I can already see the ads that would, and should, be ran against her if she runs for President. "If she quit in the middle of her term as Governor, why should we think that she won't do the same thing if she is President?"

She said she is lame duck because she was in the last year of her term. So should all politicians quit their jobs during their last year because they think they are lame ducks? Come on, say it with me. You know you want to. NO!!!! You can still do good during your last year in office.

I like where Palin stands on the issues. I would have liked to see her run for President, but not in 2012. She needs more experience, maybe a term in the Senate. She is a strong conservative that the Republican Party needs.

What we don't need is a quitter. She quit her job. I will never vote for her now. I hope her reason for quitting is to go home and be a good wife, mother, and grandmother for her family (I am not saying that she wasn't before). Hopefully it will make the attacks on her family stop. That is the only reason for quitting that I will respect.

Huckabee Tops Washington Post 2012 Poll

27. (ASKED OF REPUBLICANS AND GOP-LEANING INDEPENDENTS) If the 2012 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, and the candidates were (READ LIST) for whom would you vote?

7/18/09
Mike Huckabee 26
Mitt Romney 21
Sarah Palin 19
Newt Gingrich 10
Tim Pawlenty 4
Jeb Bush 3
Haley Barbour 1
Bobby Jindal (vol.) 2
Charlie Crist (vol.) *
Other (vol.) 2
None of these (vol.) 5
Would not vote (vol.) 1
No opinion 6

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/po%20...%209072400003

Once again, Huckabee, Romney, and Palin are at the top of another 2012 poll. Will our next Republican nominee be one of them or will it be a lesser known politician, either from the list or someone else?

Who is the Leader of the Republican Party According to Rush?

Rush Limbaugh was on Greta Van Susteren Friday night. She asked him who was the leader of the Republican Party. He said that it's too early to tell, but talked about the top 3 candidates in the polls.

Rush said that the liberal media isn't afraid of Mike Huckabee or Mitt Romney, but are afraid of Sarah Palin. I think that the liberal media doesn't attack Huckabee because he is friendly to them. When he speaks he gives reasons why he disagrees with liberals. If he runs in 2012 as a frontrunner, I'm sure they will attack him though. Plus, the conservative media already attacks him so they don't have to now. Liberal media doesn't have to attack Romney because he agrees with them on issues at one time or another. I'm not sure why they attack Palin. I don't think it's because they are "afraid of her". I think she was an easy target in the beginning with a couple of bad quotes and was inexperienced for the national stage and liberals liked the attacks and mocking so they have kept it up. Plus, what was the liberal media going to do during the election, investigate anything about Obama and his past??