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.