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Originally Posted by solemnclockwork
I said Sarah Palin couldn't focus on Alaska like she wanted to. She has been busy with other stuff since she was nominated for vice president. Why are you blaming Sarah? The media is the one who put her in the spot light. The Republican party sees her as one of the few leaders left. Tell me which vice president nominee gets this much attention after an failed campaign. Also it's kinda hard for people to say no to being vice president. That said I would also say Alaska was in support of her being vice president.
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How is it difficult to say "no"? IMO, she
truly needed to get her priorities in order. Her youngest son could use her full attention, I would say, or partial. I'd be surprised for any parent of a special needs child, an infant, no less, since those first few months are
vital to proper child development, to take on such a job [Vice President] that would be so time consuming. I know if
I were a parent, I'd want a job where I could see my child everyday if possible, so I would say "no" to being Vice President of the US without thinking twice about it.
That aside, I find her reason for her resignation kind of a lame and how will that look if she
does decide to run for President in 2012? One might look back and not see her as consistent. By that, I mean the fact that she's gone to so many different universities/colleges and then quitting her term as Governor when she's nearly close to finished. It's just like a hiring manager looking over a person's resume. Gaps look bad on resumes and so do multiple places of employment that were incredibly short-term. It makes the hiring manager wonder why the potential employee couldn't "keep it together" and just overlook the applicant altogether, or either just get the questions answered if he/she grants the applicant an actual interview.
Now, if it's for a real personal reason, like family, or even to give more attention to her son with down syndrome, no problem...but the "lame duck" argument does sound rather lame. It doesn't sound legitimate to me. IMO, I bet if she
did say something along the lines of wanting to spend more time with her family, that'd probably get her loads of brownie points.
Anywho, when I first heard of her resignation, I figured it was for her to work on the upcoming Presidential Election, as I truly feel she will run for it.