Sarah Palin's Higher Calling

Don't be an idiot! The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend was instituted long before Ms. Palin even thought of running for office! It was created over 30 years ago to provide Alaskans with direct benefits from the revenues for State oil leases and has been paying residents of Alaska every year! Had nothing to do with her!

Sandy you douche bag! using are hard economic times to push Greenes BS program! And it has nothing to do with Palin! Beware folks Greene system is BS and will cost you money for info that is free! Some of the successful users of this system listed on the site had no idea they were being used and never used the system! One guy listed is considered to be one of the worst E-Bay sellers and is banned and was charged with fraud.

Palin is a winner. I will vote for Palin

Alaska has been debt free and sending out checks to it's residents since Sarah Palin was still in diapers and learning to walk. A rock as the governor would still result in a debt free and check issuing Alaska. Alaska is this way because of it's oil wealth and will continue to be this way as long as we and Canada must rely on oil. She is the governor of a state that has less people and less cars, roads, etc. than a large number of cities in the US. Though she is a governor she governs over less problems than most large city mayors govern over.

Palin might be a very smart individual, but as a national office seeker she was a very dumb politician. She even angered and embarrassed the very person/people who chose her as the VP running mate, greatly hurting the GOP's chances in the 2008 elections. Since then she has continued to step before the public and press, making error after error and causing further embarrassment to the GOP and even the state legislature of Alaska. She dearly needs to follow thru with this resignation and then to stay out of politics above the city/town or county level.

I think Sarah Palin has a tremendous amount of class and definately practices what she preaches. She has graciously handled extreme disrespect and false accusations and I think she is an intelligent, down to earth, breath of fresh air!

Everyone is entititled to their opinions. Thanks for posting yours, as yours is amongst the minority of opinions, however it is your right.

Yes, all of that *would* be impressive IF it was true.

Face facts, the woman is they worst sort of hypocrite == the moral avenger who will not walk her talk. If my son had to join the military in order to avoid prosecution for breaking and entering, vandalism and being involved with an Oxycontin ring AND my teenage daughter gets knocked up out of wedlock I would not be lecturing half the country about how morally superior I am.

But...that is nothing new for the wingnuts...It's always the OTHER guy's fault. No doubt she would tell us that her kids were corrupted by liberal values and she was the real victim.

Is the right wing ever going to take responsibility for their problems?

I know very little about current Alaska politics, but I do know Gov. Palin has little if anything to do with the distribution of oil money. Gov. Jay Hammond set up the permenant fund back in the '70s to do this.

Dear gtale -

I am appalled that you would call Ms. Palin's youngest child "retarded". Don't you have any sense of decency? In today's world people with disabilities are always PEOPLE first. They are not known by their disability. While, personally, I have absolutely no positive regard for Ms. Palin, I do hope that the time she has taken "off" is so that she can see to her son's growth and development. A child with special needs does require more of your time. It is a lot of work to help a child w/disabilities realize their maximum potential and it can't be done while seeking to prove yourself, as Ms. Palin seems to be so wrapped up in doing.

I think she is an incredible woman. She is one of the few people in this country that still remembers what it means to be an American. She is courageous and this country needs more politicians like her.

AMEN. This inane and pointless article was written by another clueless Liberal leech.

Sarah Palin is a perfect example of what a person in politics should be.
She is an honest and decent politician unlike others in DC. The very reason she was hated by the Leftist Democrats, as well as the Leftist Republicans, who are steeped in corruption and fraud. They are motivated by power and greed seeking only to further their Socialist agenda that will inslave us all. I am amazed at the followers of this kind of thinking, who when faced with facts, even still will not concede and rage against those who disagree.

God help us all. It will take "Divine" intervention to straighten this mess out, we surley cannot depend on those who were elected to represent us to do it. Time for them to go. People need to wake up and see where we are at and vote these frauds out of office. The future of this country depends on it.

Sarah Palin will never be president of the USA, not enough people in the Republican Party right now to elect anyone to that office. No matter who.
Do the math, look at reality.
Will need Independents like myself, some Democratic votes to pull that off. But Palin runs those AWAY from her.
So, not there.
Cannot do.

If Palin is so great, doing a wonderful job and loves her Alaska...why does she want to QUIT. Does she HAVE to go on those trips and waste tax payers money? Or go on the trip and really make them worthwhile. Or stay in Alaska, as gov., and continue to try and make a difference for the ones who gave money and time to put her there...If nothing else she could always look out her window and see Russia.

GTGALe you are an idiot-please look at Alaska's current fiscal situation- they are in trouble under her leadership. It was easy to run a budget when oil prices were the highest in history ,but now that the state is in trouble she has quit-she had no answer but to bable about herself-her handicapped son and her illegimate bastard grandson- that she drags into every conversation and tows to every event.(at time at the expense of the citizens of her state)

I have never heard of anyone who's popularity was 'growing' to 'quit' their present 'job'. I can understand any governor of any state resigning their position if they're caught up in any scandal (unless you're the governor of South Carolina, of course)--but, I thought Ms. Goody Two Shoes was as pure as the driven snow. So, what gives?

I managed to listen to her speech yesterday--such as it was (I have heard high school seniors in public speaking courses do much better)--and I can only hope that her 'higher calling' has much more to do with repairing the damage that her own arrogance has done to her own family, particularly Bristol. When a parent so clearly violates rule number one rule of parenting (First Do No Harm), they should expect a visit from 'karma'.

Palin clearly overestimates her own fascination with herself--that is some magical mirror she's got.

popularity does not equal intelligence or the ability to lead you ninny

sarah palin is an idiot and you know it's true