“ I am deeply disappointed that the Governor has decided to abandon the State and her constituents before her term has concluded.
Republican Senator from Alaska, Lisa Murkowski. That’s her entire press release.
BUS YOUR OWN TRAY
How does a post-resignation Sarah Palin spend her Fourth of July? By attacking a fake Sarah Palin twitter account. Which, by the way, hasn’t posted since March 24th, has only three updates (the other two are from before the election), and only 55 followers.
The Governor of Alaska is SUCH a victim.
David Lynch put in charge of Obama’s Independence Day celebration: Creepy-legged Uncle Sam Indian-wrestles a sleepwalking Jimmy Fallon on the White House lawn.
It's about the money.
Friends say Palin plans to spend time writing her book, which is due this fall, then promote it heavily when it comes out in spring 2010.
Those friends say she plans to give a series of paid speeches.
Sympathy for the pitbull: following the money
During the election, Sarah Palin spent over $150,000 of GOP money on new clothes for herself, her husband, and her kids. As governor, she expensed $43,000 worth of travel for her family and didn’t pay taxes on it. Her salary as governor was $125,000; Todd makes $47,000 a year. Sarah Palin has five dependent children plus a grandson she probably supports. Her legal bills, for defending ethics complaints, now exceed $600,000.Perhaps it just got too expensive to be Governor. Perhaps she hid her pregnancy because was worried about how she’d afford it, what with four other kids and a pregnant daughter. Perhaps she doesn’t understand the intricacies of the ethics laws that govern public money, and was biased in favor of taking what she could get so she could take care of her family.
Sarah Palin also rejected a pay raise on principal, rejected federal money for Alaska on principal, and rejected the abortion of a Downs baby and grandson on principal. I don’t think her scandals reflect a bankrupt morality. I think her morality is bankrupting her into scandal.
“ The world needs more Trigs, not fewer.
Sarah Palin, today.
Her public speaking skills have improved tremendously since November. Her choices remain exactly as crazy. She’s resigning because Obama is destroying the country.
“I polled my kids, where the count was unanimous.”
Sarah Palin is the new Bob Dole
The election is 3 years, 4 months away. Her term as governor would have ended in a little over a year. Surely, there was time to finish the job Alaskans elected her to do AND run for president?
Happy Fourth of July, everyone!
Gaybraham Lincoln, in an illustration from the 1860s, stumbled upon in Wikipedia.
(Yes, I was researching for today’s Twitter meme. WHAT OF IT?)
Alex Blagg wins today’s Twitter meme.
What if global warming didn’t actually lead to catastrophe, but just made the weather really pissy all the time? No cities under water, no mass-extinction of polar bears, it just stays shitty out for weeks at a time. Like New York the past two months. And which is the more effective spur to living green? The fear of Michael Bayesque apocalyptic disasters, one right after the other, or the knowledge that if you don’t separate your recyclables it’s gonna be crappy outside the whole Summer?
One makes for great television, and the other makes television your only option.
Awwww, this makes me sad he didn’t win.
