Sarah Palin to resign as Alaska governor

[Dreadloc'd Diva]

I was watching CNN last night,and I see that Govenor Palin has 500K in legal fees. She's going to be in trouble for a long time. But does this hurt her chances for the presidency in 2012?

[PeppyGPhiB]

I was suprised to hear that Alaska doesn't have legal counsel on staff to protect its officials from complaints and suits. Having worked closely with a state government agency, I can't imagine NOT having assigned legal counsel...government officials and bodies get an unbelievable amount of garbage thrown at them.

[Dreadloc'd Diva]

So,in other words..she's in serious trouble without legal counsel?

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I was suprised to hear that Alaska doesn't have legal counsel on staff to protect its officials from complaints and suits. Having worked closely with a state government agency, I can't imagine NOT having assigned legal counsel...government officials and bodies get an unbelievable amount of garbage thrown at them.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I was suprised to hear that Alaska doesn't have legal counsel on staff to protect its officials from complaints and suits. Having worked closely with a state government agency, I can't imagine NOT having assigned legal counsel...government officials and bodies get an unbelievable amount of garbage thrown at them.

Right, so she probably only faced these charges because she was governor, but she's barred from raising funds as governor to pay them off. It seems kind of crappy, and I think the investigator actually recommend the legislature use public funds to pay off the debt.

[Dreadloc'd Diva]

But when a politician gets into some kind of trouble...there is always some kind of cover-up or conspiracy. What's wrong with the truth these days?

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Dreadloc'd Diva

But when a politician gets into some kind of trouble...there is always some kind of cover-up or conspiracy. What's wrong with the truth these days?

What cover up or conspiracy do you see here with Palin?

[Dreadloc'd Diva]

Wait until she's officially out of office....whomever is still in her camp will say anything to prove she's innocent of the charges against her.

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

What cover up or conspiracy do you see here with Palin?

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by Dreadloc'd Diva

Wait until she's officially out of office....whomever is still in her camp will say anything to prove she's innocent of the charges against her.

What? This doesn't make any sense - what has "her camp" said?

What's the cover-up? It appears the trust was constructed in plain sight.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Dreadloc'd Diva

Wait until she's officially out of office....whomever is still in her camp will say anything to prove she's innocent of the charges against her.

So you were addressing the possibility of future behavior?

It just seemed weird because this issue didn't seem to be about cover-ups and conspiracy theories.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by Dreadloc'd Diva

I was watching CNN last night,and I see that Govenor Palin has 500K in legal fees. She's going to be in trouble for a long time. But does this hurt her chances for the presidency in 2012?

I know it's not exactly the same, but I know that the Clintons pushed on with their legal battles, even though they couldn't afford to pay the fees back in 1998, because they would make more than enough in the book and speaking circuits after he was out of office. Although Sarah Palin wouldn't make nearly as much as HRC and Bill can as writers and speakers, perhaps she figured that the inevitable book deal and limited speaking engagements could pay for the lawyers?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Dreadloc'd Diva

I was watching CNN last night,and I see that Govenor Palin has 500K in legal fees. She's going to be in trouble for a long time. But does this hurt her chances for the presidency in 2012?

If there is anything good and holy in this world, in the event that Palin runs for the Presidency, she will never poll higher than 15% at any time. She is completely unqualified. She ran the least populated, most subsidized state in the country and couldn't even get that right.

Besides being a MILF, what are her qualifications?

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Kevin

If there is anything good and holy in this world, in the event that Palin runs for the Presidency, she will never poll higher than 15% at any time. She is completely unqualified. She ran the least populated, most subsidized state in the country and couldn't even get that right.

Besides being a MILF, what are her qualifications?

You know that she's polling higher than that right now in some polls, right? http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...ma_48_palin_42

Frankly, I'm kind of amazed by those result post-resignation, but whatever.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

You know that she's polling higher than that right now in some polls, right? http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...ma_48_palin_42

Frankly, I'm kind of amazed by those result post-resignation, but whatever.

Wow.

Maybe this is a good time for me to switch my registration to Democrat, huh?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

You know that she's polling higher than that right now in some polls, right? http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...ma_48_palin_42

Frankly, I'm kind of amazed by those result post-resignation, but whatever.

Wow - I'm simultaneously happy at the results for Romney (my #1 choice in 2012) and moritified that Palin is polling so well.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Wow - I'm simultaneously happy at the results for Romney (my #1 choice in 2012) and moritified that Palin is polling so well.

I'm perplexed that she's polling so well, except for this: I think 42% of the American public at this point might vote for anyone running against Obama.

ETA: I don't think she'll have a chance in the primary. She might draw a decent percentage in a lot of states, but I can't see her really winning a single one. I honestly hope she doesn't run so I can salvage some of my appreciation of her.