No Wonder About Palin’s Decision
Deborah Venable
07/12/09
A
building really does have to fall on some people before they can understand
gravity I guess. Since Governor Sarah
Palin’s July 3rd announcement that she would not seek reelection and would, in
fact, step down from her office later this month, most folks have taken one of
two paths to “explain” her actions:
either she’s stupid or she thinks she is cunning.
I
found absolutely nothing ambiguous in her stated reasons for her decision. If she had wanted her supporters or her
critics to know any more specifics, I’m sure she would have laid them all
out. The point is she only owed the
explanation she gave – nothing more and nothing less.
For
those of us who voted for her, either in local or state elections in Alaska, or
in the national election last November, we know why we did and she hasn’t done
anything to negate the voting trust that anyone has placed in her. She is not a commodity that anyone has the right
to buy or sell – or trash, for that matter.
As is her specialty, Sarah Palin is illustrating perfectly just what should be expected from an individual in political office, just as she has always illustrated what should be expected from anyone who professes a pro-life view against abortion. She is living her convictions.
It
is honestly telling to see this woman scrutinized, analyzed, second-guessed and
vilified by elitists and would-be savvy political observers. She hasn’t been run out or bought off, as
many think she has. She is certainly
not an embarrassment to anyone who has ever supported her. She has not been marginalized, jeopardized,
or compromised for anything that she may choose to do in the future – political
or otherwise.
Government
Corruption
If
anyone is truly interested in arresting the current trend toward ruination of
this country, the answers to all the problems causing it are quite simple. Power and money are the two things that draw
modern politicians into the snare of government corruption. Obviously, neither of those two things
matters to politicians such as Governor Palin.
Perhaps I really should not put her into a class with any other politicians,
because there aren’t many (if any) like her.
She got into politics to fill a need that she saw, first in her
community, and then in her state. That
need was for an uncorruptable person to represent average citizens in the local
and state governments. Power and money
could not buy her off the path to that honest representation. That’s why people admire and truly like her,
and that’s why she was so effective in her job.
Last
year, Sarah Palin’s honesty and integrity, along with her overwhelming appeal
to those she had represented, were what John McCain needed most to give his
campaign a fighting chance. That’s why
she was picked as his running mate. The
fact that she is a woman was a big help too.
With
Pick, McCain reclaims His Maverick Image – From August 2008.
Let’s remember this quote from “the maverick” himself as he introduced
his pick:
"I have found the right partner to help me stand up to those
who value their privileges over their responsibilities, who put power over
principle, and put their interests before your needs," McCain said in
introducing Palin on Friday. "I found someone with an outstanding
reputation for standing up to special interests and entrenched bureaucracies;
someone who has fought against corruption and the failed policies of the
past."
Going
back a bit further in the campaign – pre Palin, here are a couple of articles
that discuss the feelings of the candidate, the campaign, and the analysts, as
they all know they have an uphill battle on their hands.
McCain
Plans Decentralized Campaign
– From March 2008, the comments after this article are particularly telling.
Jindal
Dodges Potential Veepstakes Pitfall – From July 2008, this gives a good look at the money and power
game that goes on in all administrations all the time. Jindal was always a close second to Palin as
a viable VP choice IMHO.
Getting
to my point here, conservatives had only one candidate on a major ticket for
which to vote in the last general presidential election. McCain was certainly not that candidate, but
he, at least, had the good sense to pick her.
Sarah Palin got into that race for the same reasons she had taken up
politics in the first place – to represent the people she would serve. What was done to her in the media and in the
lower 48 power player political network, (including her own campaign), was
unconscionable. We should be eternally
grateful that America still spawns individuals willing to sacrifice personal
welfare for the chance to represent the best interests of American citizens.
It is truly comical when elitist “city
dwellers” can’t seem to understand that us rural folks sometimes like to hang
the sign and take off for awhile. The
“sign” on the governor’s door should read, “Gone Fishing – make of it what you
will.” Or as she said in her
speech: “All I can ask is that you
trust me with this decision.”
I
do, Sarah. I think it was the right
one!