For as much as I’ve defended the Palin family’s right to privacy during this grotesque 9 months of a media frenzy, I’m not a fan of Palin’s leadership skills. This audible (good word) proves it.

Unless she was 1) on the verge of a breakdown, 2) one of her children were on the verge of a breakdown, or 3) her marriage was days away from crumbling, I just can’t see the logic in not serving out your term.

She doesn’t seem to be going away & retreating from the limelight after all!!!!!
She’s did morning interviews on 3 channels — - Michael Jackson funeral day. A low profile.

Pawlenty may have to grab her coattails, just to be noticed in the room.

If she is in fact trying to outflank Pawlenty with this maneuver, it’s the least logical, most desperate thing she could attempt. But then again, she might’ve picked it up from her running mate…

So why is the daughter of Sarah Palin more popular on the internet than the two runners-up in the actual nomination process? If I were Sarah Palin, I’d give my family some privacy as well.”

is absurd — that happens for all politicians.

Malia Obama has 11,600,000 hits — why does the 11 year old daughter of the President have twice as many hits as the 18 year old daughter of the biggest train wreck in the country, and 5 times as many hits as my favorite evangelical?

Sarah Palin can’t hack it — no matter how much Republicans may fantasize differently.

Bristol Palin: 6,350,000 hits
Mitt Romney: 3,300,000 hits
Mike Huckabee: 2,200,000 hits

So why is the daughter of Sarah Palin more popular on the internet than the two runners-up in the actual nomination process? If I were Sarah Palin, I’d give my family some privacy as well.

Last I looked, it was SARAH Palin that was shooting off her mouth.

What is he saying?
Did I miss something?: Chelsea Clinton was not running for office either.
And that grasp that Google did not exist as an entity in the early 1990’s is precious.

Google did not come into being until 1996 & took a bit to get where it is today.

DtM, what’s your source for this?

Also, I would bet that anybody has more google hits than Chelsea had when her father was president, as Google didn’t exist yet (at least in the mainstream).

As for the reasons for her quitting, I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop.

“Can we all be grown up for a minute and concede something very simple? There are three explanations for the latest circus act: either Sarah Palin is so crazy she actually believes that what she just did is good for her political career; she has decided that her future is as a celebreality star and she’s pursuing the lucrative Coulter-style, long legs and fascist farrago strategy; or, a scandal of monumental proportions is about to hit.”

She makes herself sound ludicrous. She’s done except as a headliner or opening act.
However, who would risk their candidacy on her mouth? If she is “mavericky.”

Let’s not forget, she all but incited crowds with obvious lies, etc. Without conscience.
Without apology.

When she played ruthlessly & tries to kick everyone else in the balls,
she can’t expect kindness & warm feelings in return.

I have heard one positive about her: she’s half a tick pleasanter than Michele Bachmann.