Palin: 2012 presidential bid a possibility

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she would consider a run for president in 2012 if the situation was right for her family and the nation.
Dems to counter with Hilary/Michele.

Someone has been ASKING for this for a while now

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Yeah I think the nation will be so much easier on her dysfunctional family than they were when she was just some far away Governor. She hasn't proven anything except that she likes the spotlight and can't handle any pressure.

FOXNews.com - Palin Quits as Alaska Governor

"One factor she cited was the media and political attacks on her, and she suggested that her reason for quitting abruptly was to allow the state to move forward under Parnell without distraction, calling this the "right path for Alaska."
"For my state and for my family to progress ... I will not seek re-election as governor," she said, voicing confidence that her successor would "continue without interruption and with great administrative and legislative success.""

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Remember how Hillary said she wasn't going to run in 2008 in order to get elected to the Senate? Just give me an honest politician to vote for and I will. Michelle Obama hasn't lied to us but is she a leader? We need ethical people to lead us.

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None of these people are acceptable, Michelle Obamma? really she is even less of a leader then her husband. Hillary is having enough problems with her current job. The whole administration is a joke, here and around the world. We as Americans need to stand up and take our country back at the ballot box instead of voting for some unknown joker from Chicago.

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Here's a solution to all the controversy over full-body scanners, searches, pat downs, etc. Have an appropriate booth that you can step into that will not X-ray you, but WILL detonate any explosive device you may have on you.

They get their wish and we get ours!

Palin is not the conservative/right/republican answer of this country.

Not now, not in 2012.

It concerns me that conservative/right/republican's are excited over her. If this is the best there is on the conservative/right/republican side then they are in trouble.

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So what is it that Palin is saying that you don't agree wtih?

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All fluff, no substance.

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Such as? I like what she did in Alaska. Is there anything that she is saying that would infer that she is only speaking in glittering generalities?

She said "Drill Baby Drill" and in the state of the union, Obama seem to sign onto the Palin idea of Drilling. Before he was against it.

If the Repubs want to run a female, they should run Debra Medina. She'd also make a good running mate for Ron Paul. I'd vote for her, or for a combo of her and Paul.

The problem I see with Palin is that what she says is all sound bytes. I don't see anything new or refreshing out of her. Her "ideas" are recycled and when she delivers them, they are said in a way that is all fluff and no substance. She is a media whore. All she is doing is grandstanding and sounding like a sore loser.


The conservative/right/republican's are all tired of hearing Obama and the democrats blame Bush over and over and over and all Palin can do is blame Obama and the democrats over and over and over.

I agree, GL. Further, Palin seems more focused on foreign relations and fringe social issues (like abortion) than on what most Americans really care about: jobs and the economy.

She is too far to the right socially, and too far to the left fiscally, for me.

I reiterate: if the Repubs really must run a woman, Debra Medina is the superior choice. I say this even though I don't completely agree with her on abortion or immigration. I DO agree with her on jobs and the economy, and that's a lot more important to me than either abortion or immigration.

Damn right, and a lot of people are missing this. I am a registered republician have been since Reagan but I have softened my conservatism quite a bit. I still beleive in the core values of our country but my party at some point was taken over by special interest groups such as the anti-abortion-anti-stem cell-pro-big government- etc. a lot of people feel the same way as I do. Palin would do a fine job I'm sure representing the USA .....IF the mass media would allow her to win, and the shame about that statement is it quite true.

I don't know where you guys are getting your Palin info but I hear her speak on economics, what is going on with terror and how the USA is handling terrorist. I hear her speak on the bailouts and what should have been done.

I hear her speak and so far there is nothing she has said that I don't like.

I can't stand the thought of another Obama term. Palin may guarantee that Obama wins another term.
I hope a better candidate is found.

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The only reason Palin was chosen as a VP for McCain is because Palin was so far right it would give the appearance that McCain was more conservative and right leaning than his centerist (sp?) position actually was.

I thought that this thread was about Palin, why did you have to bring Obama into it?

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Zoë says, Enough is enough, Bring on the Spring!

Prediction, Palin will not be the Republican candidate for President in 2012. Republicans like here for sure, but will they vote for her for President? Don't think so. I do think she should be used as as contributions solicitor, as she seems to be able to draw large audiences.

Has anyone followed Palin at all.

The 'Cap And Tax' Dead End


By Sarah Palin
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

There is no shortage of threats to our economy. America's unemployment rate recently hit its highest mark in more than 25 years and is expected to continue climbing. Worries are widespread that even when the economy finally rebounds, the recovery won't bring jobs. Our nation's debt is unsustainable, and the federal government's reach into the private sector is unprecedented.
Unfortunately, many in the national media would rather focus on the personality-driven political gossip of the day than on the gravity of these challenges. So, at risk of disappointing the chattering class, let me make clear what is foremost on my mind and where my focus will be:
I am deeply concerned about President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan, and I believe it is an enormous threat to our economy. It would undermine our recovery over the short term and would inflict permanent damage.
American prosperity has always been driven by the steady supply of abundant, affordable energy. Particularly in Alaska, we understand the inherent link between energy and prosperity, energy and opportunity, and energy and security. Consequently, many of us in this huge, energy-rich state recognize that the president's cap-and-trade energy tax would adversely affect every aspect of the U.S. economy.
There is no denying that as the world becomes more industrialized, we need to reform our energy policy and become less dependent on foreign energy sources. But the answer doesn't lie in making energy scarcer and more expensive! Those who understand the issue know we can meet our energy needs and environmental challenges without destroying America's economy.
Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs.
In addition to immediately increasing unemployment in the energy sector, even more American jobs will be threatened by the rising cost of doing business under the cap-and-tax plan. For example, the cost of farming will certainly increase, driving down farm incomes while driving up grocery prices. The costs of manufacturing, warehousing and transportation will also increase.
The ironic beauty in this plan? Soon, even the most ardent liberal will understand supply-side economics.
The Americans hit hardest will be those already struggling to make ends meet. As the president eloquently puts it, their electricity bills will "necessarily skyrocket." So much for not raising taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year.
Even Warren Buffett, an ardent Obama supporter, admitted that under the cap-and-tax scheme, "poor people are going to pay a lot more for electricity."
We must move in a new direction. We are ripe for economic growth and energy independence if we responsibly tap the resources that God created right underfoot on American soil. Just as important, we have more desire and ability to protect the environment than any foreign nation from which we purchase energy today.
In Alaska, we are progressing on the largest private-sector energy project in history. Our 3,000-mile natural gas pipeline will transport hundreds of trillions of cubic feet of our clean natural gas to hungry markets across America. We can safely drill for U.S. oil offshore and in a tiny, 2,000-acre corner of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge if ever given the go-ahead by Washington bureaucrats.
Of course, Alaska is not the sole source of American energy. Many states have abundant coal, whose technology is continuously making it into a cleaner energy source. Westerners literally sit on mountains of oil and gas, and every state can consider the possibility of nuclear energy.
We have an important choice to make. Do we want to control our energy supply and its environmental impact? Or, do we want to outsource it to China, Russia and Saudi Arabia? Make no mistake: President Obama's plan will result in the latter.
For so many reasons, we can't afford to kill responsible domestic energy production or clobber every American consumer with higher prices.
Can America produce more of its own energy through strategic investments that protect the environment, revive our economy and secure our nation?
Yes, we can. Just not with Barack Obama's energy cap-and-tax plan.
The writer, a Republican, is governor of Alaska.