Is the GOP Waving Bye-Bye to Sarah Palin?
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers
Worse than Dan Quayle before her, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's bright star has fast faded in the eyes of Washington Republican officials and analysts, calling into question her efforts to become a national party figure ready to run for the White House. "She's just not ready for prime time," said a party strategist who has worked for former President Bush. "I mean, she's starting to look like she's having trouble being governor of Alaska." At issue is her weak debut, hampered by the mishandling of her by Sen. John McCain's campaign, and subsequent family issues such as the most recent tiff with Levi Johnston, the father of her first grandchild and ex-fiancé of her daughter Bristol.
Since running for vice president with McCain, Palin has made efforts to be a national figure, starting a political action committee and speaking at national events in Washington. But she has also blown other chances, backed out of speech commitments, and allowed herself to be caught in a fight between state and national aides who have different roles for her in mind. While some Republican officials say that there is time for her to recover, many are already looking to others to carry the GOP flag, such as Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich, in the 2010 and 2012 elections.
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BYE BYE Sarah Palen
If you belong to a successionist Party you probably would like to succeed. I always thought if you try to break up the US in anyway you were considered a traitor. BYE BYE Sarah you need to stay home and stay off the television.
Palin's Coale Keeps Scientology's Ambitions Burning Bright - nailinpalinnow.blogspot.com
Bad SArah is most likely not going to retain her Governorship, she's already a lame duck Governor in Alaska after only two years, and any close examination of her record show's exactly how unlike Ronald Reagon she really is. See "The Big Red Fairy Tale: Palin Is The New Reagan" at http://nailinpalinnow.blogspot.com/2009/02/big-red-fairy-tale-palin-will-be-our_19.html
This post is correct, the GOP has moved on, even if Palin's ardent supporters haven't.
Palin has way too many wacko connections, not the least of which is Scientology. For an in depth look at this - this is a long post that explains how Scientology has operated for years to get into high politics ~ please see
http://nailinpalinnow.blogspot.com/2009/04/palins-coale-keeps-scientologys.html
Sarah Palin Has More Problems Than This
Bad SArah is most likely not going to retain her Governorship, she's already a lame duck Governor in Alaska after only two years, and any close examination of her record show's exactly how unlike Ronald Reagon she really is. See "The Big Red Fairy Tale: Palin Is The New Reagan" at http://nailinpalinnow.blogspot.com/2009/02/big-red-fairy-tale-palin-will-be-our_19.html
This post is correct, the GOP has moved on, even if Palin's ardent supporters haven't.
Palin has way too many wacko connections, not the least of which is Scientology. For an in depth look at this - this is a long post that explains how Scientology has operated for years to get into high politics ~ please see
http://nailinpalinnow.blogspot.com/2009/04/palins-coale-keeps-scientologys.html
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