Robert Schlesinger

Sarah Palin Smart to Bow Out of CPAC Appearance

February 12, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Robert Schlesinger, Thomas Jefferson Street blog

Could Sarah Palin be taking my advice?

(Sure, genius; she's the one that keeps interrupting your calls from President Obama.)

I've written before that if Palin has any sense, she'll eschew the national spotlight for a year or two, focus on being governor, and learn the issues.

My colleague Paul Bedard reported this week that despite initial indications to the contrary, Palin will not be appearing at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference here in the D.C. area at the end of this month. Conservative leaders are bummed, but I think it's a smart move for Palin. She'll do better being popular and elusive, for the moment, than by overexposing herself.

Of course, slipping poll numbers in Alaska might also have prompted her to focus on state business.

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She definitely will be missed, but it was a smart move to not attend this year. Interestingly, Obamabots griped when they heard she was coming to CPAC, and now they are griping and speculating incorrectly as to why she is not attending this year. She was invited last year as well and did not attend. She is attending to state business, her priority. No matter what Sarah does, the Obots will find some fault.

Laurie of GA 11:32AM February 26, 2009

Martha, I'll bet a thousand bucks you don't live on Unalaska. You write like a typical tax-eating government slug from Juneau. We should cut you all loose and hand the Panhandle over to Canada, where your type would be much happier.

I've got people on Unalaska and they all love Gov. Palin.

John Skookum of AZ 10:41PM February 18, 2009

Let us not forget the nastiness of Hollywood toward Sarah, in particular MATT DAMON. I understand he has a new "Bourne" movie coming out soon. Please, skip it! If you still want to see it, then wait till it comes out on video and just rent it; much less money in their pockets could lead to less in Damon's pockets on the next movie contract.

walter of NY 4:47PM February 14, 2009

Robert Schlesinger

Robert Schlesinger

Robert Schlesinger is managing editor for opinion at U.S. News and World Report, overseeing all opinion editorial content. He is the author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters. E-mail him at rschlesinger@usnews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @rschles.

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