No reason to jump to her defense, that is so true. Look at Obama &
Hillary, both didnt finish their terms. At least she resigned instead of
spending Alaska's money they paid her as governor while she wants to
puruse her thingy. YYDD


--- In boomersinternational@yahoogroups.com, "Ronald"
<beachboyron19@...> wrote:
>
> There is no reason to jump to her defense because she is free to do
what she thinks is best.
>
> Ron
>
> --- In boomersinternational@yahoogroups.com, yingyangdingdong
no_reply@ wrote:
> >
> > Running for re-election with no promise to serve a full term Q: In
> > 2000, you promised to serve a full 6-year term. Will you make the
same
> > promise today?
> > CLINTON: I am running for re-election. I have made no decisions
about
> > any future plans. If that's a concern for any voter, they should
> > factor that into their decision on Nov. 7. We need a new direction,
and
> > that's what I'm going to focus on.
> >
> > Q: So you can't make that promise then today?
> >
> > CLINTON: I'm not looking past this election. But I'm going to be
> > very clear with the voters, I can't make a decision now, but if that
> > concerns any voter, they should factor that in.
> >
> > Q: Are you saying don't vote for you if that's a concern?
> >
> > CLINTON: No, I think they should vote for me, but they should
balance
> > that against everything that I've done, my record and my values.
> >
> > SPENCER: I'm the only one standing here today that wants to be a US
> > Senator for the next 6 years for the people of New York. I commit
that I
> > am not running for President and I will serve for 6 years.
> > Source: NY 2006 Senate Debate, moderated by Bill Ritter Oct 22, 2006
> >
> > [0]
> >
> >
> >
> > [Thumbup] [Dancing] [001 Wub]
> >
> >
> > New York <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York> junior
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_senator> Senator
> >
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> > rk> and former First Lady
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States>
Hillary
> > Rodham Clinton <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton>
> > had expressed interest in the 2008 United States presidential
election
> >
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> > [1]
> >
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> > 8#cite_note-0> since at least October 2002, drawing media
speculation
> > on whether she would become a candidate.[2]
> >
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> > 8#cite_note-1> No woman has ever won the nomination of a major party
> >
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> > ates> in the history of U.S. presidential elections.[3]
> >
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> > 8#cite_note-bbc102500-2>
> >
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> >
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> > 8>
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In boomersinternational@yahoogroups.com, "Ronald"
> > <beachboyron19@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > tired of all the BS and abuse. Agree with her or don't agree with
her
> > > she seems to me to be a very free spirited woman. I said in a
> > previous
> > > post that I felt she may be in the wrong business. Very free
spirited
> > > people end up feeling like they are living in a box in politics.
> > >
> > > I can relate to that feeling that is why I never thought about
going
> > > into politics.
> > >
> > > My wife says if I went into politics I would probably end up
> > > assasinated. She is probably right.
> > >
> > > Saying what you are thinking doesn't always work in politics.
> > >
> > > I don't agee with all of her politics and but I can't say I
dislike
> > her
> > > either. In any case I would wish her the best in whatever she
plans to
> > > do.
> > >
> > > Ron
> > > Palin resigning as Alaska governor on July 26 [AP]
> > >
> >
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> > \
> > > >
> > > * [Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down
> > from
> > > her position as]
> > >
> >
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> >
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> > \
> > > g> AP – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping
> > down
> > > from her position as Governor in Wasilla, …
> > >
> > > * [Gov. Sarah Palin]
> > >
> >
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> > >
> >
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> > > ahpalin>
> > > * [Breaking: Palin resigning as Alaska governor] Play Video
> > >
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> > > QtdGh1bWI-?ch=4226713&cl=14306137&lang=en> Video:Breaking: Palin
> > > resigning as Alaska governor
> > >
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> > > ->
> > > * [Sarah Palin Resigning as Governor] Play Video
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> > > as Governor
> > >
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> > > QtbGluaw--?ch=4226716&cl=14306198&lang=en> ABC News
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> > > ->
> > > By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer Rachel D'oro, Associated
> > Press
> > > Writer – 32 mins ago
> > > WASILLA, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise
> > > announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end
of
> > the
> > > month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising
> > speculation
> > > that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012
race.
> > >
> > > The former Republican vice presidential candidate hastily called a
> > news
> > > conference Friday morning at her home in suburban Wasilla, giving
such
> > > short notice that only a few reporters actually made it to the
> > > announcement. State troopers blocked late-arriving media outside
her
> > > home, and her spokesman, Dave Murrow, finally emerged to confirm
that
> > > Palin will step down July 26. He refused to give details about the
> > > governor's future plans.
> > >
> > > "Once I decided not to run for re-election, I also felt that to
> > embrace
> > > the conventional Lame Duck status in this particular climate would
> > just
> > > be another dose of politics as usual, something I campaigned
against
> > and
> > > will always oppose," Palin said in a statement released by her
office.
> > >
> > > Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the governor's picnic
in
> > > Fairbanks at the end of the month, Murrow said.
> > >
> > > Palin was first elected in 2006 on a populist platform. But her
> > > popularity has waned as she waged in partisan politics following
her
> > > return from the presidential campaign. Her term would have ended
in
> > > 2010.
> > >
> > > Palin said she planned to make a "positive change outside
government,"
> > > without elaborating. She also expressed frustration with her
current
> > > role as governor.
> > >
> > > "I cannot stand here as your governor and allow the millions of
> > dollars
> > > and all that time go to waste just so I can hold the title of
> > governor,"
> > > Palin said.
> > >
> > > Later, on Twitter, she promised supporters more details: "We'll
soon
> > > attach info on decision to not seek re-election ... this is in
> > Alaska's
> > > best interest, my family's happy ... it is good. Stay tuned"
> > >
> > > Palin's decision even took Parnell by surprise. He said he was
told on
> > > Wednesday evening, and was not aware that any presidential
ambitions
> > > were behind the move.
> > >
> > > Palin emerged from relative obscurity nearly a year ago when she
was
> > > tapped as then Republican presidential candidate John McCain's
running
> > > mate.
> > >
> > > She was a controversial figure from the start, with comedian Tina
Fey
> > > famously imitating her elaborate hairstyle and folksy "You
betcha!" on
> > > "Saturday Night Live."
> > >
> > > Most recently, she led a public spat with "Late Show" host David
> > > Letterman over a joke he made about one of her daughters being
> > "knocked
> > > up" by New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez during the
> > > governor's recent visit to New York. Palin's 18-year-old daughter,
> > > Bristol, is an unwed, teenage mother.
> > >
> > > Letterman later apologized for the joke.
> > >
> > > Palin's family and the ridicule they endure being in the public
eye
> > was
> > > part of her decision. She complained that her 14-month-old son,
Trig,
> > > who was diagnosed with Down's syndrome, had been "mocked and
ridiculed
> > > by some mean-spirited adults recently." She didn't elaborate.
> > >
> > > Palin campaigned on ethics reform in the 2006 election, defeating
> > > incumbent Gov. Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary and a
former
> > > two-term Democratic governor, Tony Knowles, in the general
election.
> > >
> > > She enjoyed an extended honeymoon with lawmakers and voters alike.
Her
> > > popularity was in the 80 percentile range, even though that fell
after
> > > the bruising, partisan presidential campaign.
> > >
> > > Palin's delivery of two weeks' notice rattles a Republican Party
> > plagued
> > > with setbacks in recent weeks, including extramarital affairs
> > disclosed
> > > by two other 2012 presidential prospects, Nevada Sen. John Ensign
and
> > > South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.
> > >
> > > Ensign, a member of the Christian ministry Promise Keepers,
stepped
> > down
> > > from the Senate Republican leadership last month after admitting
he
> > had
> > > an affair for much of last year with a woman on his campaign staff
who
> > > was married to one of his Senate aides. Ensign later disclosed he
had
> > > helped the woman's husband get two jobs during the affair.
> > > A government watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and
Ethics in
> > > Washington, wants the Senate ethics committee and the Federal
Election
> > > Commission to investigate.
> > > Just days after news of Ensign's affair broke, Sanford admitted an
> > > affair with a woman in Argentina. Some lawmakers are now calling
for
> > his
> > > resignation. Before the admission, Sanford had been missing from
the
> > > state for five days visiting his lover. He had slipped his
security
> > > detail, lied to his staff about where he was and failed to
transfer
> > > power to the lieutenant governor in case of a state emergency.
> > > Sanford admitted he also saw the mistress during a state-funded
trip
> > to
> > > Argentina last year. He promised to reimburse the state for part
of
> > the
> > > trip's costs. The state Commerce Department said the trip
itinerary
> > > originally included only Brazil, but the governor requested
economic
> > > development meetings in Argentina.
> > > The GOP troubles seem to have left two prominent 2012 prospects,
> > former
> > > House Speaker Newt Gingrich and 2008 presidential hopeful Mitt
Romney,
> > > unscathed, however.
> > >
> >
>