Probing Palin’s World

19 November 2010 |permalink | email article

The must-read in the Sunday’s New York Times magazine takes readers deep into Mama Grizzly’s inner-circle and reveals the resigned Alaska governor’s decision-making process about running for president in 2012. Asked by writer Robert Draper in an interview whether she’s thinking about it, Palin replied, “I am.”

“I’m engaged in internal deliberations, candidly, and having that discussion with my family, because my family is the most consideration here. She continued,” I know the hurdle I would have to cross, that some other potential candidates wouldn’t have to cross right out of the chute, is proving my record.”

Tapped by Sen. John McCain to be his vice-presidential running mate in 2008 Palin cut to the chase:”That’s the most frustrating thing for me – the warped and perverted description of my record and what I’ve accomplished over the last two decades. It’s been much more perplexing to me than where the lamestream media has wanted to go about my personal life.”

What struck me in the interview was the extent of Palin’s ego, and what she’s really accomplished in the past in her nonstop quest for political fame and fortune. Backing screw ball losers like Christine O’Donnell and Sharron Angle says much about her judgment. But her backing of Tea Party favorite Joe Miller who defeated Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska primary may be start of her unraveling in the real world. Murkowski, who won’t forget, won a historic victory in her long-shot run for re-election as a write-in candidate.

Dems to O44: Hang tough on taxes

“The White House needs to stand firm and say we’re not giving tax breaks to billionaires in this country. Every day we hear a little differently.” – Sen.  Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) President Obama has brushed aside the suggestion that his position has wavered over the Bush tax cuts. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are pressing him to establish a coherent and tough bargaining position to deal with the GOP’s solid support for an extension of tax cuts. 

What they said

“The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen, that it is harmful to our environment, is almost comical.” – Incoming House Speaker John Boehner, responding to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about the GOP’s plans to address climate change.

“Sometimes dictators have good ideas.” – Failed Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle. Jon Ralston, at the Las Vegas Sun, noted comments she made at a private meet and greet late in the campaign season. She was reportedly referring to hated former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

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