I think what most of the pundits missed when analyzing Gov.Sarah Palin’s resignation speech is the fact that she is standing up to and against those who seek to divide, denigrate and destroy for the sake of politics. In deciding to resign she has clearly put her family and fellow citizens of Alaska first. Her family has suffered at the hands of countless, callous left-wing talking heads and so-called journalists. I’m sure there was much scowling and grinding of teeth in Hillary’s and Michelle’s neck of the woods when Gov. Palin said with a beaming smile on her face “there should be more of them in the world”, meaning children with Down’s Syndrome like her son Trig.
She also made it clear she was resigning for the sake of her state, who has suffered from the effects of the war that has been waged against her since she accepted the nomination for VP 2008. She cares about taxpayer dollars being wasted to fight back to not only defend herself but also her staff. She is leaving the state of Alaska much better than she found it; she has brought about real change, positive change. She out-lined her administrations accomplishments which is an impressive record of her ability to bring both sides together to get things done. Unlike in Washington where the Democrats have shut out anyone who disagrees with them, she has been able to find the “common ground” Obama says he is desperately seeking.
She has also put her country first, by not wanting to sit idly by as a lame duck governor while the threat to our individual liberties is real and dangerous. She knows that she is not going to be able to speak out on issues or test the waters for 2012, like every other governor or senator who is thinking about running; unless she is freed from the shackles some have sought to imprison her with. She is not going to play politics as usual and it drives the political elitists on both sides crazy.
She also said she will work for those who want to build up America, not those who seek to apologize for its greatness. Sarah Palin is a doer, she sees a problem and she rolls up her sleeves, gets to work to get things done. However, this turns out, one thing is for sure, Sarah Palin has shaken the political world like no other since the Reagan Revolution and we do know how that turned out.
