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Palin Is A Great Orator And A Fighter

Sarah Palin, who was a little known Alaska governor until she was chosen to be Senator John McCain’s running mate on the 2008 Republican presidential ticket, announced yesterday that she will be resigning her office at the end of this month.

Although she gave no specific reasons for her decision she did say that since last year’s election that she has been "subjected to the politics of personal destruction through more than a dozen frivolous ethics complaints", and added that “This decision came after much consideration and I really don’t want to disappoint anyone with this announcement".

Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell will assume the governor’s office.

It is widely assumed that she is stepping down in order to make a run for the Whitehouse in 2012, something which it would be impossible for her to do if she continued as Alaska’s governor.

Alaska is four hours behind ECT (east coast time) and if she wanted to visit places like New Hampshire or Iowa she’d have to spend a whole day just getting there and back.

Moreover it’s no longer as good to be a governor as it once was because of the nation’s economic collapse, and almost every governor in the country is now in serious trouble. Palin would not have been immune to similar problems, and already came under heavy flak for implementing a hiring freeze in January.

Palin is an excellent orator that drew huge enthusiastic crowds wherever she spoke during the presidential campaign, and in his concession speech McCain thanked Palin and called her "one of the best campaigners I’ve ever seen, and an impressive new voice in our party for reform and the principles that have always been our greatest strength".

Charlie Cook, who is a Washington-based independent political analyst said, "Palin made the right decision if she is serious about running for the White House in 2012. She could be a good governor or she can be a serious candidate for president, but she can’t do both well", and Washington-based Republican consultant Matt Mackowiak, said "Palin can now focus exclusively on political matters, international travel and boning up on policy. While she will lose some of the gravity that comes with being a governor, that is far outweighed by her inherent star power and the logistical freedom that she gains".

Former Bush adviser Karl Rove said Palin may find her retirement more politically demanding than her old job as governor.

“Everybody’s going to want to have her come campaign, or appear or make speeches and she no longer has the useful excuse of saying, ‘Look, I would love to help you on that but I got to pay attention to my job,’” Rove told FOX News. “Now she’s going to be torn. It’s going to be very hard for her to say no continually to people who want her to get on the long flight out of Alaska and come down to lower 48″.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur said, “We’re not retreating, we’re advancing in another direction”.

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Barack Hussein Obama has been elected the 44th president of the United States of America.

Mr. Obama led his party in a decisive sweep of Congress, putting Democrats in control of both the House and the Senate for the first time since 1995, when Bill Clinton was president.

Mr. McCain called Mr. Obama to congratulate him and said, “We’ve come a long way from the old injustices that once stained our nation’s reputation. I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us. I wish Godspeed to the man who was my former opponent and will be my president and I call on all Americans, as I have often in this campaign, to not despair in our present difficulties but to believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here. Americans never quit”.

After which Mr. Obama announced to cheering crowds, “I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.

I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead”.

In addition to the unresolved issues of Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, N. Korea and many other places the president-elect and his expanded Democratic majority now face the daunting task of governing the country through one of the most difficult economic periods in its history and we wish them well.

“Because of what we did on this day, in this election, in this defining moment, change has come to America,” Obama told 125,000 supporters gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park to celebrate his victory and ended with “Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America”.

This site continuously urged caution with regard to Mr. Obama because of his connections with Jihadist and communist groups and because so much of his past was intentionally concealed, but we congratulate him on his victory and hope his promised changes will make the entire world a better place.

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