For Sarah Palin, timing is everything

Our friend Bill at Governor Palin for President 2012 says that the citizen uprising that we are seeing reflected in the recent town hall meetings shows the wisdom in Sarah Palin's decision to resign:

"So, what do these everyday Americans pushing
back against socialist policies tell us? That
there is real buyer's remorse going on. They
bought the product because of the fancy
packaging, but didn't read the fine print.
They want to 'change' it back."

We are struck by the timing of all of this. It could just be coincidence, but we believe that Sarah Palin sensed the growing anger out there in the land back in June, or perhaps she had access to some GOP polling data which accurately predicted a trend in the making. The old saying that timing is everything fits nicely into that latter scenario. With the local hate bloggers essentially gumming up the works of state government in Alaska, Sarah Palin may have realized that her time to return to the national stage would soon be upon her.

Remember, Willie Brown, the long-time mayor of San Francisco and a Democrat, wrote just a week after Sarah's July 3 announcement that she intended to resign that her decision was "a brilliant move":

"Palin has some of the best political instincts I have ever seen."

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"If Palin wants to play on the national field, she has to be free to move around. She has to be able to drop into Indiana, Ohio or Tennessee and help Republican candidates raise money. She has to be available for radio and TV."

We believe Hizzonor is right, but he what he overlooked was that she also has to be ready for tea parties and town halls. After a two-week vacation of sorts, we may see Sarah the Runner hitting the ground in motion Monday. She will have plenty to work with, as Bill points out:

By resigning, but not fading into the background, Sarah Palin can become the embodiment of voter frustration with the governing elites of both parties, who are talking down to America from their thrones in Washington. Her resignation could be a matching of actions and words that is unheard of in political circles these days.

If she plays her cards right, Palin can become the face of the tea parties and the town halls. She can be the Mrs. Smith that will not only bake apple pies, but also go to Washington to drain the swamp.

Indeed, Kathryn Jean Lopez has already christened the former governor "Belle of the August Town Halls." The 2008 GOP vice presidential candidates's bold statement on the health care debate raging in the land was perfectly timed for a weekend release, and we will be surprised if we do not see some kind of follow up from her come Monday.

The Democrats are not making their case, and by attempting to demonize the protesters, many of whom are not Republicans, but independents and blue-collar (read: "Reagan") Democrats, the Donkey Fish (see photo above) could be swimming right into Sarahcuda's corner of the cove.

- JP