Surely the lamestream media and Palin critics on both the left and the right will now affix the "quitter" label to Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan and Bill Ritter, three Democrats who have all announced that they will not seek to retain their offices in the midterm elections.
As one FReeper put it:
"I mean, didn't the State Run Media call someone else a 'quitter' when she left the governor's office to move on with her life and expand her horizons, both political and otherwise?"Ah, but we wouldn't bet the farm (or even an arugula plant in the garden) on any Palin haters giving up their oh-so-convenient double standards.
- JP
They're not quitting, they're just retreating in a different direction.
ReplyDeleteWhat are we up to 3 now? Maybe the Dems can break Tiger's mistress record.
While I agree, there's a double standard and these men will be held up as martyrs for the cause, there is a difference here.
ReplyDeleteMost people thought that Palin's 7/3 press conference would be that she wouldn't run for reelection. The difference is that she resigned in 3 weeks.
These guys are going to continue to take their paychecks while not really doing their jobs ... but that won't be mentioned, of course.