David Bozeman, former North Carolina Libertarian Party Chairman, looks back at Gov. Palin's year in an op-ed at The Land of the Free. As always, we have excerpts:
On July 3, 2009, Sarah Palin outsmarted her critics yet again by stepping down as governor of Alaska. She not only spared her state another year of politically-motivated lawsuits and ethics charges, she robbed the left of its most potent weapon — as Sarah Palin the private citizen, she could now move freely about the country, wielding her enormous influence without fear of endless investigations and possible censure.Read David Bozeman's complete Sarah Palin retrospective here.
Of course, bloggers and pundits quickly dubbed her a quitter, prompting Ron Reagan, Jr. to state recently on CNN’s Joy Behar Show that his late father would not have admired the 2008 VP nominee. Hey, Ron, given that Sarah is, arguably, a more influential conservative spokesperson now than she was in 2009, when the know-it-all class was writing her political obituary, I would venture that the Gipper is smiling down on her as we speak.
In the past twelve months, she has become a bestselling author, a Fox News commentator and a highly paid speaker.... she has endorsed a slew of winning candidates in GOP primaries, out-maneuvering no less than Dick Cheney in backing Rand Paul (over Trey Greyson) in Kentucky and Rick Perry (over Kay Bailey Hutchison) in Texas. Her efforts benefited Carly Fiorina in California, as well, and she most famously bucked the Republican establishment in November by endorsing Doug Hoffman of the Conservative Party over liberal Republican Dede Scozzafava in New York’s 23rd Congressional District.
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Not only does Sarah Palin hold influence, she knows how — and where — to wield it, endorsing Nikki Haley for governor in South Carolina and Terry Branstad for governor in Iowa, both key primary states. Is a presidential run on her agenda?
- JP
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