Palin is burning bridges in Alaska

[Joanne98]

Her own private bridge to nowhere:
Sarah Palin may be making new friends as she campaigns the nation, but at home, she's making new enemies. She better get elected vice president. If she returns to Alaska as governor, the reception will be frosty -- and not because winter has arrived.

In the last month, Palin has become something inconceivable during her first two years as the state's chief executive: A polarizing figure rapidly emptying the storehouse of good will she accumulated.

For starters, her relationship with the press has collapsed -- by her choice. She rarely talks to reporters. Her attack on the "media elite" at the Republican National Convention should have embarrassed her. There is no media elite in Alaska, and she generally received favorable press, except from a few conservative dissenters, as a candidate for governor and as governor....

Thanks to Troopergate, the relationship Palin established with Democrats during two legislative sessions -- the trust and accommodation she needed to pass her gas-line and oil-tax legislation -- no longer exists.

Throughout her political career, Palin has benefited from establishing and exploiting contrast favorable to her. The contrast between Palin the woman-of-integrity and dishonest Republican bosses. The contrast between the fresh new Palin and ham-handed incumbent fossil Gov. Frank Murkowski. The contrast between woman-of-the-people Palin and the public-be-damned oil companies. Even the contrast between young, vital Palin and aging, stiff John McCain -- which perversely enough has helped John McCain in the polls.

Now Palin stands in contrast with herself, before and after her nomination. And there's no benefit for her -- at least not in Alaska where she is still the governor.

http://torqopia.blogspot.com/2008/10/palin-is-burning-bridges-in-alaska.html

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

1. I am looking forward to the Troopergate report due 10/10 and I hope they Impeach her!

[Cirque du So-What]

2. She may be in for a rude awakening after this campaign is over

and she returns to an Alaska that has had an epiphany about the woman they elected as governor - opting to recall if it's allowed under Alaskan law or perhaps impeachment, considering that the judge is allowing the Troopergate sideshow to proceed.

[symbolman]

6. Yeah, that and finding out that McCain

ain't on the Speed Dial anymore, and neither are all of his lawyers.. Ooops!

SARAH: "Wah! What do I do NOW Todd?!!"

TODD: "Uh, go fishin' I guess?"

WHACK!!

TODD: "OWW! You BITCH! Those American People were right in not electing you! That's IT, I'm Seceeding from this marriage, you can get yourself another Hunk!"

SARAH: "Like YOU'RE the Only Hunk in town..Well, I'm just gonna head on over to the Snowmobile shop, YOU remember who still runs that place don't you?"

TODD: "Yeah, but he died of syphillis while you were on the campaign trail.."

SARAH: "No shit. But.. but..Goddamn it, if you're going to leave, then Leave! And take this baby WITH YOU! I'm sick of dragging the little shit around..."

TODD: "Fuck! Okay, even though I KNOW it ain't MINE, I'm still the Dad around here.. throw me the kid, Ice Queen.. I'm SO outta here.."

Reaches for door.

Suddenly the half open door bursts completely open, and the room is filled with three legged wolves, snarling, and snapping..

And the rest is History :)

This has been another episode of "Palin Mini-Theater", the Reality Show for Joe Sixpacks everywhere. Next Week: Sarah finds her latest baby "Puck" in the dumpster, and claims it's her Daughter's kid to avoid Jail Time..

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Excellent points made here. When she has to go back home, she will be in for a very

unpleasant surprise.

[thereismore]

4. I'm not sorry for her. She is intolerable. Let her go home and get booted back into Wasilla PTA. nt

[LiberalFighter]

5. It will really break my heart when she returns to Alaska. It will be soooo fun!!