Levi says she quit for the money, Sarah says she didn’t. And I say who cares?
Apparently the model for politics south of the border has become one of maybe, maybe not. And this episode of maybe, maybe not still focuses in on the soon to be former Alaska governor. The claim now is she may or may not have resigned for the money, and that she may or may not plan to run for president. Or, that she may or may not have decided to resign not for the good of Alaska, but for the good of Sarah Palin.
The latest person to say she resigned for the money is Levi Johnston, also known as the former fiance to Palin’s oldest daughter–who, for whatever reason I could care less about, was given the royal boot from the Palin household after her attempt at the vice presidencial job got shot in the rear end. Of course, Palin–or rather, Palin’s spokesperson–is insisting that’s not it at all. Rather, that camp’s continuing to trumpet the fact that ethics complaints–one of which she filed on her self–were sucking up millions of dollars in state funds–also proven to be false. But, they’re clinging to that claim, false or not.
For my sake, the only thing I can really come up with to respond to it is who cares? Palin resigned. Or, rather, is resigning. She’s reaching for every last crum of media attention she can get pre-resignation. And they’re giving it to her. Hell, she’s not even out of office yet and the Palin faithful, assisted by Fox News, are already preparing her 2012 nomination speech. The only thing the reasonable majority can hope for, and it may be a stretch to do even that, is that after her end of July resignation the spotlight that seems to be permanently above her head gets switched off. Of course, in the event it doesn’t, the second best thing we can hope for is she gives us yet more soundbites with which to spend the next 3 days mocking her. I wouldn’t complain about that, either.
Update: The maybe maybe not approach seems to be just perfect for the governor of Texas, who wants Palin to campaign with him for reelection. Anyone feel like placing bets?
