Alaska lawmakers question Sarah Palin's focus

[underpants]

Source: AP/Yahoo

It's a small matter, but it's part of the buzz around the Capitol among lawmakers who are seeing less of their governor than in years past and wondering what it means in the wake of a Republican vice presidential run that brought Palin global fame and notoriety.

"I swore to steadfastly and doggedly guard the interests of this great state like a grizzly with cubs," she said in her State of the State address two days after the session began. "We've got to fight for each other, not against, and not let external sensationalized distractions draw us off course."

"I think her speech was not directed to us but right over our heads to a national audience," said Rep. David Guttenberg, D-Fairbanks, who remembers a much different Palin from just six months ago.

"The half-life of political celebrity is really quite short, so she has to make a move," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.

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However, just a few days ago, she walked out of the mansion after meeting with majority lawmakers and took reporters' questions. She greeted the small group with a cheerful, "Hi guys," then she addressed the issue of her priorities.

[tanyev]

1. And they accuse Democrats of being the mommy party. Jeez.

How about just trying to be a competent governor, hmm?

[Myrina]

2. I can't wait to see Mrs. Governor in action when the volcano blows ...

:popcorn: Surely then she'll be able to show the world her clear leadership and management skills ... ;)

[Frustratedlady]

4. Suppose she'll have to ask PRES. Obama for help?

She might scratch her knees in the process of crawling.

[underpants]

5. Maybe she can get Putin's giant floating head to cap it

A handout photo from the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)/ Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (ADDGGS) shows a gas plume rising from the Augustine Volcano in Alaska in January 2006. Alaska was on alert Friday as scientists warned that a volcano rumbling near the state's largest city Anchorage was likely to erupt, officials said.
(AFP/AVO/ADGGS/Ho)

[Wickerman]

3. half-lifes and half-wits. We've been there and done that. Let's hope

that this time we choose to let the half-life extinguish before giving center stage to half wit.

[madmom]

6. Yeah like her management skills that are letting her own freeze and/or starve.

[Metta]

7. Why not? Her morals and judgement are questionable.

Happy karma, Sarah.

[pinto]

8. LOL. The headline cracked me up.

"question Sarah Palin's focus" - now there's an understatement.

[sutz12]

9. I don't

She's focused on gaining national office. I can see that from Seattle.

:shrug:

[MA Redux]

13. I can see that from Seattle

Kind of like seeing Russia from Alaska?

[underpants]

14. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[sutz12]

15. Sort of....but I think Palin might be more dangerous than Putin right now.

:)

[msongs]

10. now that she's not attending KKK campaign rallies every day she oughta be working in Alaska nt

[Aristus]

11. Splitting an infinitive with not one but two cumbersome adverbs takes a special kind

of linguistic incompetence.

I'm just saying...

[rainbow4321]

12. Palin is full of shit..she is going to DC to set the stage for 2012

She's dining with the guy (and the guy's wife) who helped run chimpass' and Mclame's campaign. That is in addition to the club dinner she will be attending.

Is he the one that invited her to that invite-only dinner? The one that the media is playing up as "President Obama and Palin" to be together?? Did they BOTHER to research about the dinner invites?? It is NOT the President inviting guests, members of the club holding the dinner get to invite one guest each. From what I have read, the President (ANY President) attends the club dinner each year. So some club member is bringing her along, that is the ONLY reason she will be there.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4939836&mesg_id=4939836

[Whoa_Nelly]

17. Have to keep a serious look out for how much Palin has reduced her degrees to Kevin Bacon!

Bet she's less than 6 degrees on that one, too! :sarcasm:

[liberal N proud]

16. Her time has already passed

She still doesn't know it and a few of her bazaar supporters have not either.